bronic Member  129 posts Likes: 8 Joined Jan 2013 Location: ColoRADo More info | Feb 25, 2013 04:45 | #1 Both Canon 70-300mm IS USM and Tamron 70-300mm VC are $350. A6000 - 35mm 1.8, 55-210, 16-50
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Feb 25, 2013 07:09 | #2 bronic wrote in post #15649230  Both Canon 70-300mm IS USM and Tamron 70-300mm VC are $350. Tamron through adorama and rebate Canon store refurb and 20% off Which would you rather have? I know for a few hundred more the 70-200 L is a great piece of glass. But I'm talking purely on a 350 budget. Thoughts? The Tamron 70-300mm vibration control lens is a very good performer which was used for these images.
However, the Tamron lens carries a long warranty for the original purchaser.
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Feb 25, 2013 07:52 | #4 DC Fan wrote in post #15649421 The Tamron 70-300mm vibration control lens is a very good performer which was used for these images.
However, the Tamron lens carries a long warranty for the original purchaser. Nice photos! Gerry
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ScottM Goldmember More info | Feb 25, 2013 09:42 | #5 I used to own the Canon and never cared for the lens. It was soft at 300mm, and the AF performance was poor compared with a ring USM lens -- it especially hunted in lower light. While I have not tried the Tamron, based on the reviews I would choose it over the Canon based on my experience with the Canon.
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Snydremark my very own Lightrules moment More info | Feb 25, 2013 09:49 | #6 I'd take the Tamron; they have very nice optics and their VC beats anything Canon has in their image stabilization, outside of the latest generation that started on the 70-200 MkII - Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife
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Feb 25, 2013 10:17 | #7 Of the two, I would get the Tamron. However, since you are using a crop camera, the 55-250 is as good in the IQ department for less money. Canon 7D/350D, Σ17-50/2.8 OS, 18-55IS, 24-105/4 L IS, Σ30/1.4 EX, 50/1.8, C50/1.4, 55-250IS, 60/2.8, 70-200/4 L IS, 85/1.8, 100/2.8 IS L, 135/2 L 580EX II, 430EX II * 2, 270EX II.
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TSchrief Goldmember  2,099 posts Joined Aug 2012 Location: Bourbon, Indiana More info | Feb 25, 2013 13:30 | #8  Permanent banI had the Canon 70-300 IS USM. Too soft for me at 300mm and f/5.6. I sold it and went to a Sigma 70-200 OS for speed and 100-400L for range. Never shot the Tamron.
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Feb 25, 2013 18:28 | #9 Thanks for the advice. It's for a friend who just wants a decent tele for a few hundred bucks. A6000 - 35mm 1.8, 55-210, 16-50
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Feb 25, 2013 18:29 | #10 Great shots DC fan! A6000 - 35mm 1.8, 55-210, 16-50
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GregoryF Goldmember  2,336 posts Likes: 13 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Bella Vista, AR More info | Feb 25, 2013 19:30 | #11 Compare my Tamron against a couple of Canon 70-300mm IS. Tamron won on sharpness, contrast and overall feature set. 6D, 5D, 7Dii, Eos R and too many lenses, flashes and aux. gear to list!
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Feb 25, 2013 22:26 | #12 I considered both and thought the Tamron a slightly better lens for the money so that's what I bought. I have been quite happy with it. Canon 7d MkII, Canon 50D, Pentax 67, Canon 30D, Baker Custom 4x5, Canon EF 24-104mm f4, Canon EF 100mm f2.8 Macro, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC
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BrickR Cream of the Crop 5,935 posts Likes: 115 Joined Mar 2011 Location: Dallas TX More info | Feb 25, 2013 22:29 | #13 Tamron. I have one, wonderful value. My junk
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KT29 Goldmember More info | Feb 25, 2013 23:23 | #14 I've used both and much preferr the Tamron. Tamron seems to have much better IQ all the way around. Terry --Eating eggs and lovin em.ߘ
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