I was going on a trip to Iceland and needed a lens to capture all the incredible scenery. I wanted to travel light, so I needed a single versatile lens to suit all imaginable circumstances. The 18-200mm seemed like the ideal fit, and this model was about 1/3 the cost of a comparable Nikon Lens.

I have not had a chance to use this much since receiving it, but it is replacing an older version of the same lense that I have used extensively. The old lense has to be over 12 years old, not sure as bought it second hand from a friend.

In Order to get acceptable image quality in most focal leght, you have to stop down between f/8 to f/11, That's Quite Dark for such a tiny apeture, it would be nightmare for low light or indoor, but if you shooting in midday, you would be fine, that's typical superzoom lens.

Outstanding Low Price for Superzoom Good VC for 200mm; Acceptable Central Sharpness; Robust Build Quality; 5 Years Warranty; NO Zoom Creep; Fairly lightweight for Superzoom lens; Smooth Looking bokeh in 200mm

Autofocus mecanishm is dated; Poor Edge Sharpness; VC could be jerky; Imprecise manual focus (30 Degree); The Zoom Ring resistance little bit strong to pull off; Unimpressive Close up Image Quality; Macro Magnification is Not Great; C

Covering Focal Lengths from 18 to 200mm, this compact zoom can take great shots in a myriad of situations

Bought this in a kit (can no longer see on site) and sooooo glad I did, great little all round lense saves me the hassle of carrying multiple lenses around. Compact, great quality! Very happy.

This lens is a great all-rounder! Best used in light situations and outside! With a very good zoom range! Not the sharpest of images if you are a pixel peeper! Focus can be a bit hit and miss I found! But Good build quality. I would definitely buy another tamron lens in the future!

as a beginner i too was very confused on which lens to get as my first one. then i decided to get this one and i dont regret doing so. its a very good first lens for amatures like me. maybe when you get good at photography you can jump to better quality ones with a higher price tag.

Love this lens. Took it on a safari and my pictures turned out great! So pleased with this! For quality and price - 5 stars!

I had the Canon 72 mm 19-200 and it has completely locked up on me. I replaced it with this lens. My biggest concern was losing some of the size and a possible drop off in image stabilization. I can't say I notice any real fall off anywhere.

I am using this lens since last 3-4 days. Nothing I can say about this lens except 'wow'. Not able test the lens completely as I am using it for only 3-4 days. What I have observed is the lens works nicely in daylight while taking portrait or landscape photo.