Just got one of these...

[BlaRo]

...as an early Christmas present. I've just opened it mere seconds ago.

It's a Tamron 80-210mm telephoto lens, F/4.5-5.6, for my Canon EOS Rebel Ti. I've been meaning to get one of these, so this was a godsend! It also came with a lens hood, and I've been meaning to get one of those as well. It goes perfectly with my 28-90mm Canon lens.

Unfortunately, my lens hood doesn't fit my Canon lens, and my circular polarizing filter doesn't fit this new Tamron lens, but that's a different story altogether.

So my question is, has anybody used Tamron lenses before? Without sounding too much like a dumb newbie, how are they?

Here's some pictures of my new baby (you can see part of my computer desk as well, now THAT's a priviledge ):

 

[jayjaya29]

Hehe, sweet, make sure to post some pics with it.

 

[whoster]

hm....


no one i know uses a 80-210mm...

Tamron lenses are pretty good for the most part...except seriously you're the only person i know that has a 80-210mm and yes, filters do vary in size sadly enough. (cuz they cost $$)

and do you have the 18-55mm EFS Canon lens? cuz it sounds like you're missing out on the wide angle. (which i find is rather very important in a camera setup)

 

[BlaRo]

I swear, it's a conspiracy. Filters not fitting other lenses? It's like buying hot dogs and hot dog buns!


And I may be considering a wide-angle lens eventually, hopefully as another Christmas present next year.

Thanks for the comments. It's snowing right now, and I can't wait to go out there with my new lens and my tripod (and my camera as well, duh) and shoot some stuff.

 

[Uhstra]

Congrats on the lens. The Ti is an excellent body as well. You can do so much with it. You're right the UV filter/polarizer thing is a shake-down.

I just switched from a film Rebel G to the DSLR Rebel XT. The only problem with non-Canon lenses is that they don't fully utilize all of Canon's features & technology. USM, IS and the like. However, all the tecno comes at a price. Canon glass is not cheap. I have a Canon 75-300 USM II which was great on my film SLR and now virtually usless on my DSLR because of the 1.6 magnification factor (making it 120-480mm). Too much shake at the long end. If it had the IS it would perfect.

You'll do well with the tripod and your Tamron. I should invest in one. What tripod do you have? Just don't shoot too wide open (large apeture F4.5), because long zooms and short DOF will give you focusing problems. The bloody thing will always hunt and you don't want to miss a shot. The "sweet spot" for any lens is f8.


Good luck.

 

[BlaRo]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I've got a Quantaray tripod (cheap, but it's light and it works) that goes up to 60 inches.

 

[venator]

Yes, do post some shots done with your new telephoto lens. To be honest, i'm not entirely sure this was a good buy. If anything, I would've gone for the Sigma 70-300 DG, because it covers a better range and can also be used for a bit of macro-photography. But I find its picture quality not very satisfying. (I haven't got a single shot with it, with I'm entirely pleased with (I use a Canon EOS 350D)).


Here in Estonia, I've seen many amateur/freelance photographers that have bought nice and expensive wide-zooms and standard-zooms, but for telephoto, they're using those cheap Sigma 70-300's. Doesn't make any sense to me (a wide-zoom they use costs about the same as a Sigma 70-200 F2.8)

A better choise would be to save up for... I don't know.. let's say a Canon 70-200 F4L, because there's a strong possibility those Tamrons and Sigmas wont work in the future with newer bodies. And L-series Canon lenses are good at keeping their value. Plus the unbeatable image quality!