Originally posted by NaClH2O Pete, are you talking from experience or is this hearsay?
NaCl("they" said my K 50mm 1.2 would be soft too...WRONG!)H2O
half experience and half hearsay
ok, I just read Bob Atkin's review on the Tamron 18-250. I wasn't too surprised at the samples. Decent but for $500.. I'd rather use two lenses at least to span that range.
1) Didn't like his last comment about how the Tamron + K100D would make a great "Point and Shoot" package. If anything its the Canikons that do it more. Everything on their end is automated. They got more AF sensors, well established sonic motor AF technology. Their lenses are designed primarily for autofocus. They got better burst rates. Spam the shutter button and then see whats good.
2) Surprised as I watched the 18-250 match and even trump the popular Canon 17-85 at the wide and standard tests.
The telephoto examples for the tamron showed alot of edge softness. but given that it is what it is...a one lens solution, its decent. But I'd probably stick with FA28-200 or the Sigma 18-200/18-125 instead.