Newbie Question regarding Tamron Lens

[bikefreak]

Hi everyone, this is my first post......

I am currently considering purchasing the Canon D20. I am stepping up from the G3, since I have gotten everthing I can out of it.

My question is..... Will the Tamron 171D (28mm - 200mm AF) fit the 20d? This lens is a few years old. Or is the lens kit that comes with the 20D, the Canon 18-55mm Lens better than the Tamron.

This is my first SLR, so lens information is all new to me.

Thanks in advance for any help,

BikeFreak

[bikefreak]

Let me add a quick note: The lense came off a Canon EOS Elan II E, so are lenses swappable with the 20D?

Thanks again.

[rent]

if the lens has worked with your elan, it should work just fine with a 20D. the 20D accepts all EF or EF-S mount lenses. -alex

[baloo]

Hi bikefreak,

I wonder if you tried by now the EOS-20D with the Tamron 171D ...
I currently use the 171D with my EOS ELAN II e. I would like to purchase the 20D and keep using the 171D.

I'd appreciate if you could share your experience.
Thanks,
Baloo

[Croasdail]

I had that lens - gave it to my son to use with his film camera. It does work fine - auto focus is a bit slow by newer lens standards, and it suffers in areas of contrast and color saturation compared with mid range lenses produced today. But with that said, I have used it when my son and I swapped lenses at Road Atlanta and while I had to do more Photoshop work on the images - it did produce satisfactory images.

[Andy_T]

Bikefreak,

it will be usable on your 20D, but it will not be very wide because of the 1.6 crop factor ... it will give you the same field-of-view as a 45-320 lens on your film camera. Most likely, it will also not be stellar and need apertures like f/8 or f/11 to deliver really sharp images.

So regardless what you do, the suggestion would be to get the 18-55 kit lens as well, as it will give you that field-of-view you had at 28 mm on your film camera.

Once you have your camera and lenses, you can still try out whether you want to upgrade those lenses for faster and sharper lenses.

Best regards,
Andy

[bikefreak]

Baloo,

I have been using the 171D with my 20D now for only about a week. The pictures are not as sharp as I would like them to be. I will use the advice of Andythaler and try shots with f/8 ot f/11. I will most likely upgrade to a better lens in the next few months. I will use the 171D as a training lens to get used to the 20D. I am sure there are some shots that will turn out great.