Name: Used Tamron 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 XR DI-II B.I.M. (Built-in Motor) LD Aspherical (IF) AF Zoom with Macro, for Nikon Digital SLRs undefined
Brand: Tamron
SKU: US1712607
Price: 159.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4 (8 reviews)

Tamron 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 XR DI-II B.I.M. (Built-in Motor) LD Aspherical (IF) AF Zoom with Macro, for Nikon Digital SLRs

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Experience the great power of a 14x zoom range and enjoy an amazing 2 in 1 zoom. Tamron's new high-power 18-250mm zoom is a photographer's dream come true a single lens capable of shooting both wide angle and ultra telephoto scenes.  Conventional 35mm film cameras always required two lenses to handle the 28-400mm range. But Tamron's new high-power zoom at 13.9x, the world's most powerful zoom delivers all the photographic freedom of this enormous range in a single, compact lens.  The life of a digital photographer has never been better with this take-it-anywhere All-in-One lens, the ultimate high-power zoom for seamless shooting. *Like a 28-400mm lens in 35mm format.  Di-II inherits all of the optical benefits of the Di design. Di-II lenses are made for exclusive use on digital cameras with image sensors 24mm x 16mm and smaller and are not intended for use on full-frame D-SLRs or film cameras.  The 18-250mm Di-II lens provides approximately the 35mm equivalent of 27-387mm on digital SLRs with24mm x 16mm or smaller size imagers. 

Used Tamron 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 XR DI-II B.I.M. (Built-in Motor) LD Aspherical (IF) AF Zoom with Macro, for Nikon Digital SLRs undefined

I got this for Christmas. Have used it about 3 weeks. Have taken pictures outside in the snow, at the New England Aquarium, at a Monster Truck show. This lens has responded well to action and still shots. In bright lights and dim lights. I use the built in flash on all my pictures. And, YES it does all the auto focus for the D40 camera. I see many years of use in this lens.

Love this lense

light weight fine verday lens

Had this lense for about a month.  using it with my Nikon D60, and it work very well with it.  Used mostly for landscape shots and beach shots.  Very happy with it.

so far so good

Useful all around, well built, everyday lens. Drawbacks: the lens creep (I lock it whenever not in use)I wish the lens would lock while shooting object, especially in vertical but does not?? This would be an advantage to this lens. The extended lens verses self contained is a nuisence. Does provide good selection of semi wide angle (nice finished quality except for edges) and mechanism/zoom is smooth and clear results, but seems to vignette on edges more than other lenses. Post cropping and photoshop are necessary! Lacks crispness when used with external flash.
Good everyday shooter and convienent, but for professional quality with my D300, I wouldn't  highly recommend. 
Good lens for starter however. I would not pay full price for this lens, but if found otherwise, consider buying

Nice lens useful

I purchased this lens because I needed a walk around lens with both wide angle and telephoto capabilities.  Canon doesn't really have one so I researched this Tamron lens.  I'm very pleased with it as it's lightweight and I don't have to carry my heavy "L" lens if I don't want to.  Images can very grainy as you get to the extreme wide angle and telephoto ranges.

Great all-round walkabout lens

I just bought this lense and took it out for a test drive. Variations on portraits (kids at the playground), macro flower shots and general outdoors. This lense has it all for the enthusiast (like me) who only wants to carry one lense. Focus is a little slow and there is some distortion at the longer focal lengths, but nothing that you will even notice unless you are really looking to find it. Bottom line...great lense and a super value.

Great all around lense

Let me start by saying that I love this lens...  I enjoy that I can travel with this lens and have no need to carry any other.  It is light weight and easy to use.  So why only 4 stars?  LENS CREEP!  Mine will creep downward any time it faces down.  I have a habit of holding the lens as I shoot, so I have gotten use to it and I don't notice it anymore.  I have gotten into the habit of locking the lens via it's lock anytime I am not shooting so that the lens does not creep.  Easy to VIGNETTE!  I enjoy using filters (COKIN) and any time I add the adapter, I get lens vignetting.  Not to big a deal if I shoot at a higher MM setting.  Again, It just depends on how close you are to you subject.  Easy to fix via using a higher MM setting or cropping in post production.  If you add a dark vignette in something like PS anyway, it won't be an issue.  Just be aware that this will happen.

Great travel lens

I like this lens but I'm frustated by the lens slide.  When not locked, the lens slides down.  I sent it back twice to have the barrel tightened.  It came back fixed (under 5 year warranty) without lens sliding but after some use, it starts doing it again.  It frustrates me if I try to take a close up looking straight down, e.g., flowers, because the lens slides down.  The lens can be only be locked at the shortest zoom, i.e., 35mm.  Other than that nuisance, I like the lens and it is pretty durable.  I've used it on many vacations with impressive pictures.