kevinll
29th of April 2011 (Fri), 13:34
Well, yeahh I actually own this lens. The Tamron AF 200-400mm LD IF
If you own this Tamron too .. Show the photos you've taken with it, please!
Now, I'll give you a mini review now.. just the cons and the pro's !
Pro's:
- It's cheap.
- Good build quality ! (Metal body)
- Good IQ + Sharpness around the 200-300mm Range
- The AF is precise.
- Switched to MF, the focusing ring is very smooth
- A tripod collar ! and it's working!
- Metal mount
- A lens hood!
- Inner Focus (nothing sticks out )
Cons:
- The AF motor is a bit too slow.. though not the slowest I've ever used.
- The IQ around 300-400mm is not good but not bad either. Just a bit on the soft side. [Improvement @ f/8 or f/11]
- A bit too much CA around contrasty areas. [Improvement @ f/8 or f/11]
- Missing IS (But it's an old lens + it's cheap!)
- In real. This lens doesn't have a constant aperture [f/5.6] but [ f/4.5-5.6 ] well, this is actually makes the lens look better !
- Bit heavy. but what do you expect for such a telephoto lens !?
- Missing 400mm on my EXIF data.. it shows 390mm?
So, I got this lens around €200 euros and it's still a great lens to work with. The only advice I can give you if you are about to buy this lens used, is .. USE A TRIPOD or a MONOPOD .. because you can lower the risk of having shaky images at around 300mm-400mm (which I had on the sample photos) ! The sample images are beneath and it is taken without a tripod and was handheld.
Example Images:
[Images are edited: Added a bit sharpening and contrast + cropping for composition]
If you want raw (non-edited) photos.. let me know :cool:
Photos:
-1st : ISO 800 | f/5.6 | 205mm | 1/200s
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/T1-1.jpg
-2nd: ISO 800 | f/5.6 | 351mm | 1/125s
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/T2-1.jpg
-3rd: ISO 800 | f/5.6 | 291mm | 1/160s
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/T3-1.jpg
-4th: ISO 1250 | f/5.6 | 390mm | 1/320s [Noticable CA]
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/T4-1.jpg
-5th: ISO 400 | f/9.0 | 390mm | 1/640s
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/T5-1.jpg
-6th: ISO 200 | f/8.0 | 205mm | 1/500s
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/SP1.jpg
100% Crop of the 3rd shot [Non-edited]
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/Crop100.jpg
If you own this Tamron too .. Show the photos you've taken with it, please!
Now, I'll give you a mini review now.. just the cons and the pro's !
Pro's:
- It's cheap.
- Good build quality ! (Metal body)
- Good IQ + Sharpness around the 200-300mm Range
- The AF is precise.
- Switched to MF, the focusing ring is very smooth
- A tripod collar ! and it's working!
- Metal mount
- A lens hood!
- Inner Focus (nothing sticks out )
Cons:
- The AF motor is a bit too slow.. though not the slowest I've ever used.
- The IQ around 300-400mm is not good but not bad either. Just a bit on the soft side. [Improvement @ f/8 or f/11]
- A bit too much CA around contrasty areas. [Improvement @ f/8 or f/11]
- Missing IS (But it's an old lens + it's cheap!)
- In real. This lens doesn't have a constant aperture [f/5.6] but [ f/4.5-5.6 ] well, this is actually makes the lens look better !
- Bit heavy. but what do you expect for such a telephoto lens !?
- Missing 400mm on my EXIF data.. it shows 390mm?
So, I got this lens around €200 euros and it's still a great lens to work with. The only advice I can give you if you are about to buy this lens used, is .. USE A TRIPOD or a MONOPOD .. because you can lower the risk of having shaky images at around 300mm-400mm (which I had on the sample photos) ! The sample images are beneath and it is taken without a tripod and was handheld.
Example Images:
[Images are edited: Added a bit sharpening and contrast + cropping for composition]
If you want raw (non-edited) photos.. let me know :cool:
Photos:
-1st : ISO 800 | f/5.6 | 205mm | 1/200s
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/T1-1.jpg
-2nd: ISO 800 | f/5.6 | 351mm | 1/125s
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/T2-1.jpg
-3rd: ISO 800 | f/5.6 | 291mm | 1/160s
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/T3-1.jpg
-4th: ISO 1250 | f/5.6 | 390mm | 1/320s [Noticable CA]
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/T4-1.jpg
-5th: ISO 400 | f/9.0 | 390mm | 1/640s
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/T5-1.jpg
-6th: ISO 200 | f/8.0 | 205mm | 1/500s
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/SP1.jpg
100% Crop of the 3rd shot [Non-edited]
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/kleham/Crop100.jpg