Tamron SP AF 200-500mm F5-6.3 Di LD IF For Canon EF
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12 years ago
I use this lens for distant wildlife photography. You can't beat the price for the reach. As I titled, you have to know how to use the lens and what the right conditions are to use it. The lens does get soft if you're shooting a small object far away. The moon... forget it.
9 years ago
If used with some care, this is a very good lens even with 2016 era camera bodies.
I purchased this lens used a year ago and now have finally dialed it in for my bird photography. I have found that it is sharp even at 500mm if used with care. Initially, I thought the softness I experienced was simply back focusing and I did the typical AF Fine tune procedure and got much better...
17 years ago
Tamron AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 SP Di LD IF
The Tamron AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 SP Di LD (IF) is a fairly recent addition to the small gang of affordable 500mm tele zoom lenses with the other two members being the Sigma AF 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO EX and the Sigma AF 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO.
17 years ago
Cheap, lightweight, and decently sharp. Autofocus not ideal for wildlife
This is the THIRD time I have submitted this review to Epinions.
Pros:
- Decently sharp
- long
- cheap
- lightweight
Cons:
- Slow autofocus, no focus limiter
- Minolta version front-focuses (though Canon is fine
16 years ago
The latest long zoom from Tamron gives an excellent focal length range from 200-500mm. This is a Di lens that is designed to work with the APS-C sensor DSLRs. It's a very long lens in terms of its focal length and, indeed, physical size.
17 years ago
Tamron SP AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 DiLD Review
Photographers keen on ultra-powerful zooms might want to check out this super-telephoto from Tamron, designed to fill the frame with distant subjects The average 50-200mm telezoom is a pretty versatile lens, but falls well short when you're in need of a zoom that can magnify relatively small and
16 years ago
Tamron 200-500mm f/5-6.3 Di LD IF SP AF review by mikekovach
I have been using this lens on a Sony A700 and have never had an issue with the quality of the images. I do wish that the lens has SSM and a much faster focus. With that said, I found for my sensor setting the ISO at 800, SS at 500-1000 and aperture between F9\F16 really improves the sharpness of...
Pros:
- Excellent results from 200-500
- no distortion
- CA or loss of detail
Cons:
- Difficult to hand hold at full extension
15 years ago
REVIEW: Tamron SP AF 200-500mm F/5-6.3 Di LD (IF)
This super-telephoto zoom lens from Tamron costs around ￡865 and has an internal focus design and is relatively lightweight for its focal range. Photographers looking for something more telephoto than the standard 70-300mm range will look to a lens like this for capturing subjects such as birds and...
Pros:
- Good resolution throughout the zoom range
- Low CA at 200mm and 500mm
- Relatively light weight
- Filter effect control system useful when using a polariser
Cons:
- Higher CA levels at 300mm
- Zoom creeps when lens is pointed downwards
- 86mm filter size
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