kinda ridiculous super zoom

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http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/news/release/news0928_a14.html

28-300mm anyone?

 

[eug]

AF18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di-II
LD ASPHERICAL (IF) MACRO

28.8-320mm on a 1.6 crop factor DSLR.

 

[mpenza]

What a competitor to Sigma's 18-125 ;p A very interesting lens indeed for travel

 

[Zplus]

Yes... very useful range. Wonder how's the image quality....

 

[sulhan]

Yes... very useful range. Wonder how's the image quality....

haha...what would one expectations on such a all-in-one type of lens......i think in some circumstances......image quality (usually subjective - depens on individuals critieria) would be less significant if the shot powerful compositon goes well beyond the nitty gritty image quality....+ convenience!!!!! :bsmilie:

rgds,
sh

 

[mpenza]

Yes... very useful range. Wonder how's the image quality....

might be quite ok. Tamron has done pretty well with the XR incarnations of the super zooms. also, the accurate focussing of the 20D would help

 

[vince123123]

aint ridiculous, but its a welcome addition to the tamron range...very good
whats more interesting is the 11-18 zoom they're coming up with too. hope its a cheap alternative to the sigma or nikon 12-24s.

 

[Zplus]

haha...what would one expectations on such a all-in-one type of lens......i think in some circumstances......image quality (usually subjective - depens on individuals critieria) would be less significant if the shot powerful compositon goes well beyond the nitty gritty image quality....+ convenience!!!!! :bsmilie:

rgds,
sh

Hi sh! Its been a while since we met!

Actually, there are some super zooms with good quality output (eg Sigma 50-500). Its just that most superzooms do not do a good job in terms of resolution or sharpness. Which is why I am wondering about this new Tamron. They seem to be improving heaps... as what mpenza has said....

But yeah... above all, composition matters most....