beach camera is a terrible company to deal with. endless hold times, when i am connected, i'm told that i have dialed the wrong number... when clearly the phone number on their invoice is the number i have dialed... unable to return the lens after only 1.5 weeks, for a full refund.

the glass is miserable

the entire lens is a disappointment

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Easily Interchangeable; Great Range; Lightweight

Blurry Focus; Did I mention it's SLOW; Inconsistant Output; Lens Creep; Slow Focus; SLOW SLOW Focus; Weak Casing

The Tamron 18-270mm Di II VC has a superb focal length range, and also benefits from built-in Vibration Control (VC). Available in both Canon and Nikon fits, the lens is priced at £450, which we feel is a tad high for a lens like this.

The latest design to emerge from the stable of superzoom experts Tamron, the AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) MACRO was announced in July 2008. The length of the zoom range is almost as remarkable as that of the lens's name itself, with the 15x ratio covering everything from a 28mm...

Remarkable 15x focal length range; Impressive image quality in the normal to short telephoto range; Excellent resistance to flare; Effective vibration correction system; at least 3 stops benefit; Reasonably compact despite the long telephoto range

Slow and occasionally indecisive autofocus; Geometric distortion across much of the zoom range; Significant chromatic aberration at wideangle and telephoto (especially 270mm; Macro performance rather compromised (very soft at F6.3; focus shifts on stopping down; Uneven zoom action; zoom creep when

THIS IS A GREAT ALL IN ONE LENS FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON THE GO WHETHER IT BEING YOUR ON VACATION OR FOR TAKING PICS AT A GAME THIS IS THE LENS I TAKE WITH ME. I NEVER HAVE TO STOP & CHANGE MY LENS & THEREBY NOT MISSING A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY IF YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN. ITS WELL WORTH THE MONEY.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Rugged; Strong Construction

Heavy; Poor in Low Light; Slow Focus

My wife and I have been avid amateur photographers for nearly two decades now.

Small; light; inexpensive; convenient ! An unparalleled; versatile photographic Swiss Army Knife

"Swiss Army Knife" inherently means that it simply cannot be great at anything, except convenience

Pretty good for the money, no need to change the lens anymore, and not to heavy.

Overall it seems that Tamron has been just a bit too ambitious in this lens. This is unfortunate given that its 270mm setting is a key selling point but there will doubtless be times when owners will be grateful for the extended zoom range that, to some extent, does trump other more modest zooms.

The type of user that the Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD is aimed at will be perfectly happy with the performance of it. Picture quality is overall very good and we got some lovely sharp results from it.

This update to Tamron’s epic 15x superzoom is not only smaller and lighter, but it now includes a Piezo Drive motor for faster and silent AF. Mat Gallagher takes a look at the new features and finds out if it really is the ultimate travel lens