Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon F, Bundle with 67mm Filter Kit, Lens Case, Flex Lens Shade, Cleaning Kit, Lens Cap Tether, Mac Software Kit

2025-02-25T11:40:04

I am very happy with my lens. It came just like the be photographed. It was my first time ordering from Adorama. The customer service person was knowledgeable and very helpful. They will be my go to company in the future.

Sandi Z.

2023-06-21T06:42:55

After tons of research and going back and forth from this lens to the Canon 100-400mm and back I finally settled on the Tamron. I have both the 70-200 G2 and the 24-70 G2 and this lens is in the same league. It's not listed as an SP lens, but it has the performance you expect from one. It's also not listed as a G2 lens but from all the information I researched, it has all the specs of the G2 series. I'm using this on a 7D Mk II to get that extra reach of a crop sensor and it hasn't let me down. Also run it on a 5D Mk IV and it performs flawlessly. Great color, really sharp, and AF is fast and accurate. Don't hesitate on this one just because it doesn't have the SP or G2 moniker.

Michael B.

2022-12-10T12:03:35

Absolutely fantastic lens. On my Nikon D500 it becomes a 150-600mm zoom. Image quality is very good, image stabilization is fantastic (handheld shots at full zoom with 1/250 of a second). Also sharp at the long end and the size and weight is nice. All this for under $800. I am extremely happy with this lens, and with Adorama for shipping it so fast and at a great price.

larry m.

2022-05-11T09:32:16

So far, I?m loving this lens! It offers a superb telephoto range that allows me to reach out for bird photography. It is relatively lightweight so that I can walk and shoot without getting fatigued. It?s auto focus is quick, silent, and accurate. It?s vibration compensation is effective, allowing me to handhold all my shots. The build quality is good, all controls work smoothly, and it is weather sealed! Well done Tamron!

ANDREA L.

2021-11-03T12:23:37

I bought this to photograph eagles and other bird species. While I had looked at longer range zoom lenses, this one was considerable lighter. For a guy with two bad shoulders, this was important. I have only had an opportunity to use it once so far, but I was impressed by the quickness and accuracy of the auto focus. I like the locking mechanism on the lens. It seems to be well made.

SCOTT K.

2021-10-29T08:44:54

Good reach adapts we?ll to the eos r

Shane D.

2021-07-18T11:55:20

Fantastic lens with sharp photos

Joseph B.

2021-07-18T11:54:25

Excellent lens for the money. The clarity and sharpness are very good

Joseph B.

2021-04-29T09:24:17

I've had this lens a couple of weeks now and have been putting it through its paces for landscape, wildlife and portraiture work. I went through the calibration process using the optional Tap-In Console but it didn't really need much adjustment for use on my Nikon D850 and didn't need any big adjustments at any focal length or focusing distance. The biggest adjustments were around +/- 4 and only at the closest focusing distance, I didn't need any adjustments at all for the long distance settings and the resulting images are very sharp with no discernible front or back focusing issues. This lens is sharp, a good size for travel or to carry in the kit as a mid range telephoto zoom. It focuses fast and accurately and the image stabilization works nicely. I bought it to carry in the field as a mid range zoom when I'm shooting wildlife primarily with longer lenses (Nikon 600mm f/4 or 500mm PF) or think I'll need a telephoto zoom for landscape isolation work. Years ago I had Nikon's 200-400mm f/4 AF-S zoom lens and this kind of focal length flexibility can be very useful in certain situations and allows great composition flexibility in the field but it's hard to carry two super telephotos so a lens like this Tamron 100-400mm is a great way to have some zoom flexibility at hand while working with other large lenses. The Tamron 100-400mm also has a very close minimum focusing distance and I've been testing it out as a backyard birding lens and it does a great job for small birds in the yard and would even work nicely for pseudo macro work like Butterflies, Frogs and the like. I did purchase the optional tripod collar with integrated Arca Swiss foot which is very useful during lens testing and may be useful in the field for some uses though I expect I'll mostly hand hold this lens. At the 100mm zoom level this lens is small enough to hang off the camera's lens mount but it's long enough at the 400mm zoom I'd be hesitant to put that much leverage on the camera's lens mount and of course it balances better on a tripod head when mounted on the lens foot instead of the camera. All in all I'm very happy with this lens and think it's a tremendous value and a bit of a sleeper lens at this price point. It's a huge step up from the 70-300mm Nikon lens I carried around for similar uses both in terms of AF speed, image sharpness and of course the extra 100mm of focal length which is huge.

David R.

2021-04-09T11:11:27

Sharp results. I especially appreciate it on my hikes where I need telephoto/portrait magnification. One camera and one lens beats pretty much two bodies and two lenses. No tripot/monopod needed and is just extra weight while hiking many types of terrain.

ERIC W.

2021-03-12T06:01:28

I purchased this lens to upgrade from my 30 year old canon 100-300, because I needed something with a bit more zoom, stabilization, no aberration, and sharp image quality. Overall, I am greatly pleased with the lens. The stabilization is magical, and can help you get your shutter speed down in low light conditions. It feels very well made, and focuses very fast. While it is limited slightly by my beginner camera which is not great for wildlife, it has opened up many doors. I am very excited to use it on my next camera, when I make an upgrade. The full time manual focus is great for fine tuning, and from what I can tell, nothing is wrong with the autofocus and the images have came out very sharp. It is a great lens for handheld shooting, which is what I mainly purchased it for. One thing I would point out is that it doesn’t come with a tripod collar, but again, it’s not necessary if you just do handheld shooting. I would have liked it to have came with one, because it will be a while until I get around to purchasing that addition.

Lela A.

2021-02-25T09:13:44

Extremely happy with my new Tamron 100-400mm telephoto lens. Focuses quickly and accurately mounted to my Canon 6d Markii camera. Great wildlife photography lens, and complements my Canon 55-200mm lens nicely.

Anthony G.

2021-02-23T07:27:17

Extremely happy. Outstandingly good. Easy handling, very good images. I use for wildlife, especially birds with D500 Nikon.

Michael M.

2020-12-07T12:45:54

I primarily shoot landscapes. Wide angle lens were my go to. I purchased the 100-400mm for wildlife but have found myself using this lens almost daily now for more intimate scenes.

Charles A.

2020-11-22T15:08:16

Fantastic lens. Allows selective captures reducing the need to crop images of my landscape shots .

Charles A.

2020-11-04T07:45:25

Extremely impressed with clarity just a little bit heavy in the weight . I would recommend this lens.

daniel m.

2020-07-06T09:04:47

Lens was quite good but I decided I wanted the greater reach of a150-600 lens. At the edges there was a little softness compared to my Nikon 18-300, but I did not have opportunity to calibrate the Tamron.

DONALD M.

2020-06-25T10:26:48

Love it! Not too heavy, sharp and fast focus. Great alternative to the more expensive Canon's same focal length lenses if just shooting as a hobby.

LORENZO C.

2020-06-23T09:40:31

Solidly built. Smooth zoom action. Sharp.

PAUL N.

2020-03-19T08:30:02

This lens is relatively light, and pairs perfectly with my 7DMII. Great alternative to the Canon 100-400L.

PAUL V.

2020-02-12T07:55:42

The Tamron 100-400 lens is really nice. The auto focus is very fast and accurate with very little hunting. The images are very crisp. The depth of field is great. So far I've used the lens for wildlife, portraits, architecture, etc and cannot complain. Watched many reviews comparing Tamron with the other major names and opted to go with Tamron and have zero regrets.

Kevin W.

2020-01-01T05:46:47

This is an impressive lens - my 5th Tamron lens. I had planned to buy the Tamron 150-600 but instead opted for the 100-400. That was a smart choice because this lens is easier to carry, very versatile and works well with the matched 2X teleconverter. This lens is lightweight and easy to use. Focus is spot-on with my Nikon D610. Remarkably sharp all the way to 400 mm, with excellent contrast and color rendition. Very effective image stabilization. This has quickly become one of my favorite lenses.

Richard J.

2019-08-30T12:17:16

This is a very difficult lens to review for a few reasons. Optically, and for the price this lens is an insane value, but the QC in manufacturing has been very inconsistent in my experience. I am on my third copy of the Lens from Adorama. The first version had decentered optics leading to smudging and ghosting in the upper left quadrant of the frame in addition to not focusing at 400mm, so I exchanged it with Adorama, whose customer service praiseworthy. The second copy had centered optics, but wouldn’t focus at 400mm until stopped down to f11 even after tweeking with the TAP-in console. I don’t mean the images were soft, I mean they were out of focus. I exchanged it one more time. The third copy still has some ghosting at 400mm wide open at f6.3, but when I use Tamron’s TAP-in console, I can get it tack sharp at f8. And that is the secret to this lens. At 100-300mm focus was decent out of the box, but when I dial it in with the TAP-in console it is actually amazing for the money. I shot it side by side with my canon 70-200 is markii and the Tamron’s image quality is better at some focal lengths between 100 and 200mm. In my opinion, Tamron should have tuned this lens to focus at 300-400mm over the 100-200mm range. I bought it for the reach, as I’m sure most people would. Overall, I’d say the image quality is totally comparable between the Tamron at $700 and the Canon, which was a $2500 lens when I bought it. The canon has a little more contrast, and obviously has a 2.8 constant aperture, but in good light, it’s difficult to tell them apart. The Tamron isn’t the fastest lens in the world, but it has fantastic image stabilization. In good light or with a tripod (you can get a third party collar for pretty cheap), this lens is an unbeatable value in my opinion. The build quality is solid as well with weather sealing and a gasket at the mount. So, if your patient and willing to exchange copies if necessary (more of a hassle than some people would want I’m sure), and you use the Tamron TAP-in console (which is easy and intuitive but time consuming) this lens has amazing potential.

DAVID M.

2019-08-16T09:59:13

I think this messed up my canon 7d mark ii. My camera is less than 6 months old. It’s a wonderful camera. After I put this lens on it and used it for a day the LCD screen went haywire. 3/4 is blacked out and lots of red lines on the rest. I’m sending this back. Only buying canon from now on.

SARAH F.

2019-07-23T12:22:00

Bought this lens to add another dimension to bird watching. Have taken it on several bird walks and have been very pleased with the results. Have used it several times to take shots of birds that we can not quite identify with binoculars. Zooming in on a picture has made identification possible on several occasions. And some of the shots have been real keepers. Easy to use. Capable of taking great great pictures without a tripod. Yes, I would recommend this lens to anyone interested in nature photography.

Mark L.

2019-05-24T13:02:02

Awesome lens, works well on manual with my Tamron teleconverter! Wish it wasn’t so heavy!

Nancy T.

2019-05-09T06:06:38

I purchased this lens because I needed a little more reach than the 70-200 I already had. I primarily use it for taking pictures at my kids baseball games. They are always playing outdoors and there is plenty of light so it being f/6.3 at 400mm is not a problem for me. Shooting indoors might be more of an issue. So far, the pictures have been decently sharp and focus has been fast and accurate. The build quality seems very good. It's not too heavy to hand-hold with good light. For the price, I am very happy with this lens. Spending more than twice as much for the Canon 100-400 was not really an option for me because of the limited amount of situations I'll need it. Overall, I'm happy with it and would recommend it to someone that is not trying to spend a ton on a telephoto.

Michael S.

2019-04-10T11:38:21

I've used this once so far but was very impressed by the vibration reduction and the sharpness of the pictures. This is just what I wanted, a lens with a good reach, not heavy like my other big zoom lenses , very sharp pictures and at a decent price. I will be taking this lens with me on trips.

David P.

2019-04-09T11:16:09

Build and optical quality is better than the price would indicate. It is small and lightweight with impressive sharpness and contrast through most of the zoom range and apertures. However, I returned the lens to Adorama because the sharpness and contrast were noticeably lower at 400mm. Unlike other reviewers that saw the softer edges and corners at 400mm, I found the center, edges, and corners to be softer at 400mm. The lens appeared to be well centered with all corners looking the same. The IQ was not good enough at 400mm and I would use 400mm most of the time for wildlife shots. The stabilizer and focus worked well. I want to be able to print large in the quest for that special shot so I do pixel peep.

RICK S.

2019-03-31T14:24:17

Extremely impressed with this lens , it is tack sharp , quick focus , an avid Nikon shooter this lens is great lightwaeight carry lens with outstanding performance ..Tamron outdid itself on this one .

LEN F.