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Tamron A14 for Pentax

 
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Key Features
  • Camera Format: Digital SLR
  • Lens Type: Zoom Lens
  • Focal Length: 18mm - 200mm
  • Lens Max Aperture: f/3.5-f/6.3
  • Min Aperture: f/22
  • Focus Type: Autofocus Manual Focus
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Review Summary

Average Rating: 4.0
 
Based on 9 reviews
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Rating Distribution
Pros
  • Fast Focus (3)
  • Sharp Focus (2)
  • Lightweight (1)
  • Powerful Zoom (1)
  • Good value (1)
  • Compact (1)
Cons
  • Poor Focus (1)
  • Poor Quality (1)
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  • Multi-purpose (3)
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15 out of 15 people found this review helpful.

Aberrations galore, though at least it focuses correctly.

Date of Review:  Aug 16, 2005
The Bottom Line: I prefer the Sigma 18-200, due to its better optics. However, neither of these 11x zooms is optically as good as lenses with less range.
Review: This lens has a very convenient focal length range for digital SLRs. Its design is based on the very popular Tamron 28-300mm lens for film cameras (and full-frame digital cameras). But this convenience comes at a significant optical sacrifice - this...
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  3.0

by: tcchou71
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Focuses accurately on my camera, unlike...
Cons
Optically poor, even when compared to...
 
14 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

Tamron Does It Again

Date of Review:  Sep 28, 2007
The Bottom Line: For the range covered, quality, low price and added hood, you can't beat this lens.
Review: Note - There are two different versions of this lens, the f3.5-6.3 that we are reviewing here and one that starts with a f3.8 (it's a cheaper version). When I was researching this lens I found that many were calling the f3.8, the f3.5 version so...
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  5.0

by: libragirlsc
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Cost, Sharpness, Hood Included, Range...
Cons
Would be awesome at f2.8 like the...
 
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

A good Travel zoom at a reasonable price

Date of Review:  Dec 30, 2005
The Bottom Line: It is a bargain all-in-one 11x zoom. More than reasonable quality and performance. Doing better requires huge expense with several Canon lenses. I can't complain for the money!
Review: Let me begin by saying I am not as technical as the 1st reviewer so this is a bit of a subjective laymans' opinion. I had an old heavily used Canon 28-200 that was decent but showing some age since it did not zoom very smoothly. I guess I could have...
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  5.0

by: captaincrash
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Huge 18-200 focal range; fast focus;...
Cons
Purists criticize it but I can't see...
 
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Convenient and Reasonable Results

Date of Review:  Jun 22, 2005
Review: Credible results for such a convenient lens, but at 200mm it only matches 150mm of my other tele-zooms. Think of it as an 18-150mm (or 27-225mm equivalent). The Sigma 18-200mm is more like 18-135mm - simple tests comfirm this. The Tamron feels and...
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  3.0

by: bebop1
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Convenience (not to be underestimated)...
Cons
Average performance Only magnifies to...
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

OK lens if you need the versatility

Date of Review:  Sep 21, 2006
Review: I had one of these for a short time. I was not satisfied with the focus speed or the sharpness I could achieve. I chose this over the equivalent Sigma after many recommendations from different stores - but reviews on the web are mixed. The range...
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  3.0

by: eduj
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Versatile, great for travel.
Cons
Sharpness of images, sometimes hard for...
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Tamron XR Di 18-200 lens

Date of Review:  Mar 15, 2007
Review: This is a great lens for the money. When I bought this I didn't want to drop the cash required to get a similar Canon USM lens.

I have taken several thousand photos with this lens and have not had a hitch. It focuses fast to catch shots...
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  5.0

by: skack
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Lots of zoom, Fast focus, Quality glass.
Cons
None.
 
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

One of the best travel lens on the market today.

Date of Review:  Feb 17, 2006
Review: The wide zoom range 18-200mm, the small size, light weight, the reasonable price and an acceptable image quality make it one of the best travel lens on the market today.

I find myself travel solely with this lens instead of Minolta 24-105,...
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  4.0

by: truelyyours
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
One good all around lens.
Cons
The image quality can not compete with...
 
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

good backup lens

Date of Review:  Jul 8, 2006
Review: i shoot with d200's and have XD 18-70mm lens on one and a 18-200 VR on the other-I use D70S for backups and have 2, one with a Nikon 55-200 XD and the other has this 28-200 mm Tamron XR-this lens gets a decent amount of work, and is small for what...
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  4.0

by: mmtphoto
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Good all around lens, fast focus, light...
Cons
zoom ring takes getting used to, should...
 
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Great Concept but Poorly Executed

Date of Review:  Sep 21, 2005
Review: I bought this lens while on a trip to New York. It looked like it had a perfect range for a walk around lens. My other Tamron Lens (11-18mm) works great, so I took a chance. After seeing the pictures on a computer, and comparing with another zoom...
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  2.0

by: sobelman
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Very fast auto focus. Quality...
Cons
Very soft. An 8MP camera won't...
 

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