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Tamron AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD 1:1 Macro Lens
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- “Excellent On Tri/Monopod” – Dan
- “Great product-some focusing issues” – None
- “Great Lens” – jerry.wang
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Tamron AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD 1:1 Macro Lens Reviews
Customers most agreed on the following:
pros
cons
- Slow focus (8)
- Heavy / bulky (4)
Best Uses
- Macro (5)
- Wildlife (3)
- General purpose (2)
- Landscape/scenery (2)
- Night photography (1)
- Portraits (1)
- Macro and portraits (1)
- Special effects (1)
Most helpful positive review
[3 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
Most helpful negative review
Excellent On Tri/Monopod
"Sharp, well made, FEC controll works well as does the AF which snaps dead on. But, manual focus is recommended. You can get real close to the subject from a distance appropriate for macro anyway. The tripod collar could use a better tightening screw. Considered the Nikon 200 f4 but the $600 savings will allow me to get the new Nikon 60 f2.8 to add diversity to my kit...." Read Full Review »
May 06, 2008 by Dan
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Good lens, slow to focus
"This lens takes great pictures but is slow to focus and searches for its subject. For the money I think it is worth it...." Read Full Review »
Aug 10, 2010 by BB 2010
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[3 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
Tamron AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD 1:1 Macro Lens Review
Excellent On Tri/Monopod
- Consistent output
- Durable
- Easily interchangeable
- Easy to clean
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
- Rugged
- Well built / quality
Pros
- Heavy / bulky
Cons
- Macro and portraits
- Macro art
- Night photography
Best Uses
"Sharp, well made, FEC controll works well as does the AF which snaps dead on. But, manual focus is recommended. You can get real close to the subject from a distance appropriate for macro anyway. The tripod collar could use a better tightening screw.
Considered the Nikon 200 f4 but the $600 savings will allow me to get the new Nikon 60 f2.8 to add diversity to my kit."
Shot from about 50 feet into a clear blue sky.
Shot from about 15 inches
- Hobbyist/Enthusiast
[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]
Tamron AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD 1:1 Macro Lens Review
Great product-some focusing issues
- Durable
- Easily interchangeable
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
- Rugged
- Well built / quality
Pros
- Slow focus
Cons
- Special effects
Best Uses
"I really enjoy this lens--it allows me to get shots from a distance but with great detail and sharpness. The only issue I would address is the "searching" when focusing. It sometimes goes all the way out then back in resulting in a loss of catching a subject (i.e., butterfly, humming bird, bee, and any fast moving insect). I have lost quite a few shots waiting for the focus to settle down. I have tried manual focusing and it doesn't work for me--I chase my macro subjects all around and using a tripod/monopod isn't the answer. Now, having said all that, the pictures I do capture are some of the best I have taken to date. I really like this lens and eventually will figure out how to overcome the "searching." Thank you for the opportunity to provide this review."
[6 of 6 customers found this review helpful]
Tamron AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD 1:1 Macro Lens Review
Great Lens
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
- Well built / quality
Pros
- Slow focus
Cons
- Wildlife
Best Uses
"I use this lens to shoot flowers, insects etc. I really enjoy the shooting with it. I will say it is very worthy the price.
Advantage:
1. Good Price
2. Sharp
3. Color is fantastic
4. Easy to switch between AF and MF
5. The lens looks STRONG with the lens hood!!
Disadvantage:
1. AF is a little bit slow.
2. No Full/Limit switch, which SP 90 macro has."
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
Tamron AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD 1:1 Macro Lens Review
Very good lens
- Consistent output
- Durable
- Easily interchangeable
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
- Lightweight
Pros
- Slow focus
Cons
- Close ups product
- Portraits
Best Uses
"I debated between this and the 200mm Micro Nikkor. I used to own a Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 adaptall mount lens that was one of the ever best macro lens I have had in Kodachrome and Velvia days. The good experience with that lens tipped the balance when I choose the Tamron SP 180 mm.
I generally stay away from third party lenses, only a select few of outstanding lenses from Tamron, Tokina and Sigma made it into my bag after careful evaluation. The Tamron SP 180mm has proved to be a very good choice.
There is no doubt that the 200mm Micro Nikkor is an excellent lens. However, the Tamron is turned out to be equally good as of optical performance, if not slightly superior.
Although the Tamron is housed in plastic as opposed to metal like the Micro Nikkor has, it is proved to be durable in the field. It is also lighter than the Nikkor and that helps keeping the weight of the back pack down.
The unique filter ring is very handy on the Tamron, adjusting a polariser filter while the hood is attached is easy with this feature.
All in all, this Tamron lens is excellent for macro, product and portrait photography. The bokeh of this lens is very nice, optics are excellent, the colour rendition is very pleasant.
The focusing speed is relatively slow, however, this is a macro lens primarily where we mostly focus manually anyway.
This is one of the few third party lenses that I am happy with."
- Pro Photographer
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
Tamron AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD 1:1 Macro Lens Review
Very sharp Macro Lens
- Consistent output
- Durable
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
Pros
- Heavy / bulky
- Slow focus
Cons
Best Uses
"I already own the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro lens and am very satisfied, but wanted a lens with a longer focal length to give me better working distance. The 180mm f/3.5 Macro is a very good lens that gives me excellent sharp results shooting macros and also a soft bokeh. The auto focus is somewhat noisy, slow and hunts at times, so I prefer using this lens with manual focus. With very narrow depth of field this is not an easy lens to use, but I am very satisfied with the results, the colors are great and there is no distortion I can perceive. Despite the plastic build, it is well made."
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