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Tamron 70-300VC vs Canon 55-250STM. Are these results typical?

Started Aug 22, 2017 | Questions thread
Steve Balcombe Forum Pro • Posts: 15,582
Re: Tamron 70-300VC vs Canon 55-250STM. Are these results typical?
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Sammy Yousef wrote:

Here are my test shots. To view full screen in Chrome hit F11 on the keyboard.

https://goo.gl/photos/3kTumBLR38RcFXLR6

Question is, is this typical?

I can't speak about the Tamron specifically, but they look typical for a consumer grade 70-300 zoom. They have a strong tendency to be soft at the long end. The 55-250 STM is above average.

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