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Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC USD Review

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The Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC USD is a versatile and enjoyable lens for all kinds of uses, including landscape, event shooting, birds, and airplanes. It offers good image quality, impressive sharpness, and handles well for the price. The lens has solid build quality, good image stabilization, and fast, quiet autofocus.

The Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC USD is a versatile and enjoyable lens for all kinds of uses and it offers good image quality, impressive sharpness, and handles well for the price.

Pros
  • Versatile and enjoyable for all kinds of uses
  • Good image quality and impressive sharpness
  • Solid build quality and professional-grade construction
  • Fast, quiet autofocus and good image stabilization
Cons
  • Some softness at certain apertures and focal lengths

The lens feels solid and professional-grade, with fast and quiet autofocus and good image stabilization.

The Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC USD is a versatile and enjoyable lens for all kinds of uses, including landscape, event shooting, birds, and airplanes. It fills the need for a serious photography focal length of 400mm, and it offers good image quality, impressive sharpness, and handles well for the price, providing good value for money. While the build quality is good and the lens feels solid and professional-grade, the autofocus is fast and quiet, and the image stabilization is better compared to other lenses in a similar range. The lens does suffer from some softness at certain apertures and focal lengths, but overall, it is a recommendable option for those looking for a versatile and capable lens at a more reasonable price than other competitors in the market.

While the lens does suffer from some softness at certain apertures and focal lengths, it is a recommendable option for those looking for a versatile and capable lens at a more reasonable price than other competitors in the market.

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Christopher Frost

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