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Tamron 50-300mm f4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD lens review

Christopher Frost

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An interesting take on the 70-300 archetype, with a wider angle.

All pictures taken by me on Sony a7R III and a5100 cameras.

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20 Comments

@christopherfrost Creator 1 year ago Pinned

IMPORTANT: Due to an unknown technical problem with YouTube, the 4k version of this video can be found here: https://youtu.be/8gR6Li7AhFc

@HenryPiffpaff 2 years ago

Tamron:
Designs a telephoto lens.
Makes it sharp at the telephoto end.

Finally someone understood the f-ing assignment!

@soholingo 2 years ago

Been waiting for your review of this lens, and want to see your review of the 28-300. The good thing is that you use the same tests, so its easy to compare performance.

@QuietOC 2 years ago

The loose elements are what allow quick focusing and stabilization. The tradeoff for removing rattle is slower/less efficient operation.

@leemonyang820 2 years ago

Can’t wait to see your testing on the new Tamron 90mm macro lens.❤

@julesc6215 2 years ago

Was looking for your review of this lens just yesterday but couldn’t find it unfortunately, now here it is! You’re the best, thanks!

@xyxysun5056 1 year ago

looking forward to seeing the comparison between 28-300 and 50-300

@alexkooistra 1 year ago

Looks like a great travel zoom

@anandkulkarni75 2 years ago

Lovely review 🙏

@cyrilhamel8289 2 years ago

Very good review 🙂

@kennyle8640 2 years ago

I have the recent Tamron 28-300mm and, for what it is, it's a great all-around walking lens. Like any zoom lens, the wider the focal range, the more compromises you tend to make, but I do believe its image quality is better than the Nikon 28-300mm on my older DSLRs. I can't say for sure, since I don't have that Nikon lens any longer, but that's my general impression. I'd be interested in seeing a matchup between the Tamron 28-300mm and this 50-300mm.

@tonybaker55 11 months ago

I have just invested in one to pair with my 17-50 f4 and they really both work well with my A7iii.

@Princeton_James 2 years ago

Overall looks very good.

@lyubomirzarkov 2 years ago

Been using it for around three weeks now. Other than the moving inner parts the only other downside i have on mine is a constant humming noise and the occasional loud autofocus. Id say image quality has been superb for my uses. Especially enjoyed it for Moon photography.

@fouriousbanana6966 2 years ago

7:27 300mm f/1 ?! That must be a some sort of record!

@opalyankaBG 2 years ago

Looks like a great landscape lens on both FF and crop. Leave it at f/8 and shoot away!

@Scooter_123_abc 6 months ago (edited)

From a Printing standpoint Image Quality is Excellent. Because what can be seen at 200% is not visible at 75 or 100%. I will also point out that lenses with Optical Stabilization do rattle due to the stabilization unit within the lens. If you are using cameras that lack IBIS this rattle is something you will get used to, because the alternative is no stabilization at all. Finally this lens will function perfectly on a Nikon camera using either the Viltrox or Megadap adapter. I use this lens on my Z50II, Zf, and Z7 II and function is perfect.

@swistedfilms 2 years ago

Not bad for a lens like that. It'll get the job done. For some parent taking photos at the sidelines of their kids' game that's useful.

@adrianvanleeuwen 1 year ago (edited)

Considering how good this lens 50-300mm lens is from Tamron in the corners from F6.3 to F11 in FF or F8 in APS-C, I can guess that Tamron's new 100-400mm is also very sharp at 400mm.

@BarneyKB 2 years ago

Heavier and larger than the tamron 28-300, although you get a wider aperture at the long end (6.3 vs 7.1) I wonder how it compares throughout the zoom range.