I just bought a Tamron 18-270mm lens for my Nikon 5100 - I HATE IT ............... very noisy - like it always trying to find something to focus on ................ very poor photo quality in AF ........ got maybe 1 or 2 good shots in manual focus ......... am going to return it and am thinking of getting this 18-140 Nikon lens ............ any comments?????? Anybody else had problems with Tamron lenses????? I just bought a Tamron 18-270mm lens for my Nikon 5100 - I HATE IT ............... very noisy - like it always trying to find something to focus on ................ very poor photo quality in AF... » Read More I just bought a Tamron 18-270mm lens for my Nikon 5100 - I HATE IT ............... very noisy - like it always trying to find something to focus on ................ very poor photo quality in AF ........ got maybe 1 or 2 good shots in manual focus ......... am going to return it and am thinking of getting this 18-140 Nikon lens ............ any comments?????? Anybody else had problems with Tamron lenses????? « Show Less
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Hello!!, I'm not am expert but my lens Nikkon 18-140... I have not any trouble with it, the pictures are grate, and the best is that I don't need any other lens for my regular picture.
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I got the Nikon 18-140 mm lens for a present along with the Nikon 5200 camera. What a great combination!!!I'm at Disneyworld this week and on the Safari I took a series of photo's of the lioness a hundred feet away at least, from a bumpy vehicle, and I could see each individual whisker on it's face.I am more than satisfied with this lens. I recommend it without any reservations.The focus was right on and
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I had the Nikon for 4 months now and I like it. It is pretty sharp, not too heavy and works great. The VR works well too, it makes a difference. Here is a link to some photos with a D7000 which has a similar sensor to the D5100. http://www.pixoto.com/ralhaj/recent hope this helps
845654
I have enjoyed the 18 x 140. It pretty well stays on my camera for inside pics. I use an 18 x 300 for outdoor use. Would recommend the 18 x 140.
845655
My Nikon 18-140 is now my goto lense. It is very sharp, especially at f9-f11.
845656
I wonder if you are using the camera correctly. If you set the camera to continuously focus, and then try to do focus-and-recompose, you will get out-of-focus photos most of the time. The Tamron all-in-one lens, like any all-in-one lens, is not the best lens in the world. But it isn't horribly bad, either. And it normally will not do a lot of focus hunting in decent light. If you are new to SLRs, you might begin by making sure that you aren't the problem. FWIW
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I have the Canon, but if you happen to get a good copy of the Tamron, then it's probably a better value. That being said, copy to copy consistency is going to be much better on the Canon side. You're more likely to get a lens with autofocus issues with the Tamron.
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I have the Pentax lens and absolutely love it. I do not have, nor have never used, the Tamron lens. However, Pentax forums has some very good reviews of it (http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/tamron-70-200mm-f2-8-di-ld-macro.html). You might want to ensure that's the exact lens you are looking to buy.You lose one stop with the Pentax. Depending on the camera you have, that may be a big deal. I've found I can use the 60-250 with a TC in bright light without problems (it's a 5.6 lens when the TC is used with it) for action photography. I use mine for wildlife and sports photography (outdoor mainly) and it does everything I need. I have the Pentax lens and absolutely love it. I do not have, nor have never used, the Tamron lens. However, Pentax forums has some very good reviews of it (http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/tamron-70-200mm-f2-8-di-ld-macro.html). You might want to ensure that's the exact lens you are looking to buy.You lose one stop with the Pentax. Depending on the camera you have, that may be a big deal. I've found I can use the 60-250 with a TC in bright light without problems (it's a 5.6 lens when the TC is used with it) for action photography. I use mine for wildlife and sports... » Read More I have the Pentax lens and absolutely love it. I do not have, nor have never used, the Tamron lens. However, Pentax forums has some very good reviews of it (http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/tamron-70-200mm-f2-8-di-ld-macro.html). You might want to ensure that's the exact lens you are looking to buy.You lose one stop with the Pentax. Depending on the camera you have, that may be a big deal. I've found I can use the 60-250 with a TC in bright light without problems (it's a 5.6 lens when the TC is used with it) for action photography. I use mine for wildlife and sports photography (outdoor mainly) and it does everything I need. « Show Less
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Have not tried the tamron the cannon 24-70 2.8L II . Is a a purchase I'll never regret. It holds up against my friends zeiss primes plus blazing fast auto focus
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I am lucky not to have this oil problem. I have tenth of thousands of shots and the only issue I have is from a cheap lenses I purchased (the old Nikon F1.8D which I traded in for $50, I know low price). On my last convention of 4 days, 3 nights, I just snapped through more than 6000 shots with a Tamron 24-70mm, F2.8 lenses.
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It should work for Fine with manual focus. I wouldn't expect autofocus to work at the long end. I forget the max apeture on the short end of the tamron but I would expect it to be slow auto focus at best even at the short end. The teleconverters are really best suited for fast glass (f2.8 for f4).
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I have a Nikon d3100 and I had a lot of problems setting the f number,you have to try to set it before you take off the lens and attach the tube. poor quality too. my advice? save up and get the ones that can auto focus (around 50 bucks), or buy this and try it out
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The biggest difference is how close you want to get to your subject? What will you be shooting macros of the most? Is the Tamron a 2.8 also? Because that is a very nice aperture to have. As to whether the Tamron will work, I honestly don't know because I'm not familiar with your camera. The Tamron website should be able to tell you. I know people with Tamron lenses and they like them.
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Be careful in what you expect. With the wide angle on a regular lens you will get a lot of distortion around the edges. I was trying to get by cheap with shooting rooms for real estate and it never did work out so I ended up buying a Tamara wide angle len that cost about as much as the Nikon 5100 body that I had bought. Your not investing a whole lot in buying these two lens but don't expect the results of having a good wide angle or telephoto regular lens.
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I had the Tamron first. I got it because it had good reviews, a lower price, and IS. Bottom line: it was very soft and had AWFUL back focusing issues over 50 mm. I sent it to Tamron for calibration and it came back worse. I ended up returning it and instead of getting another copy of the Tamron, got the Canon. Best decision I ever made. This is the sharpest lens I own, including all my primes. I was told by Tamron that 20% of their 24-70s have focus issues on the Mark III (which I have) due to the Mark III's focusing system and the Tamron not being totally compatible with it. I have a 60D as well and the Tamron also had back focus issues with that body as well, although slightly less. I would not hesitate to recommend the Canon, bar none.
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Thanks for the information. I was using a Canon 28-135 IS USM as my walk around travel lens and loved it until it got stolen in an airport! :-( Now I'm in the market for a new lens and I'm leaning towards the Tamron. I've used their lens in my past photography life with my old AE-1 Program and I'd LOVE the 18-270 if I can swing the $$$. I'm hunting eBay as well, as that's where I got my 28-135 and had NO problems with it at all!
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I found that I had not been pleased with the focus at times on my D7000. I purchased The SpyderLensCal and it confirmed on multiple lens's that it was backfocusing.. All lens's were in the back focus category... I am very pleased with the results... Waiting for nice weather to calibrate my Tamron 150-600 and i suspect it will be in the same category as the other lens's...
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I would also like to know if there is a lens for the D40x that is similar to the Nikon AF f1.8. I thought it would be OK to focus this lens myself but it seems in low light I can't see well enough to focus the lens. Now I'm sorry I bought it because I can't use it for what I intended. It does take nice landscape photos but there is no focusing to worry about at infinity.
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i have the d80 with the 18-70 dx, the 70-300 ed, and the 50 1.8 d nikkors, plus the tokina 12-24 and the tamron 28-75 f/2.8. what glass you put on your d80 to start with should depend on intended uses and experience level. if all you want is an all-in-one lens, go for the 18-135 kit, unless you can afford the 18-200 vr. the 24-120 VR is another sweet after-market option if you go body-only and just want one lens, but you'd probably be better off, however, with either the 18-55 or the 18-70, plus the 55-200 vr. for the size, weight, and cost, they're very good for plastic consumer lenses. the downside is they're fairly slow for (D)SLR lenses, due to narrow apertures at the long end. if low-light photography or action sports is your bag, skip the nikkors altogether unless you can afford the 17-55 2.8 and/or the 70-200 VR. get the d80 body and grab a sigma or tamron 2.8. if w/a is your thing, i'd get one of the 18s (-55, -70, -135, -200) and pair it with the tokina 12-24 or the sigma 10-20. if you're more of a telephoto person, get the 18-55 or -70 and pair it with the inexpensive 70-300 non-vr g lens. the money you save over the ed or vr versions can go toward a good tripod -- unless you really think you're gonna be doing a lot of handheld shooting at 300mm. for macro and portrait work, consider again going body-only with the d80, getting the $100 50 1.8 prime, and maybe the sigma 30, the nikkor 60, and the tamron 90 to round out your selection, which would give you a nice, sharp range. if all of this seems too complicated, look at a fixed-zoom P&S or the d40/18-55 combo.
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Jen, I don't recommend this lens. I owned it for a short while when I was new to photography, and was disappointed with its IQ. Zoom lenses that cover this long of a focal length generally sacrifice image integrity to do so. This lens was no exception with heavy barrel distortion on the wide end, and it was very soft when zoomed even when stopped down. I would recommend getting a lens that does less, but does it better. This lens would not be any better than your kit lens. I would recommend the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 for its value and IQ.
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This lens is a little noisy compared to Canon USM lenses, although not as much as an older Tamrom 17-50 I use with a 40D. If any doubts, you can always go a camera store nearby and try a display Tokina 16-28.
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For me, the lack of accurate focus was why I returned this lens. For many of my shots - nothing was in focus over the whole photo. It may work fine for some, but every iteration of this lens that I tried did not work for me. I recommend looking at the Tamron 10-24 f3.5 (further zoom, better aperture). I've been using it for 1.5 yrs & it stays on my camera as the default lens!