Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD Lens

As the title says, this lens is high quality at a fantastic price for what it offers. I've used this to take photos of the moon, the sun, and various pets/wildlife. Tracks VERY well for a 3rd party lens when connected to my Sony a7R V. Pros: Very sharp, generous focal range, compact due to external zooming, stabilization is extremely helpful zoomed all the way in, 82mm filter size, PRICE! Cons: f/6.7 at 500mm can get tricky when lighting conditions dim, quite heavy and the balance on a Sony camera with no battery grip is super front loaded, no teleconverter support or use, external zooms can build up dust and dirt inside the lens over time. If you're looking for a lens for wildlife or just a great telephoto zoom lens, this is easily a fantastic choice. I had a hard decision between this and the Sony 200-600mm lens, and I'm glad I went with the Tamron for the compact size/length over the fully extended internal zoom build of the Sony.

It's a very attractive telephoto zoom lens with sharp image when you get a good copy, it's lighter, cheaper and more compact than Sigma's 150-600mm. However, I prefer 100mm more reach of Sigma 150-600mm even it's heavier and a bit expensive.

An outstanding lens. It is a little heavy to carry, but work good on a trip-pod. Pictures come out great!

While it's not the sharpest lens, it certainly gets you a new perspective from the 500mm range. I think that this lens is worth it at this price point. I'm sure that with a higher megapixel camera it would really prove worthy. I wish it had a lower f stop but the autofocus does work quite well. It's not too large but I still need something to help me stabilize it, pairs well with a monopod. I took this lens with me to yellowstone and the tetons. It held up on my hikes and wasn't too too heavy of an extra weight on my back. These photos are shot on my sony fx3 - I know it's not meant for photography but while shooting video, sometimes I like to walk away with a photo as well. When it comes to video, the image is okay. It's especially important to stabilize when fully extended while shooting video or you'll get some shakes and micro jitters. Will invest in an even longer lens for filming wildlife as I wasn't able to zoom in as much as I'd like to for most subjects.

So far so good, I bought this during the recent Prime day sale, but want to run it through a few paces with my dog (she's the one with the red harness) at the local dog park before making a full review. Only thing I couldn't quite try, was more action shots, but there wasn't anyone else there this morning throwing toys to their dogs. While I typically buy used, in this case between the sale and Tamron's good warranty period vs Sony or Sigma, it swung me towards this, as sample variation is a thing, and worse case, send it in to Tamron for adjustment. Fortunately, this seems like a sharp copy and I don't see the need to send it in for tweaking. First two attachments are at 500 mm, 3rd is at 150 mm, shutter priority on a a7III. Only cons, and it's somewhat unavoidable, is that longer telephotos are a bit heavy, at about 4 pounds for this lens, and between the camera, lens, and battery grip not quite 6.5 pounds. Ideally, use a tripod, but that's not always practical.

Using with a Sony A6300&A6400. Has been a good experience. Unfortunately I need to get buff in order to handle this lens lol. A bit on the heavy side. Otherwise pretty sharp for my liking. Great build quality. Currently also using for astrophotography and has been pretty fun. Would highly recommend.

Great lense qualitys good but autofocus is broken a bit after a good amount of use, not brokennnn but it wont autofocus on anything thats closer than like 10 feet

Amazing zoom range with sharp results. Autofocus is fast and reliable. Great lens for the price.

製品は米国店舗で購入された場合のみ5年保証です 並行輸入品の製品ですので保証書は付いていません またアマゾンから購入したのに RAKUTENの梱包箱で送られ来ましたので笑っちゃいました！

العدسة ممتازة بالسعر الذي اخذتها به (وكان 3900 ريال ) العدسة حادة التفاصيل مع وزن مقبول وحلقة تثبيت قابلة للفصل، البعد 500 مم كافي جداً إذا كان الهدف في نطاق قريب .

Es un lente maravilloso, lo he usado en mi trabajo qué soy fotógrafo de Surf y se supera al sigma sin problema, buena estabilidad, buena construcción, buen funcionamiento, se siente sólido, es increíble, y ni hablar de la nitidez en los videos, (por que hago más video que foto) tanto el autofoco así como el video, son increíbles. de mis mejores compras.

A great, easy to use, quality telephoto. I love it.

It does exactly what you need. At a price point that you’ll soon become ok with once you see the quality of the shots you get. Great for sporting events, and when your further than you’d like to be. All around a great lens. I do find it a tad heavy but that’s nothing a mono pod can’t help with! Would buy again if I needed too!