ChadWright
New member
This lens is a work horse, it has been on many travels and sports days with me and it hasn’t given up on me yet.
The optical quality might not be the best, but for the price you are paying it is well worth it. The huge focal length, light weight and built in IS all add up in the end.
I originally bought this lens as a walk around multi-functional lens, I now use it for sport and wildlife and it has done me proud. One does need to play to the lens' strengths to avoid the drawbacks. Anything below f6.3 and its very soft, I also try not extend the zoom all the way to 200mm as that affects the overall quality.
Stick to its stronger attributes and it'll definitely be worth your while, and money.
Problems:
- Very soft wide open
- The lens really struggles between 190-200mm
- Colours are a bit flat (Which can be fixed in Photoshop,etc)
- Heavy vignetting when used below f7.1 (Which can be fixed in ACR)
The optical quality might not be the best, but for the price you are paying it is well worth it. The huge focal length, light weight and built in IS all add up in the end.
I originally bought this lens as a walk around multi-functional lens, I now use it for sport and wildlife and it has done me proud. One does need to play to the lens' strengths to avoid the drawbacks. Anything below f6.3 and its very soft, I also try not extend the zoom all the way to 200mm as that affects the overall quality.
Stick to its stronger attributes and it'll definitely be worth your while, and money.
Problems:
- Very soft wide open
- The lens really struggles between 190-200mm
- Colours are a bit flat (Which can be fixed in Photoshop,etc)
- Heavy vignetting when used below f7.1 (Which can be fixed in ACR)