Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC is a Variable aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Superzoom Zoom lens with Optical Image stabilization and APS-C / DX max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with
EF Mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
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Reasons to Buy Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Optical Image Stabilization |
| Weather-sealed |
| Autofocus |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Zoom Lock |
| Versatile Lens with a Zoom Ratio of 11x |
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| Lens Extents while zooming |
| Slow Aperture at Tele end |
| Variable Aperture |
Lens Mount
Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC is compatible with cameras that have a Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon T8i, Canon 90D and Canon SL3.
Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC is also available in Nikon F (DX) and Sony Alpha mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC has a maximum diameter of 75mm and total length of 97mm when not extended. It weighs 400g / 14.1 oz.
Below you can find a scaled side-by-side image of Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC and Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS (Canon EF-S mount) to get a better idea of how their sizes compare in real life. Check the detailed comparison of these two lenses here.
Comparison image of the Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC and the Canon 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS Size and Weight
Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC has a filter thread of 62mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC:
Focal Range
Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC has a focal range of 18-200mm and 11.1X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 28.8-320mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Weather Sealings
The Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC is a weather-sealed lens, which provides extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have effective protection, you have to pair the Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC with a weather-sealed camera body such as the Canon 90D, Canon 80D and Canon 7D MII.
Optical Image Stabilization
The Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Zoom Lock
Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC has a Zoom lock feature which eliminates Zoom creep where focal length of the lens changes with gravity when it's held downwards or upwards.
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Aperture
Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f3.5 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 18mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f40 at 200mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
18mm
|
F3.5 |
F22 |
|
200mm
|
F5.6 |
F40 |
Optical Formula
Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC's optical formula consists of 16 elements in 14 groups .
Lens Hood
Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC is available in Black color.
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