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Is Tamron 200-400mm f/5.6 LD a worthy upgrade?

Started Feb 5, 2015 | Discussions thread
zorgon Contributing Member • Posts: 513
Re: Is Tamron 200-400mm f/5.6 LD a worthy upgrade?

What you've described is exactly what I would expect.  The tamron 200-400 is a very old lens and not up to the standards of modern DSLRs.  I think you've pretty much answered your own question though.  There's no point in keeping this lens if it doesn't even resolve more object detail. What you have is just a heavier more impractical lens.

Unfortunately, there aren't many decent tele lenses at that price point.  I would suggest selling the tamron and upgrading your 55-250 to the newer STM lens which is significantly sharper at 250mm which will allow more scope for cropping. This will blow the tamron 200-400 out of the water.  Don't bother with cheap 70-300 zooms either as they won't be as good as the 55-250 STM on APS-C cameras.

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