Customer Reviews

Tamron AF 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Di-II SP LD Aspherical (IF) Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras

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This is a great lens for landscape it produce very nice vivid colors. I did not notice any vignetting as other in the forums saying also I pick this lens over the new release Tamron 10-24mm, which wider end longer reach and faster aperture f/3.5, because of where the lens is made(not in Japan). The price of this lens still higher then the new release even though it has been release to the market for quite awhile now.

A lot of peoples in the forums rating the Sigma 10-20mm very high, I own a couples sigma lens and I don't think the build quality would match to a Tamron brand and as far as pictures quality goes....I don't see any differences. Here is a few problems with Sigma, stiff zoom, mechanical gear issue, lens glass is a miss & hit, so why pay for something that already having so much issues?

I have gotten excellent results from this lens and the only issue is the limited range of 11-18. Eventually I bought Tamron's 10-24/3.5-4.5 lens and I've had no regrets as the results with the 10-24 are excellent. The 11-18 necessitated too many lens changes. If your shooting includes a high proportion of shots in the 11-18 range OR you only have very occasional use for this lens, it will be a great investment. In my shooting, I found the combination of the 10-24 and the 18-250 Tamron zooms to be far better for me.

Very good wide angle lens, not spectacular but very good and usefu.