Tamron 18mm to 270mm telephoto lens

[mnelson95]

Hi:  I have a Cannon EOS Tsi.  I was looking at an all purpose lens and the dealer showed me the Tamron 1-270 mm lens.  I need the aniti shake capability.  Anyone have any experience with this lens.  It is less expensive than the Cannon 18-200.  Thanks.

Dollykatz

[Bob Atkins]

I haven't yet had a chance to formally test the Tamron 18-270/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC yet, but the reviews I have studied all seem quite positive, given the inevitable limitations of a zoom with this wide a range.

I have tested the somewhat similar Tamron 18-250/3.5-6.3 and you can read my review of that lens here - http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/reviews/tamron_18_250.html. Overall I thought it was a pretty good lens for a wide range zoom. The 18-270 adds a little to the zoom range, but more importantly adds image stabilization through the Tamron VC system. I recently tested the Tamron 17-50/2.8 Di-II VC (see review) and found the VC system on that lens to be very effective, giving around 4 stops of stabilization.

 I did make some brief comments on the Tamron 18-270 VC when it was announced (see http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/reviews/tamron_18-270.html) and it still looks to me like a pretty good choice if you want one lens to do everything. Note that there is currently a $50 mail in rebate from Tamron on the 18-270 which makes it an even better deal.