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Tamron 18-200 mm VC for EOS M??

Started Jun 3, 2018 | Questions thread
whakapu Senior Member • Posts: 1,051
Re: Yes, and it gets old...

I've not tried the EF-M Tamron but I do have the 18-270, having read when I bought that that it's a lot better than any of the 18-200s that were around at that time (2011). It's not optically fantastic but it has a sweet spot and it's OK as long as you don't expect to crop the long end too much. It's dirt cheap, pretty small, works fine on my original M, has survived a dropping onto pavement (probably shouldn't have mentioned that if I ever want to sell it on here) and if you remove an inch of tube it works on DSLRs. Although there are newer zoomier models I think it still might be the best value. The 16-300 seems bulkier and has horrible CA at the long end. The 18-400 is still expensive. From memory I think the 18-270 retains f5.6 considerably longer than either of those (to about 167mm?).

I'm also curious about whether third party EF-M auto focus has more compatibility with new models than third party EF or EF-S AF does.

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