Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 VC USD lens review (with samples)
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2013
- Here's a good piece of kit for you. I've worked with this lens quite a lot now - here's what I think. All images and footage taken by me, and captured on my trusty Canon 60D. Many thanks to Trystan Owain Hughes for lending me this lens for testing! Here's his blog: trystanowainhughes.wordpress.com/
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Great reviews Chris, and as always whenever I have a particular lens in mind I always look to see if you've had a review on it if not I just wait. Thanks for your impartial dedicated reviews.
Just bought and tested that lens following your recommendations and it is absolutely brilliant. Hard to imagine i ever could do without. One slight issue for videomakers is the stabilizer which is rock solid but skips every few seconds to reset. Not an issue for photography but only to be used on a tripod for video work. Still, truly awesome lens for the price.
This lens, new to me, is just amazing. It is mad sharp at 300mm...and the image stabilisation is the best Ive ever used......I have, in the last 2 years had Sigma 150-500, 70-300 Canon IS, and a lovely Canon Mk 1100-400 L...Sold them all as they didnt quite hold everything together...I can tell that this lens is a keeper. I love it!
Yup i agree ....it's a sharp lens
The vc still works good? , my vc sometimes disconnects from the lens
@@acerider2899 do you stop down for sharp images because for me wide open its fairly blurry so I have to stop down to 5.6 and shoot from 400-800 iso to get decent images. however when I get out to 300mm its a hit or mis on image quality. I use a canon 6D.
@@user-qo8gf9fi3x vc still perfect
@@benhernandez9747 I use a 7d2, have great images at all apertures, the sharpness at 300 was one of the things that really surprised me....
Thanks Chris! One of the best reviews of photo lenses on YT, ever! Thank to you i made a choice and i don't regret! Cheers!
Thanks Chris for your great and honest reviews, I really enjoy them. I have a canon 700d and a 70d. I am going to purchase this lens as I was really impressed with the samples you showed. I was looking at the 70-200 f4 but as I am in my 60s I think IS is a must.
the 70-300 f/4-5.6 is fantastic! I'm really happy with this lens
Thank you so much Christopher Frost.
I love your fantastic review.
You've helped me make up my mind.
Thank you for the Review chris, bought This lens few days ago and i am in love with it :) amazing lens.
Christopher after watching this i bought one and it performed fantastic thanks to you i paid 450 ca. on Amazon,
and it balances very well on my 70D i can photograph hand held and get amazing shots of flying birds small gulls etc, and on the tripod its great.
thanks Rod.
You make awesome review, dude👏🏽 keep going on👍🏼
Just bought this lens on Chris's recommendation and i've got to say he is absolutely spot on. I love this lens and have up to now been very happy with the pictures I have taken with It. So far the only fault I can find with It is the weight! Boy is this lens heavy both on the camera and in the bag. However this is a small price to pay. It has improved my Canon 600d's pictures immensely. Thanks Chris, great review!
Superb review Christopher.
I have used this on both my 7100, and my 750 (Nikon). After the normal calibration on both cameras, this lens is superb, with the emphasis on SUPERB! The VC (vibration control/compensation) is beyond anything on the market.I use it for events (low light and ample, without flash, portraits, wildlife, street photography, and landscapes. Tamron has set the benchmark for all other makers. Tamron should be in your bag.
Finally the door was open.
Hi Chris, your reviews are very informative and to the point!
Thanks!
Excellent review as always. Thank you so much.
You provide the absolute best reviews. Thank You!
agreed
Thank you very much for this review, Christopher. I was VERY close to buying the much lesser Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 Lens until I saw your review of it. Then, having subsequently watched this one, you've convinced me to save up for some better glass with VC & USD. Especially as I intend to use it for filming too in the near future. :-)
You've made the right decision!
Thank you , as always an excellent and comprehensive review.
I love you made this review based on an APSC camera, which I have!. Because I saw another review based on the announcing of the new model for this lens (A030), where the reviewer didn´t recommend the current model of this lens (A005) for APSC cameras. Keep the good work. Thanks for sharing
I just ordered this lens to pair with my 90D. I've had several other Tamron lenses that I've enjoyed, so I figured I would give this one a try too. Can't wait!
is it sharp enough for 2020?
@@NIMAGEProduction Yes! I love it! I don't use it too often, but it's great when I need that extra reach, and without sacrificing quality.
@@NIMAGEProduction Yeah but the lens itself is 10 Year old ! If you want to buy one better go with the Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS Nano USM II at 300mm is pin sharp and colourful and has no chromatic abberation like the Tamron do ! Tamron is sharp from 70-200 mm from 200-300mm loses some sharpness and become more chromatic !
Norbert Murányi I literally did that wow :O I bough the canon version mark 2.
I do have some old ones somewhere, but I don't really use them. They are cool. But lens technology has wildly improved from the old days, and most vintage lenses just don't come up to scratch optically. They are cool, though
Really nice review. Well done. Interesting lens!
Fantastic review, thanks, you've helped me make up my mind.
Thanks a lot! Best purchase ever. Brilliant lens
is it still sharp enough for 2020?
@@NIMAGEProduction nope it struggles from the 70D onwards, both in AF and speed. I recently upgraded to a 100-400mm USM II with a 1.4 teleconverter since I've focused a lot on wildlife photography. Excellent lens in my 90D, but its on the expensive side.
I'm new to photography and have just recently bought a dslr camera! Of course I have been trolling youtube to get reviews on lenses and I find your reviews the bees knees!!! When I get more competent and expand my kit, I will be visiting you first for a review!
Part 2. Which I'm liking the price and this lens even more. I like taking pics of birds (feathered type) and a bit of wildlife action with landscape thrown in. Will be looking forward to using this lens and having some fun taking good shots.
Thanks again for your vid. Kev.
I purchased this lens today thanks to your thorough review. Thank you very much!
How do you like it after 6 years? Is it still worth buying or would you reccomend something newer?
Only really if you're shooting outside on a sunny day, or prepared to use high ISOs
Or a tripod and slower shutter speed.. Which, I'm fine with when things are static.. except for water and clouds lol
Is it comparable to 70-300 sp di usc?
Think I found my next lens for my Nikon D3200
meravigliosa lente... magnific lens....
How it was Brother?
I bought this lens a few months ago specifically for taking photos at cricket matches. On my crop sensor it's been great. Thanks for the review that confirms my thoughts on this lens
Amazing review and samples. I am going to buy it for my Canon 600D. Thank you!
I know this comment is 5 years old, but how did it work on canon 600d? I have that same camera and i might buy this lens.
Chris, please review the newer Tamron SP A030E 70-300mm, which is the updated version of this lens. My decision is torn between it an Canon's EF 70-300 II Nano USM.
What did you choose plz ?
Years later, I still love this lense - it's such a sleeper gem. For the money it delivers exceptional image quality, and I much prefer its VC system to that of, say, Nikon's 70-300 VR.
The vc still works good? , my vc sometimes disconnects from the lens
What a great review, thank you!
Great review !
Hi Chris, since your reviews are so accurate and reproducible, what about updating this one with full frame data? Thank you
So you recomend this one before Canon's 70-300 mm Ultrasonic?
Absolutely
A little late to the party, but I would also say yes because I've tried the Canon 70-300 and found it to be a bit soft.
@@JakeWalksAmerica I found so to after purchasing it
Hi Chris i got the lens partially based on your review - thanks. Great videos.
I own this lens for a couple of month and i agree with your testings espcially on apsc. Less chromatic aperations and a nice sharpness. But on my 35mm film camera i got a heavy vignetting at 300mm and f5.6. But overall it´s my every-day carry. Thanks for your (half-scientistic) video!!
It would be interesting to see this lens reviewed on a full frame.
I have used this on both my 7100, and my 750 (Nikon). After the normal calibration on both cameras, this lens is superb, with the emphasis on SUPERB! The VC (vibration control/compensation) is beyond anything on the market.I use it for events (low light and ample, without flash, portraits, wildlife, street photography, and landscapes. Tamron has set the benchmark for all other makers. Tamron should be in your bag.
@@genegustafson715 hey my friend, im hesitate between this tamron and the canon 70 300 is USM ? Wich you recomend plz ?
LordPyrodeath can’t speak for the Canon, but quality and price will not be matched by Canon nor Nikon.
Got myself one the Other Day, Used, In Great Condition.
For $170, Patting myself on the back since. Lol.
Great deal, if it's working properly :-)
I've got one for 109£ and looks really good. Nice and sharp
is it still sharp enough for 2020?
I had the Tamron on a D800 for around 3 years until I gave it away to an upcoming photo pro in my family :) IMO this is one of the best price/quality performers on the market. The OS is probably the most effective one I´ve ever had. Though it makes some noise. Tamron has really stepped up in terms of build and image quality and kept reasonible prices.
What is the price for this lens ?
thank you very much for the review !! really helpful
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Kraig lol
Kraig It's pronounced 'bow-cuh' I think. XD
I say bokuh but bokey balls is too funny not to say.
or The BOKEH
I pronounce it as HELICOPTER
nice 50mm f1.8 red ring lens.. LOL
Hi Chris, thank you for your high quality reviews. A have only one minor remark regarding maximum aperture of the Tamron 70-300 at 200 mm. According to my experience it is actually f/5.0 (and not f/5.6 as stated in the review).
Great Review man, thumbs up! :)
I am coming to rely on your opinion. Thanks for the reviews.
Until a year ago, this was my workhorse at car races and airshows ! Love it although extensive use made it age poorly, the autofocus drive works pain painfully and sometimes it seems that the motors disconnects from the lens elements...
Now it's retired as I switched to mirrorless fullframe.
Thank you very much. What a great presentation.
Very cool lense! This lense - my dream! I remember my old Tamron 70-300, he is terrible. This Tamron much better than my ex Tamron, absltly! 😊👍
Thank you Christopher for your good and clear reviews. Please leave a review on tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 VC USD (new). It's may help many beginners to improve their photography and to choose affordable lens...
G'day Chris' Hope you don't mind me shortening your name. I must say, your vid about this lens is one of the nicest and clearest vids about a lens so far. I've been looking and looking around for good reviews about lens for my 7D and want to get some more glass for my bag of tricks. I'm no expert by all means and always take into count what a lot of people say about particular lens etc. You've sold me on getting this lens over the more pricy Canon model. Found one for sale from HK for only $395
I'm a Canon and MFT (Olympus/Panasonic) user, I bought this lens to have a smaller option when "Canoning" and to replace my very good but heavy 24-105 f/4L and 300mm F/2.8 L. I also use my Canon EF lenses on my MFT cameras with an AF adapter with fantastic results but when Canon, the body+lenses+battery grip is close to 6kg, too heavy to carry all day long.
I bought this Tamron and his little brother 17-50mm 2.8 and it reduced the weight nearly by 2. The picture qualities of both lenses are not as good as the L but still great and the confort of use is amazing.
VC on Tamron out performs the Canon IS, but my L are MKI, may be better on MKII but the Tamron is perfect, especially compared to the Sigma OS that's just OK.
On top of that, the Tamron is a 140-600 on MFT, what's great.
It's sad to say but I let my L lenses sleep in my bag and use exclusively the Tamron as the ratio quality-versatility-portability is really excellent even compare to L lenses and for a fraction of the cost.
Nice, complete, to the point review. I have subscibed.
Had this lens, and returned to Canon 55-250 STM which is of similar quality, a lot cheaper, and LIGHTER, turned out that I never have it with me because of it's weight. Only worthwhile if you have a fullFrame body.
Eventually I ended up also replacing all of them with Tamron 16-300 which is quiet acceptable and adds up as an all-in-one.
Ahhh I cannot wait to get my hands on this lens. I plan on getting one for outdoor football games and indoor robotics competitions.
Would you think this lens would be awkward on an entry level body due to it's weight?
nice review
I gotta get this lens!
How much does it cost and where can we buy
Thank you for a great review as usual. I ordered mine and I`m quite happy. I`ll pair it with my Sigma 18-35 Art and I guess I`ll get rid of the Canon 15-85 usm. It will go on my Canon 70D.
Still there are some weaknesses of this lense that you don`t point out as deal breakers but they could be for some... the performance in low light situations the sharpness and the performance of the AF over the 200 mm and the bokeh makes this lense not recommended for indoor or portraits use.
Also the VC as great as it is for stills is not so great for video work.
please do a review of the 70-200mm tamron.
Hi Chris. I wish you review the tamron 70-200 2.8 VC.
Great review!
I wish you had the comparison with a full frame camera (as in the Canon EF 70-300 review), but still, very nice.
Thanks :)
This is one lens that slipped through my full frame net! I tested it before I had a Canon 6D to test on
Hi Christopher, Really like your reviews. I'm thinking of upgrading my canon 55-250mm. This tamron lens reach is really 112-480mm when used on a crop sensor like 700d, right?
i just bought this and its superb...
Great review, the more i see of this lense the more i want it.
What are your thoughts on combining this with the Nikon 18-105mm and 35 1.8g in my kit?
Christopher Frost Photography very nice review sir..which do you think is better the 55-300mm nikon vrII or this Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 VC USD cant decide between them for my nikon d5100 zoom lense..
Trying to decide between this one and the Canon 70-300mm IS USM for wildlife photography and horseback riding pictures/videos. Any thoughts on which one is better?
do you have any review of this lens with your 6d?? i would like to see the performance of this lens on full frame camera... thank you
well presented
This is a great lens!
If you could get a hold of one, I'd really like you to review a tamron 70-200 DI VC. PS, Love your videos!
I had one on my Sony A580, so when I upgraded to a Canon 5D mk2 I bought another.
However the 5D is full frame and there's a problem.
It's very soft around the edges at 300mm, even at F11 on the tripod!
The reason is simple, full frame cameras looks at a greater surface area of the glass elements. A cropped sensor doesn't see these weak areas, so they're not an issue in the same way.
Lesson - be careful when buying for full-frame... you may need to spend a lot to sort the problem.
very nice video friend. which one will be better this tamron one or the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S VR? tks a lot.
Any idea how well this would work on a Canon 6D with the Kenko KE-MC7DXC DGX MC7 2.0x Canon AF Converter ??
Omg... the door is open!!! .... I'm sold... I was thinking of getting the canon or sigma equivalent for landscape shots.... you wouldn't have forgiven me
You could say that the aperture disadvantages can be compensate again an f4 because of the vibration C.? Do you think this lens will well stand an 42 max sensor? ( Thinking on adapting this baby on my A7rii)
Ive had this lens on loan off a mate for a few months, great lens. Im after the canon 55-250 stm as the concensus seems to say its a tad better than this
Thanks to your reviews, I preferred this over Canon equivalent for my Canon 750D. As against your experience, it was way cheaper here than the Canon.
It's a great lens - particularly with APSC Canons. I and my friend (who has a 70D) even used it indoors without artificial lighting and on an overcast day, yesterday (my daughter's 1st birthday) and it worked great. We bumped up the ISO to 800 and still no noise whatsoever. I don't know how to add a picture into a UA-cam comment or I would have posted a sample.
Thanks a lot for your insightful review.
Oh by the way I have a canon 6d and am looking to get into weddings in the future. Not sure if that help lol
Hi Chris, is there a vigneting if you use it on a full frame camera? Thanks
Can I use teleconverter with this lens on Canon 80D. If yes, what all options do I have ?
going with this lens
Will Gordge this lens sucks !!! Dont buy it !!! he sounds like he got payed to say this !! PLEASE GO TO DXOMARK OR DIGITALPICTURE.COM AND compare this lens to others !! This lens sucks !!!!!!!
Hi Christopher ! Can i use this lens with the Nikon d3200 DSLR ? Thanks for the help!
Hi Chris, have you also tested the a bit newer version A030, I am curious whether there is any difference
Appreciate, if you could do a new review for this lens
Hmm, I already got this lens but should i upgrade to the Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD?
Hello Christopher, I bought a Canon M50, and im considering to buy this lens with adapter. But im not really sure if it will work with my camera.
sir, is this great for sports photography??
Hi sir can you tell me which lens is better for more background blur in Canon series in lowest price.please reply me sir
What is the name of the lens hood that comes with it. I bought this lens second hand but no hood came with it and I would like to know if I could buy it separately
I sold my older canon 70-300 is lens and brought this, these are dirt cheap compared to the canon model and yet I think out perform them?
Love your reviews - simply excellent.
Selling my L lenses now too. Atm this tamron half price to 260 brand new everywhere I saw are around 400 not sure how much you for hours for
Hi Chris. I am experiencing low sharpness and quality on this lens on my 7d mark ii with birds. What can I do to improve its sharpness? Noise is still high, despite slightly over exposing to avoid shadow loss.
Very nice review. But apart from the major differences like VC and Fast Focusing, does this lens contain the same optic as like Tamron Objectif AF 70-300mm F/4-5,6 Di LD IF Macro 1/2 Nikon??? Can you explain any difference? if any? Thankyou.
Hi Christopher. I really enjoy your reviews a lot. Your landscape photos are amazing too! What do you recommend between this Tamron 70-300 f4 Di VC USD, The Canon 55-250 IS STM, and the Canon 70-210 f3.5-4.5 USM (Discontinued)?
Any chance you could do a "My Gear" video? I would really love to see what lenses you own and use the most.
Elean Mendoza If you have an APS-C camera, then the Canon 55-250 STM
Unsure if i should get the 70-300 now, and maybe an 85mm 1.8 in a year or so etc etc, or just go all out now and buy the Tamron 70-200 2.8 and be done with it.
I use it with my 5D mark II but seems to have trouble sometimes to focus. Any ideas?
Hey Chris, which would you recommend, the canon 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM or this lens? I got the copy of the tamron but others kinda say the canon version is better in terms of image quality. Is this true? Thanks man!
Can you tell me if this lens ' vc has panning detection like the Canon one or would VC be switched off when panning.