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

Started Feb 5, 2015 | Discussions thread
photonius Veteran Member • Posts: 6,895
Re: Is Tamron 200-400mm f/5.6 LD a worthy upgrade?

Flying Fish wrote:

I agree with what zorgon said. The least-expensive way to get significantly better image quality and more reach than the 55-250 STM is Canon's 400 f/5.6L. It's sharp wide open and has superbly fast and accurate AF. But...and it's a long list.....it has no IS, its minimum focus distance is 11.5 feet, and it doesn't zoom. But, again, no lens available from any manufacturer that I'm aware of for that price can match its image quality and AF at 400 mm. In my opinion, the best option is Canon's new 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II, but it's heavier and is quite expensive, I think around $2,200.

FF

Actually, the new Tamron 150-600 VC is even cheaper, and has IS (VC), and it is a good lens. The tests on FF usually compare it to the Canon 100-400 mark I in quality. At 600mm the quality drops , can be compensated a bit to go to f8. It should do quite nice on a 40D, which does not have such a high pixel density. Alas, still around 1000 $, but probably the least expensive tele lens worth spending money on.

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