- Tamron 18-200 Vs Canon 18-135 Usm
- Tamron 18-200 Vs Canon 18-135 Stm
- Tamron 18-200 Vs Canon 18-135
- Tamron Af 18-200mm Vs Canon Ef-s 18-135mm
I have a Tamron 18-200 for a general carry-around lens when traveling. I bought it when to use with a digital Rebel. I now have a 60D and would like improved image quality. I'm looking for opinions on how much improvement I could expect by switching to a Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens. I know I lose some range but I don't use the longer settings all that often. I have a Canon 70-300 USM that I use for wildlife and am happy with the results.
Heya,
The IQ improvements from optics from the 18-135 STM over the Tamron 18-200 are going to be minor. Sure, it's an improvement, but it's not worth the cost if you are ok with a very minor improvement. If you want to see a big difference, you'll need something substantially sharper, or faster, or both. Depending on your focal length needs, this is where you start looking at a 70-200 flavor of some kind. Or even a prime. If you're looking for something to include the wide angle and the telephoto, you're already on a lens that is fine for that. Getting a newer version of a super tele zoom (18-2xx) for APS-C, is always going to be a bit softer than options that do not include the wide angle side (like a 70-200).
If you want an improvement and you want to keep as much as possible on the wide end, without the very wide end, consider a 55-250 STM instead.
Also, how you shoot and what settings you use come into play.
What aperture are you typically shooting at? I ask because if you're shooting that zoom wide open, it will sharpen up if you stop down.
Very best,
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Tamron 18-200 Vs Canon 18-135 Usm
The D90 was the only camera used to compare the Nikon 18-200 and the Tamron 18-270 for these webpage photos. UPDATE JANUARY 14, 2013. It's hard to believe that it's been 4 years since I commented on the Tamron and Nikon super zooms. Lots of changes in 4 years: D80 gone, D90 gone, 16-85 gone, 18-200 gone. No question the USM can be faster but the 18-200 Canon is a micro motor so I don't think it will be much quieter. The Tamron does hunt with the slow aperture above 200mm, that is more a artifact that the auto focus of most cameras struggle when aperture gets much above 5.6.
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Tamron 18-200 Vs Canon 18-135 Stm
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Tamron 18-200 Vs Canon 18-135
Tamron Af 18-200mm Vs Canon Ef-s 18-135mm
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