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Tamron 18-200mm F / 3.5-6.3 Di III VC lens Nex for Sony NEX-series black (Accessories)

Customer Review

The Tamron 18-200 for NEX is not the first Megazoom what I could test by far.
Every avid amateur knows this dilemma: On the one hand you will not fall below a certain level of image quality. On the other hand, there are always situations where annoying the constant changing of lenses.
That's why I've already tried repeatedly megazooms to my Canon-hours (EOS 550D). But none was able to meet my needs. But now comes to an end.
The Tamron 18-200mm f / 3.5-6.3 Di IIIVC provides no ifs or buts such a high level of image quality that I can leave my lens collection safely at home when I do not feel like the Schrauberei have.

I once had a Canon 18-200 IS, a Tamron 18-270 PZD for Canon and Sigma 18-200 OS HSM II 3.5-6.3 DC (so the new model with fluorite glass).
None of these models can the Tamron 18-200 for NEX remotely rich well water the. They were all at the telephoto end slightly soft and knackscharf never properly. Clear man can from a Megazoom not expect the sharpness of a fixed focal length. But the models were so far away from the fact that all this has simply not made a real fun more. I found it in short not good enough.

In Detail

SHARPNESS
The Tamron for NEX is sharp. And not just in the range of 18-100mm commonly found on mega zooms often experienced. No, even with 200mm I am downright impressed.
So what I've hardly ever experienced in mega zoom. Luckily one must not necessarily dim (the luminous intensity is anyway not the Ripper). Even at full aperture the sharpness fits absolutely.

CONTRAST
Here I had my hands full with the Tamron 18-270 PZD otherwise not bad (for Canon). Especially in the telephoto range Magazooms are often very blurred. This does not apply here also. The contrast is absolutely by all focal lengths in order.

COLOURS
Are good. As so often with Tamron I mean in a direct comparison with the SEL 18-55 perceive a slight yellow-brown shift. But is not disturbing. The images tend to be more autumnal than summery mood.

Distortion
the distortions are corrected by the NEX 5N partially. But even if one takes into Raw, the distortions fall in practice only little weight. Architecture at 18mm uncorrected seems, though not so hot.

Vignetting
The vignetting is compensated by the NEX partially. They, too, I find but either way do not bother us.

Chromatic aberrations
Is there unfortunately. But - I repeat - they must not unduly from strong and are also partially corrected in-camera.

AUTO FOCUS
The could be better. Although I had previously not really a problem, but in this discipline there are better competitors. The AF of the Tamron 18-200 / NEX is very nice and quiet but in low light a little lame. Every now and then he is also simply wrong. You ought to know the DMF function (Direct Manual Focus) the NEX 5N, with whom I can engage very fast in such cases and solve the problem.
UPDATE after 5 months:
Nee Nee Nee, the AF at the good piece is really not the Burner. Especially in the dark it is yet very often besides significantly. I have also considered, so to reduce the rating to 4 stars. Do it but why not, because I still no better superzoom is for this class. My wife had a Tamron 18-270 PZD in between on their Sony Alpha and since the AF was definitely not better.
Too bad anyway

IMAGE STABILIZER
The stability of the TAMRON 18-200 is very good. I think I even had never had such a good stability in any other lens. This agrees with the four stops mE not even here. However, the function is really so good that man somewhat weak light intensity can cope quite.

VIDEO
The Tamron is very suitable for filming. The image stabilizer does the rest here. The latter can be heard as well as autofocus. The sounds are so quiet that they should interfere only in the rarest cases.

PROCESSING
There is also nothing to complain about. Tamron has found mE a very good compromise between solidity and lightness. The lens is not on ZEISS level. It must also not hide behind the competition.

OTHER BUSINESS
On the web there are rumors, you could do with the Tamron no sweep panorama. That's not true. I tried it and it worked right away. Also do not know what my colleagues had the problems, but in any case with the NEX 5N one can very well make panoramas (I do not, however, because my resolution in Pano-mode is too puny).

Compared with the SONY SEL 18-200
The Megazoom Sony I had only briefly and could not test it very thoroughly. That's why I keep back a bit here.
The SONY SEL 18-200 seemed visually in about as good as the Tamron. But it is much more expensive and especially so gigantic that I alone so did not want to keep. It looks a bit ridiculous in my opinion at the small NEX5N. However, I must admit that I, the autofocus of the Sony model has better liked than the Tamron. AF and image stabilization are the Sony model also silently, what could be more important for passionate filmmaker.

The thing with the light intensity
Another point on which you almost never read anything 18-200 in the comparisons between the Tamron here and the SONY SEL, is the luminous intensity. Although both have the same basic parameters (3.5 -6.3), I have to present that to me of course the Sony like better. It keeps the f5.6 much longer (up to well over 100 mm) than the Tamron, which even at just over 70mm f6.3 goes on. F6.3 is of course not exactly the rage when the light is not good times.
But that is a problem that one has more or less in all mega zoom. The difference between 5.6 and 6.3 also no longer makes since summer.
I would therefore advise all NEX-owners: Buy (even if it is still so convenient) not only a megazoom, but also at least a small and bright fixed focal length. During the day, you do not need to because of good high-ISO Fähgkeiten the NEX and because of the good stabilizers of Tamron and can be absolutely at home in walks.
In the evening, however, it expanded its possibilities so extreme. Also provides a fixed focal length of course in creative ways still a significant extension of the possibilities. I for one have a 16mm f2.8 and the SEL a Voigländer Nokton 40mm f1.4 and have therefore not worried about the issue of light intensity. The Tamron fulfilled for me anyway only the function as a travel or trip Zoom and that makes it great.

CONCLUSION
The Tamron 18-200 for NEX is a super successful piece of art.
You could just start from rumzumäkeln overall because of the distortions, the CAs and the somewhat slow AF. I rate the lens but compared to direct competitors of megazooms. And there you will find this little problems everywhere. The Tamron has in this regard comparatively very good performance and overall just a good overall package.
Those looking for a travel lens for NEX, should absolutely access. Even more. The piece has strengthened my conviction that the change from the Canon 550D for NEX was right. Because in my experience is as good a megazoom for CANON simply unavailable. With this part, the kit lens and one or two fixed focal lengths you really everything you need to be armed with the NEX for every situation.
I am really pleased

UPDATE after 5 months:
my enthusiasm has given way to simple satisfaction. The sharpness is stop but only when compared to other super zooms well, otherwise rather average and especially the partially quite unreliable autofocus my initial excitement have now but cooled slightly.

great color 4 Rank: 5/5
March 19
Super taste 1 Rank: 5/5
April 22
Good fan but a bit noisy. Rank: 4/5
July 4
Not bad at all! 55 Rank: 4/5
October 17

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