Tamron B018E 18-200 mm DiII VC Zoom Lens for Canon, black

I am an enthusiast photographer who simply enjoys his hobby and have been fortunate to be able to afford my equipment for 40 years or so. I also enjoy travel, but due to retiring early I find that I have to compromise now when I purchase equipment to get the best "bang per buck". Whilst I have enjoyed my travel photography both near and far, it has become more of a challenge due to the changes in security home and abroad and the restrictions in cabin hand luggage weight. Combine this with the fact that carrying my preferred kit of sigma 10-20, either canon prime 40mm or 50mm and canon 55-250 lenses when on a city tour has become more of a chore, primarily weight but compounded by the fact that my bag was searched recently on 4 occasions during a trip to Genoa in a single morning. Drastic action was required, either purchase one of the excellent small cameras available (but high priced) or purchase a generic lens of mixed focal length which I could fit on one of my two APS-C cameras, a 550d and a 750d; the former mainly used now for macro work. I looked at three lenses, this Tamron and its non stabilised 11 year old predecessor at £99.99 (fantastic value), and the Canon 18-135. I liked the Tamron budget lens, but compared to the optics on this lens, it really is worth the extra £60.00 for the quality alone, let alone the stabilisation, which its predecessor does not possess. I really felt that the Canon lens suited my purposes well and the image quality and speed of focus I thought were better than this lens and it also focussed more quietly, but it was over £100 more and so I purchased this lens from Jessops at a slightly higher price than Amazon; they let me test it side by side with the canon in their shop and gave me some advice, so I felt duty bound to purchase after taking advantage of them. So what is it like in use? Well it is a compromise, like all zoom lenses. It weighs in at 400g and I found it quite a weight, but not exceptionally so. What is nice is the stabilisation works very well (similar fitted to my Tamron 150-600), it does focus plenty quick enough for my needs and zooms quickly and easily whilst automatically refocussing; much quicker on the 750d than the 550d, but if you own an older camera do not let this put you off. I particularly like the fact that you can lock the focal length as this is a weighty lens and when carrying it around, it does extend to its full focal length when pointing downwards. I tend to lock it at either a fixed length or 18mm when I am not using it as it is more compact. In terms of image quality, at either end of the focal lengths, there is some deterioration in image quality, but if it is a choice of getting the image or not, I can accept the loss of quality; around the range 25-190 I found it fine; multiplied of course by 1.6 as it is an APS-C lens. Is there any other negatives about the lens? Not really, it is a budget lens, it is well manufactured, it does produce sharp(ish) images which provided that they are not enlarged hugely produces crisp enough images, is a great compromise over carrying four lenses; I now carry either this and my sigma 10-20 or canon 40 or 50mm prime lenses now and w my Canon 55-250 is kept in its case; it is a Mk1 and whilst it has provided me with good service, it is not as quick or quiet as this lens. I can heartily recommend this lens having used it for just over 6 months and have used it on a session in my local town and also at a nature reserve as an adjunct to my 150-600 on a tripod. Simply a great all round lens and well worth the money. Update +++ unfortunately I damaged my original lens and purchased again as the "kit lens of choice" for my new Canon 80d, this time from Amazon at the increased price of £179.00.

what a fantastic lens for the money the focus is pin sharp and the VR is absolutely fantastic the focal range make it a good walk around lens that replaced 2 of my Nikon lenses. Would I recommend this lens the answer to that is a definite YES . Update had the lens a few months now and this lens has continued to impress me the quality of the pictures I am getting are fantastic they are just so sharp this has become my lens of choice for most occasions . A fantastic all round lens well worth the money .

This lens is perfect for anyone on a budget who needs a wide zoom range. Works excellent on the Nikon D3200, pictures appear sharp and crisp with great colour. However, as with all budget equipment it does have it's downsides. The autofocus has a habit of not getting fully focused, whereas my Nikkor lens doesn't struggle at all. Also some parts feel like they may have a short life, ie the locking switch for the lens. On the other hand, the zoom range is amazing and when the autofocus works (usually does) the results are fantastic. The vibration correction in this lens is also absolutely brilliant, at 200mm you can easily get a fantastic picture without the need for a tripod. To sum up, definitely a great lens and perfect for anyone on a budget looking for high zoom range and a wide range of scenes/environments.

To start with great service. Secondly a good every day lens.. with a but ( but don't let that put you off) For a budget super zoom the lens does what I need of it its a great general purpose lens. The auto focus is accurate if a little slow. But unless your into motor sports or the like this should not put you off. I found the image stabilisation not the greatest when hand held. Maybe a stop difference at best but still better than none at all. There is slight barrel distortion but if you use lightroom or the likes it already has the lens correction information to adjust for this. And if you don't use this kinda software your not probably going to notice this anyway. All in all a useful every day lens.

I recently purchased a Nikon D3300 dslr but decided to buy 'body only' so that I had the freedom to add a lens other than the standard 18-55 supplied. After a fair bit of research I found this Tamron 18-200 lens. I wanted a camera lens that would offer versatility (without the Nikon price tag) so that I wouldn't have to carry a number of different lenses, weighing me down, switching them over all the time etc. The lens arrived the next day via Prime, came with an instruction leaflet, lens cap, and petal lens hood. It was extremely simple to attach it to my Nikon camera and it fit perfectly. I have since taken a number of shots of varying styles e.g. macro shots of family members and pets; landscape shots and distance shots so that I could use the full zoom. I haven't been disappointed with a single picture that this lens has produced. The clarity is amazing - from the detail on a Christmas decoration, to the wrinkles on my dad's face (though I don't think he appreciated that as much as I did!) I've included a couple of photos so that you can see the level of detail. I have only good things to say about this lens and can't recommend it enough.

It is a very good lens outdoor. The images are as sharp as Nikon at low magnification. However, at higher mag (over 100mm) the light tend to drop quickly, hence shutter speed drops and good quality pictures can become tricky to gather. It is more true when light gets darker, and forget about using it at night. Autofocus works well when amount of light is enough, again, darker it gets, more strangly it acts. the motor will step up and down in a funny way and never get the focus correctly. It is worth the money as the Nikon equivalent is 2.5x the price, and i'm not sure it would get better quality anyway as it is tricky for lenses 18-200/18-300 types to be efficient all the way.

After owning this lens for over a year now I can honestly say that its a good lens and I find myself reaching for this lens the most. Pros Nice long focal range Quite lightweight and comfortable to use Comes with a lens hood Easy to zoom with a smooth motion 5 year warranty Much cheaper than other well known brands Cons Sometimes takes a little while to too focus on things at maximum zoom range Nothing else that I can think of Overall would I buy it again? Yes I would buy it again and I have recommended it to a lot of other people

I baught this lense so I could have an 18-200 on my 700 D as well as my 7D. I got it off the "other offers" section where it was advertised as "like new" at £150. When it arrived it lived up to description, it really is like new! Not a mark or scratch on it. Having been a photographer for over forty years I've used Tamron lenses in the past and have never had a bad one! This one is no exception,smooth action, good auto focus and sharp results. Not only that but getting it for £150 meant that the other items I baught that day were as good as free seeing as the price of a brand new lense at that time was £ 189. It's always worthwhile checking the " other offers " section there are bagians out there!