Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Tamron 18-250 is a good consumer lens. It is small, contrasty, sharp enough for the intended use. Don't let the reviews get you down. The pixel peepers always get upset, just buy the lens and enjoy the great range and small weight. It will be slow so your friend will have to set an ISO of 800 as the light drops, but with his Canon quality should still be very high. Also, as it has 17 or so elements you can not play hockey with it so take reasonable care not to bang it around. At your friends level and interest he just wants a decent lens. The Tamron will deliver that. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 2:04 AM, Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>wrote: > Jayanand > > My friend bought himself this Canon a while ago, and wants to stick to it. > So no Oly, no Niki, or else can be considered as an alternative. > I know the Nikon VR is a good lens, wanted one for myself before I got my > L1. > Thanks > Phx > > > Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > The Nikon 18-200 is a good lens considering the range and price. It stays >> stuck to my D40X when I travel. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu >> >wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi Philippe, >>> >>> I do not believe that any zoom with a range like this will produce >>> particularly good results. And it will most likely have a ridiculous >>> maximum >>> aperture at the long end. I would recommend your friend to stick to >>> something with a more modest zoom range. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> >>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 25, 2008, at 2:26 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> >>>> an excellent friend of mine shoots a consumer line Canon 400 and would >>>> like a trans-standard zoom lens to replace the one in the kit, because >>>> he >>>> doesn't want to carry two lenses and his his too limited. >>>> >>>> The 18 - 200/300 range would be fine and we're planning to present him >>>> with one on his birthday mid september. >>>> >>>> Problem: I've read very bad reviews of the Canon consumer 18-200, Tamron >>>> too, and I don't know about Sigma. >>>> >>>> Note: my friend is a family/holiday amateur shooter - he doesn't care >>>> about specs so long as it works for him. My concern is rather about >>>> stabilisation and user friendliness ( is he not my friend?).. >>>> >>>> Could you help me pick out one that would fit in? >>>> The price tag is not so important as the ease of use, reliability, and >>>> versatility. >>>> >>>> Thanks in anticipation for advice, experience and help. >>>> Phx >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com