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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?

This is a complex thing to compare. The 55-250 might look sharper in 100% pixel view, but it can not capture the detail of a 400mm lens in focal-length-limited situations, so while the 55-250 might get more detail at shorter focal lengths, 250mm can never get more detail than the 400mm can in optimal situations, unless the 400mm is toy-lens quality

I couldn't agree with you less.  Toy lens quality is exactly what you get from 3rd party telephoto lenses from that era.  I haven't used that lens in particular but have used similar lenses and quality is just atrocious.

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