tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post3614174216465001173..comments2024-03-21T14:12:05.928-07:00Comments on Aperture Storyteller: Review: Tamron SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 vs Canon EF 70-300mm F/4-5.6LTerrance Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263423704780023031noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-10803229783891261152017-01-12T16:32:27.813-08:002017-01-12T16:32:27.813-08:00Nive review. I also want to know the Canon's n...Nive review. I also want to know the Canon's new 70-300 IS2 as compared with the Tamron 70-300VCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-68656621857823672032013-03-11T20:00:16.941-07:002013-03-11T20:00:16.941-07:00Hi Terrance, congrats for such an amazing work!
I...Hi Terrance, congrats for such an amazing work! <br />I'm about to buy the Tamron lens, but as I normally shoot big distances (my guests surfing) I'm wondering what the best teleconverter (1.4x) to coupling to the Tamron on my canon 40D. Can you help with that?<br /><br />Thanks for your time.<br /><br />Sergio (from Alentejo - Sw Portugal)Alentejo Surf Camphttp://www.alentejosurfcamp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-76463241877565848622012-08-07T16:24:16.060-07:002012-08-07T16:24:16.060-07:00interesting point. Although I didn't find that...interesting point. Although I didn't find that it creeped, knowing after a little while it probably will. Had they weather sealed it it probably would never need the lock.Terrance Lamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263423704780023031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-10188229833434510282012-08-07T15:35:36.320-07:002012-08-07T15:35:36.320-07:00Nice review, one thing I do not like about the Tam...Nice review, one thing I do not like about the Tamron option, and its a deal breaker for me, is its lack of a lock. All of the Tamron 70-300's I've inspected came from the box with a good bit of creep, add a UV filter and lens hood, and its simply unacceptable...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-42674348761267337662012-07-20T08:19:32.359-07:002012-07-20T08:19:32.359-07:00Hi there, I replied directly on the message you le...Hi there, I replied directly on the message you left in the image but worth reposting:<br /><br />I still highly recommend this lens to people who are looking for this specific combination and are on a budget. One thing to watch out with Tamron is lens copy variations. Although everyone I've tested has always worked well, they do not have the same testing tolerances as someone like Canon with their L lenses.<br />The AF is not as fast as the Canon one or the 70-200 F/4, but it isn't slow either. Their USD drive is pretty snappy. It's accurate as well.<br />I generally don't MFA lenses especially with telephoto lenses. It's a placebo that does no good to anyone unless you shoot at one fixed focal length at a fixed focal distance. However you can do it if your copy is slightly out, I would just try to find a copy that is as sharp as possible at all focal lengths and a range of distances.<br />Is it usable indoors? Well in terms of comparing it to the 70-200 F/4 I would say they both would have similar if not identical performances. I would say the Tamron might beat the 70-200 because it has a much closer minimum focus distance. Regardless of framing a subject, it comes down to the MFD and since this lens can focus pretty close I'd say it might be better. Also being only F/4 at the wide end of 70, having the VC in it will make it hand holdable, however the focal length of course is a consideration in all of this and will only be good for intimate or tight portrait situations.<br />For small prints, I would say that it would be fine. In fact I'd say it's pretty good at all sizes. Wide open has some vignetting which is easy to correct for and the bokeh is comparable to most tele-zooms of this class (not spectacular and not buttery smooth but is typical of most tele-zooms).Terrance Lamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263423704780023031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-4947966926879894662012-07-20T00:59:01.299-07:002012-07-20T00:59:01.299-07:00This is a great review, how do you feel about the ...This is a great review, how do you feel about the Tamron all these months on? I am torn between the Tamron and a used Canon 70-200 F4 (non-IS) in my price range. I think I would miss the IS though and the extra reach? How is the AF speed/accuracy on the tammron? I would be using it on a crop (60D). Did you need MFA? Is it useable indoors? in terms of shaprness in small prints 10x12 or smaller would you notice a huge difference? how does it shoot wide open? bokeh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-23544611835412732222012-06-08T22:01:43.353-07:002012-06-08T22:01:43.353-07:00There will always be some variations in various le...There will always be some variations in various lens samples. Sharpness has more than one parameter in it to compare and when photographing low contrast subjects the weaknesses of the lens becomes apparent over a high contrast scene like those examples. The copy I tested was only one of many I tried and Highly recommend this lens still. But it's still not going to beat the L series glass. For the price though it's hard to beat and if you're on a budget this is still a fantastic lens to own.Terrance Lamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263423704780023031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-17214587351926212812012-06-08T21:50:48.280-07:002012-06-08T21:50:48.280-07:00There will always be some variations in various le...There will always be some variations in various lens samples. Sharpness has more than one parameter in it to compare and when photographing low contrast subjects the weaknesses of the lens becomes apparent over a high contrast scene like those examples. The copy I tested was only one of many I tried and Highly recommend this lens still. But it's still not going to beat the L series glass. For the price though it's hard to beat and if you're on a budget this is still a fantastic lens to own.Terrance Lamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263423704780023031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-80348934494406371472012-06-08T21:02:37.912-07:002012-06-08T21:02:37.912-07:00Your lens sample doesn't seem to be as sharp a...Your lens sample doesn't seem to be as sharp as some samples I've seen from this lens at 300mm.<br /><br />See here<br /><br />http://www.digitalcamaralens.com/Html/Objetivos/Tamron/Tamron%2070-300%204-5,6%20VC/Camprubi/300%208.jpg<br /><br />http://www.digitalcamaralens.com/Html/Objetivos/Tamron/Tamron%2070-300%204-5,6%20VC/Galeria/IMG_9680.jpg<br /><br />Those look excellent to me.cellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645659397393270018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-5639131085444702402012-03-31T09:58:22.869-07:002012-03-31T09:58:22.869-07:00I never fully tested against that specific lens, b...I never fully tested against that specific lens, but I do know it and know it well. I can't confirm that it is better, but considering how well that this matched the L series lens in certain attributes, I'm pretty sure it will be better.<br /><br />For the value, it's pretty close. The only thing I wish they had done with the Tamron was to make it weatherproof.Terrance Lamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263423704780023031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-45076055284273112952012-03-30T17:57:26.546-07:002012-03-30T17:57:26.546-07:00I have the old original canon 70-300 IS. It has be...I have the old original canon 70-300 IS. It has been good to me but i just ordered the tamron. Hoping it is sharper and better control of CA than the old canon. CA is bad on the old canonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-51363463626192938732011-07-24T09:47:12.868-07:002011-07-24T09:47:12.868-07:00Hey Terrence,
Great job ... thanks for the great r...Hey Terrence,<br />Great job ... thanks for the great review!!! I would like to add a few comments to your review ... If back in the film days, I will pick the Canon ... hands down!!! But in this digital era, unless one has got buckets of cash to throw, I will opt for Tamron (btw I own the Tamron). The reason is ... if one shoot raw, with a few clicks in DPP or any RAW Editor, one can attain or even better those sharpest and contrast obtained by the Canon!!! So ... to pay for something that is 3.25 times the price for one that always hurts your shoulders and back whenever you carry it for a long, and one that scares away your subject whenever you take it out of your camera bag and finally ... an inviting subject for pick-pocket since it has got a Red ring on it ... is it worth it? Well ... the answer is YES if you are on a showy business ... just to piss your neighbour off as he can't afford one :)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603305908345874346.post-54409868384058348132011-02-07T15:43:52.334-08:002011-02-07T15:43:52.334-08:00I don't speak german, so this is probably a po...I don't speak german, so this is probably a poorly translated message: <br />Zunächst einmal vielen Dank für all die Besuche auf meiner Überprüfung dieser.Ich möchte den Rest dieses Artikels mit ein paar Punkte, die in Ihrem Forumerwähnt wurden Vorwort. Man sollte sehr vorsichtig sein, um das Tamron auf einen L-Serie Objektiv zu vergleichen. Der Aufbau allein weit überlegen ist das Tamron-Version, sondern auch Mittelpunkt ist ein subjektiver Punkt. Ich konntePrüfvorlagen getan haben, um beide Linsen testen, aber der Punkt hier war, um ihm eine von dem, was es war wie in der Hand, nicht in einer perfektenkontrollierten Umgebung fühlen. Wie jedes Objektiv im Bereich arbeitet, ist viel wichtiger als suchen Testcharts. Das Tamron hält sehr gut, aber es ist kein CanonL-Objektiv von einer Strecke der Phantasie. Allerdings habe ich meist L-SerieObjektive selbst, und auf jeden Fall empfehlen dieses Objektiv zu einem lässigenVogelbeobachter. Ich fotografiere mit einer 100-400L meisten Zeiten, und dasGewicht des Tamron ist viel ansprechender und leichter zu tragen als diegrößeren L Glas. Das Tamron ist von hohem Wert für das, was es ist, und inmeinen Händen, Fokus und Leistung, es war ein Gewinner.Terrance Lamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263423704780023031noreply@blogger.com