Tamron make great lenses, my favorite between the two is the constant F/2.8 11-20mm. These would be all you need to carry on a holiday (remember those?) Cheer's from Vancouver Canada
Great review, thanks! I have both of these lenses and love them. I just bought the 18-300 to replace my Sony 70-350. I'm very excited to get it out on a trip now that I have to only really bring the two lenses to cover pretty much every situation. I still have the Tamron 17-70 and will keep it in the rotations also because it's a great lens.
Tamron is producing the 18-400mm for APS-C dSLR cameras too. Sadly there is no a-mount versions of this lens and no chance of using an LA-EA3 adapter on e-mount cameras with this lens. The autofocus EF metabones and Sigma adapters for e-mount cameras don't offer autofocus. I hoped of a Tamron e-mount version of 18-400mm. Instead the 18-300mm version appeared which is much better than the 55-200mm or the 70-350mm lenses by Sony. The Tamron 18-300mm has an equivalent 35mm focal length range of 27-450mm. The Sony full frame e-mount 24-240mm lens on APS-C cameras becomes 36-360mm but it is much heavier, larger than the Tamron 18-240.
Thanks for the review and covering all the range. I was going to the camera shop to pick up my ordered Tamron 17-70, they accidentally shipped it to the wrong shop and while there, the fellow behind the counter, based on our conversation that this might be a better choice. They have a good return policy so even though all my research had been on the other thinking to give this a try. Your reviews are very helpful. Thank you and am a subscriber now as well
I have an A6000 and after 8 years it's almost dead, Viewfiner doesn't work, doesn't recognise the lens have the time. Anyway I have the 55-200mm Sony lens and all I photograph is wildlife, everything from Hummingbirds to Frogs. Would love to know if 18-300m is the next step up for me and also what new body should I get? The 55-200 doesn't cut the mustard anymore, it's crap aperture and just not crispy at all. People are suggesting A6400. My budget is around 1k USD.
16-55 F2.8 G?! That lens is a WHOLE different beast. SUPER expensive compared to the 11-20, and they don't really occupy the same functional niche. The ZV-E10 and the 11-20mm combo is ideal for vlogging and streaming. The 16-55 has more features - a linear motor rather than a nonlinear one for focus, for example, and is far better suited to stills rather than video. Also, the minimum focus distance is literally twice as far as the 11-20. It's a great travel still lens, but not a great video lens (IMO). With a gimbal and a ZV-E10, for example, the 16-55 is far too bulky. Whereas with the 11-20 you can mount everything on a tiny 1kg capacity gimbal and even add an external mic and still be fine. The biggest problem is that all of Sony's APS-C cameras have the stupid rolling shutter problem. With a wider lens, you can crop in more (especially with unstabilized footage) to alleviate that somewhat.
I have both of those and the sony 16-55 rarely leaves my camera. It is worth the price. Amazingly sharp and it's a nice size. I just like this 18-300 as a walk around lens for a day out with the fam during daylight.
@@juliatrotti hy! what do you think? How would it perform at home in a darker kinda room with not big windows and poor ceiling lighting for portraits? is it worth buying a separate fast portrait lens or maybe 2 for that scenario if i would use it only for family use?
Bought this lens 2 months ago. Practically unusable in low light situations such as indoors or at night without cranking the ISO up to at least 6000 (from my experience at least). But IMO this lens wasn't made to be used indoors anyway. Love the insane focal length it covers though, although I very rarely use it beyond 200. Part of me wishes I got the 17-70 instead.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience. I'm thinking about using the 18-300 also indoors. Reading your post about these limits prepares me at least to not having unreasonable expectations in low light situations. Greetings
@@ReplayTheParadox nah, I got the Sigma 18-50 instead. Cheaper; yet smaller, lighter, and sharper. The 17-70mm have a reputation for losing sharpness beyond 50mm anyway so losing an extra 20mm is not a big deal for me. I kept the 18-300 though, but I only take it out on day trips.
@@ReplayTheParadox with aperture, shutter speed, and ISO dialed in correctly - no significant loss in sharpness. Even more insignificant if you're only taking pics for social media like me. But yeah, a lot of things have to go right for this lens to work perfectly. Bring a monopod at least.
I own the Tamron 11-20 f2.8 and I like it a lot. I am not sure about lenses with 10x zoom. My other two zooms are Sony 16-55 f2.8 G witch I love, and the Sony 70-350 G.
@@SilatShooter Sigma are also releasing soon a 16-50 f2.8 zoom lens for Sony Aps-c. Will be interesting to see how it compares to the Sony 16-55 and Sigma primes.
Just came across this lens before I get any camera and looks amazing. I’m thinking of the zve10ii and the 18-300. What do you think. Or shall I just save a few months more for the a6700? Ovo would love the Sony a7iv but costs ha
Excellent video!!! I bought this Tamron lens to use it with my Sony ZV-E10 but I noticed that the battery drains too quickly, let's say half of the time compared with the Sigma 16mm and Sony 55-210mm, anyone knows the reason why that happens? Thanks!!
Julia did you say that you don’t use autofocus on client shoots, or did I understand that wrong. It was near the part where you got in the studio and you said you let the lens do the work.
I do use autofocus for client shoots, but I don't rely on it 100%. When you use a wide focus point, the camera decides where to focus with eye AF but that's not always reliable. Good for testing out lens performance for my videos, but I don't want to miss any shots at a wedding! So usually for my client shoots I'm using eye AF but I also have a small flexible focus point that I keep on my subject in case eye AF decides to not work :) And this is even with GM glass, etc.
Note, if you use the 18-300mm with built in flash on some cameras it will not work. The lens is long (even at 18mm) and will cast a shadow over the image. External flash probably required, as in this video.
Love it. I love that lens! Can you make more videos like this? Where you include birds and flowers? I'd love it if you also include nature next time, especially when you're trying a new lens or camera ☺️💚.
Reminds me of my travel kit when I shot aps-c. Tamron 28-300 and Tokina 12-24. Very useful. Tempting as a great do all combination. Have to get a Sony A6xxx first! Great review.
I hope you'll get your hands on the Tamron 35-150mm soon! I really want to find out how it will stack up with the Tamron 28-200, the Sony 135mm GM and the Sony 35mm GM.
Hi Julie I like your video s and your suggestions in photography. Can you suggest me which camera and lens for travel and portraits should I take. I like sony a7iii . Iam confusion to choose lens. 0ls. Suggest me. Tq.
9:04 glad to see, you also use a sony rear lens cap for tamrons lenses as i do. I hate the Tamron lenscaps, front and rear. In general i think Tamrons lenses are ugly af. Unfortunately, they deliver nice APSC lenses now. So i need to get myself some ugly equipment in the future i guess.
Nice and short review! Simple and Powerful!!! By the way, I am using Fuji X S10 I am looking forward to buy a zoom lens, so which Lens I should choose !? Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD or FUJINON XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR ? Waiting for your kind suggestion.
The 18-300 is gonna be a bit worse in quality i suppose. And 70-300 is gonna be less versatile, but better IQ. Depends on what you want then. Versatility - Image quality.
The 18-300 only goes to 3.5 which isn't the best for "art" photography, but for vacation or a situation where you simply can't bring a ton with you, it's a good, affordable option.
Отличный обзор! Хоть кто-то про хроматические озабочен так же как и я =) В целом, то что я вижу, покупка стоящая... Жаль что в продаже их пока фиг найдёшь =(
I think maybe you multiplied instead of divided when you were talking about the full frame equivalence lengths? i think if you have a 300mm full frame, and you put it on an APS-C camera, you get something like 400mm. But this is an APS-C lens, so it will be the same mm on a full frame camera, but only support a cropped part of the sensor. If not, someone please explain?
Yes, its confusing, but no matter if its aps-c lens or ff, all of the lenses focal lenght are counted as FF, so aps-c lens are also multiplied by crop factor.
Hi Julia, I'm looking for a sony camera to take good quality fashion shots on instagram, the camera I like the most is the sony alpha 7iii, is there anything that comes close to that kind of image at a more affordable price?
I’ve been using the Sony a6400 and it has been more than enough for me. I’ve shot big conferences and low light photography with it. And the shots I get with it are AMAZING
The a7iii is the best for its price, better cameras such as the Canon r5 and r6 are much more expensive, and anything cheaper won't be as good. Sony a7iii is fantastic
You would have to use it in crop mode on FF so it would look the same! I would use it for video on FF on any camera - but for photo probably only the A7R4 since you'd still have large enough photos to work with.
Tamron make great lenses, my favorite between the two is the constant F/2.8 11-20mm. These would be all you need to carry on a holiday (remember those?) Cheer's from Vancouver Canada
The range 18-300 is insane
Yep, it really is!! It was so satisfying zooming in and out hahah
I Just bought my Tamron 17-70 2.8 Last year and now i am tempted again... The 11-20 Looks so nice.
Great video! Thanks for creating and uploading.
Thanks for specifying the minimal focus distance on both lenses, that was what I was looking for! cheers from Montréal!
Great review! These lenses look fantastic. Fujifilm shooters in particular must be psyched.
Thanks so much Andy! I'm hoping to get my hands on X-mount version of this lens to see how it performs on Fujifilm cameras.
Great review, thanks! I have both of these lenses and love them. I just bought the 18-300 to replace my Sony 70-350. I'm very excited to get it out on a trip now that I have to only really bring the two lenses to cover pretty much every situation. I still have the Tamron 17-70 and will keep it in the rotations also because it's a great lens.
How do you find it compared to the Sony, especially on longer focal length above 200?
Photos in the studio are beautiful with lens 18-300mm
Thanks so much!
Tamron is producing the 18-400mm for APS-C dSLR cameras too. Sadly there is no a-mount versions of this lens and no chance of using an LA-EA3 adapter on e-mount cameras with this lens.
The autofocus EF metabones and Sigma adapters for e-mount cameras don't offer autofocus.
I hoped of a Tamron e-mount version of 18-400mm.
Instead the 18-300mm version appeared which is much better than the 55-200mm or the 70-350mm lenses by Sony.
The Tamron 18-300mm has an equivalent 35mm focal length range of 27-450mm.
The Sony full frame e-mount 24-240mm lens on APS-C cameras becomes 36-360mm but it is much heavier, larger than the Tamron 18-240.
Thanks for the review and covering all the range. I was going to the camera shop to pick up my ordered Tamron 17-70, they accidentally shipped it to the wrong shop and while there, the fellow behind the counter, based on our conversation that this might be a better choice. They have a good return policy so even though all my research had been on the other thinking to give this a try. Your reviews are very helpful. Thank you and am a subscriber now as well
How does this lens compare with the Sony 70-350mm?
I have an A6000 and after 8 years it's almost dead, Viewfiner doesn't work, doesn't recognise the lens have the time. Anyway I have the 55-200mm Sony lens and all I photograph is wildlife, everything from Hummingbirds to Frogs. Would love to know if 18-300m is the next step up for me and also what new body should I get? The 55-200 doesn't cut the mustard anymore, it's crap aperture and just not crispy at all. People are suggesting A6400. My budget is around 1k USD.
Hi Julia... Keep on Rocking...
You hear about the newly announced lenses Julia? They have a v2 tamron 28-75 coming.
also the 35-150
Yess! I'm super excited about the 35-150 too 😄
Awesome review, congrats with the finished vaccination and cancel the restrictions in Australia as well, Julia 🙂👍
Thank you so much! I can't wait for Monday when restrictions will finally be easing 🥳
You should check out the sony 18-105mm f4 great lens
Does a great job on my a6400.
Exactly the review I needed. Now if I can find the 18-300 in stock somewhere in the US.
Lens like these is the reason why APS-C still makes sense
Very useful review. Thank you 🙏
In the future I want to become like you . I love your photography very much 💞
This duo vs Sonys native 16-55 + 70-350 for travel? Pros and cons for both setups. Thoughts?
16-55 F2.8 G?! That lens is a WHOLE different beast. SUPER expensive compared to the 11-20, and they don't really occupy the same functional niche. The ZV-E10 and the 11-20mm combo is ideal for vlogging and streaming. The 16-55 has more features - a linear motor rather than a nonlinear one for focus, for example, and is far better suited to stills rather than video. Also, the minimum focus distance is literally twice as far as the 11-20. It's a great travel still lens, but not a great video lens (IMO). With a gimbal and a ZV-E10, for example, the 16-55 is far too bulky. Whereas with the 11-20 you can mount everything on a tiny 1kg capacity gimbal and even add an external mic and still be fine. The biggest problem is that all of Sony's APS-C cameras have the stupid rolling shutter problem. With a wider lens, you can crop in more (especially with unstabilized footage) to alleviate that somewhat.
I have both of those and the sony 16-55 rarely leaves my camera. It is worth the price. Amazingly sharp and it's a nice size. I just like this 18-300 as a walk around lens for a day out with the fam during daylight.
I love you videos. You’ve definitely taught me a lot 🤎
Thank you so much!
@@juliatrotti hy! what do you think? How would it perform at home in a darker kinda room with not big windows and poor ceiling lighting for portraits? is it worth buying a separate fast portrait lens or maybe 2 for that scenario if i would use it only for family use?
Bought this lens 2 months ago. Practically unusable in low light situations such as indoors or at night without cranking the ISO up to at least 6000 (from my experience at least). But IMO this lens wasn't made to be used indoors anyway. Love the insane focal length it covers though, although I very rarely use it beyond 200.
Part of me wishes I got the 17-70 instead.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience. I'm thinking about using the 18-300 also indoors. Reading your post about these limits prepares me at least to not having unreasonable expectations in low light situations. Greetings
Did you end up changing to the 17-70? I have the chance to get both right now at the same price and I’m torn on aperture vs range
@@ReplayTheParadox nah, I got the Sigma 18-50 instead. Cheaper; yet smaller, lighter, and sharper. The 17-70mm have a reputation for losing sharpness beyond 50mm anyway so losing an extra 20mm is not a big deal for me.
I kept the 18-300 though, but I only take it out on day trips.
@@TheMonsieurSalty yeah I have seen that mentioned in a few review videos now. Has the 18-300 shown any similar loss of sharpness?
@@ReplayTheParadox with aperture, shutter speed, and ISO dialed in correctly - no significant loss in sharpness. Even more insignificant if you're only taking pics for social media like me.
But yeah, a lot of things have to go right for this lens to work perfectly. Bring a monopod at least.
awsome review!!
Thank you!
I own the Tamron 11-20 f2.8 and I like it a lot. I am not sure about lenses with 10x zoom.
My other two zooms are Sony 16-55 f2.8 G witch I love, and the Sony 70-350 G.
Nice kit! I have the Sigma trio and was considering the Sony 16-55 instead, or get the 18-300 and keep my primes.
@@SilatShooter Sigma are also releasing soon a 16-50 f2.8 zoom lens for Sony Aps-c. Will be interesting to see how it compares to the Sony 16-55 and Sigma primes.
Don't doubt the quality of the Sony wide angle zoom, however the price is a real deterrent.
Great video. Feel very tempted to get thev18-300mm lens.
How does perform when tracking birds in flight?
Julia Trotti when are you going to test the 35-150 and 28-75 new lenses from Tamron?
Just came across this lens before I get any camera and looks amazing. I’m thinking of the zve10ii and the 18-300. What do you think. Or shall I just save a few months more for the a6700? Ovo would love the Sony a7iv but costs ha
Why tamron is not releasing 16-30 ff (just a bit more than 17-28) if they can do 11-20 :/
Nice video. Beautiful model.
Excellent video!!!
I bought this Tamron lens to use it with my Sony ZV-E10 but I noticed that the battery drains too quickly, let's say half of the time compared with the Sigma 16mm and Sony 55-210mm, anyone knows the reason why that happens? Thanks!!
Is it good to use with Sony fx3 for filming at low light conditions??
Julia did you say that you don’t use autofocus on client shoots, or did I understand that wrong.
It was near the part where you got in the studio and you said you let the lens do the work.
I do use autofocus for client shoots, but I don't rely on it 100%. When you use a wide focus point, the camera decides where to focus with eye AF but that's not always reliable. Good for testing out lens performance for my videos, but I don't want to miss any shots at a wedding! So usually for my client shoots I'm using eye AF but I also have a small flexible focus point that I keep on my subject in case eye AF decides to not work :) And this is even with GM glass, etc.
Note, if you use the 18-300mm with built in flash on some cameras it will not work. The lens is long (even at 18mm) and will cast a shadow over the image.
External flash probably required, as in this video.
Love it. I love that lens! Can you make more videos like this? Where you include birds and flowers? I'd love it if you also include nature next time, especially when you're trying a new lens or camera ☺️💚.
Thank you so much! And yes, I'm working on a couple of new videos where I just go out and shoot on my own :)
Love you ❤️❤️ julia
Reminds me of my travel kit when I shot aps-c. Tamron 28-300 and Tokina 12-24. Very useful. Tempting as a great do all combination. Have to get a Sony A6xxx first! Great review.
a6600 looks good!! a6600 or Fujifilm x100v?? What do you recommend for everything? I am not shooting sports only.
Did Tamron give you any update on when they will start shipping out?
The Sony version hits stores for the first time this week. The Fuji version at the very end of the month.
I hope you'll get your hands on the Tamron 35-150mm soon! I really want to find out how it will stack up with the Tamron 28-200, the Sony 135mm GM and the Sony 35mm GM.
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Great review from a working photographer. Breezy yet insightful. Any chance of the 11-20 making it to the X mount?
julia, is this lens suitable for sports, especially football? and how about the stability too? I will combine with A6400
use 1 af point and the focuse issue fized
Interesting. For eye autofocus, does the Tamron lens perform worse or the same as a Sony native lens? Assuming all the other settings are the same.
combo great
Best lens😊
great review,one question is it possible to use the tamron 18-300 mm with sony zv E10?
Hi sir pls reply for me
Which lens is best for photography and videography
18-105 f4 sony
Or
Tamron 18-300 f 3.5-6.3
Hi Julie I like your video s and your suggestions in photography. Can you suggest me which camera and lens for travel and portraits should I take. I like sony a7iii . Iam confusion to choose lens. 0ls. Suggest me. Tq.
Flash photography information please
What color is the paper? Was it orchid from savage?
Yes! I have the smaller version of it at home, this was the full length one I borrowed at the studio :)
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Out of curiosity, what is that extra piece of equipment on your camera at 3:19?
9:04 glad to see, you also use a sony rear lens cap for tamrons lenses as i do. I hate the Tamron lenscaps, front and rear. In general i think Tamrons lenses are ugly af. Unfortunately, they deliver nice APSC lenses now. So i need to get myself some ugly equipment in the future i guess.
Is there a similar lens for the Canon R6?
I'm getting the sigma 18-300mm for canon
Nice and short review! Simple and Powerful!!!
By the way, I am using Fuji X S10 I am looking forward to buy a zoom lens, so which Lens I should choose !? Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD
or
FUJINON XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR ? Waiting for your kind suggestion.
The 18-300 is gonna be a bit worse in quality i suppose. And 70-300 is gonna be less versatile, but better IQ. Depends on what you want then. Versatility - Image quality.
Loved it! Good job
Thank you!
Nice 👍🏽 and she resembles Paula Patton lol
very beautiful
Love you always
Is this available in Australia yet?
I think it's still on preorder
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The 18-300 only goes to 3.5 which isn't the best for "art" photography, but for vacation or a situation where you simply can't bring a ton with you, it's a good, affordable option.
I think it's more a kit replacement, similar aperture but more range
Would the 17-70 2.8 be better?
27-450mm o_o
This is nice if you want to shoot wildlife with you b cam. But 700 euro for aps-c lens hm
Отличный обзор! Хоть кто-то про хроматические озабочен так же как и я =) В целом, то что я вижу, покупка стоящая... Жаль что в продаже их пока фиг найдёшь =(
Do they have a full frame one like these ?
Tamron has the 28-200mm for full frame, I have a video on that one too!
Julia how is the Sony a7iv? I hope your enjoying with sony a7iv. Can you share some specs please
Tamron best lans i m use tamron 24.70mm 2.8 and 70.200mm 2.8
I think maybe you multiplied instead of divided when you were talking about the full frame equivalence lengths? i think if you have a 300mm full frame, and you put it on an APS-C camera, you get something like 400mm. But this is an APS-C lens, so it will be the same mm on a full frame camera, but only support a cropped part of the sensor. If not, someone please explain?
Yes, its confusing, but no matter if its aps-c lens or ff, all of the lenses focal lenght are counted as FF, so aps-c lens are also multiplied by crop factor.
Sony's AF feature is cool, but it also makes the model's face out of focus
18mm has fair disorientation.
Sony usahrs? Millimitah? Just kidding. Luv the accent!
Hi Julia, I'm looking for a sony camera to take good quality fashion shots on instagram, the camera I like the most is the sony alpha 7iii, is there anything that comes close to that kind of image at a more affordable price?
Maybe look into an eos rp?
@@godzgift5253 Do you know any sony models like that?
I’ve been using the Sony a6400 and it has been more than enough for me. I’ve shot big conferences and low light photography with it. And the shots I get with it are AMAZING
The a7iii is the best for its price, better cameras such as the Canon r5 and r6 are much more expensive, and anything cheaper won't be as good. Sony a7iii is fantastic
@@anonym5510 a 7ii? What do you think?
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How is the 11-20 on FF?
You would have to use it in crop mode on FF so it would look the same! I would use it for video on FF on any camera - but for photo probably only the A7R4 since you'd still have large enough photos to work with.
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Muito gata esta fotógrafa.
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You are so cute and I love your personality.
Your is so cute a I love you 😘❣️😘😘😘
Where is my credit card?
You are the perfect model, why to hide behind the camera dear?
that look pretty small for a 300mm!
Yeah it's pretty impressive, lots of range, good quality but it's small and light
don't close up again, i see a sugar more..lol
Ridiculous
It makes me happy whenever someone pronounces “bokeh” correctly.
Is it really so important? What about pronunciation of ISO ?
You are beautiful 😍🙏