My 2 cents: if you are not a pro but a dad wanting to capture your family precious moments then this lens is more than enough. I've run into countless situations were my kids won't wait until I reach for another lens in my bag to take a wide-angle shot or telephoto, not because they cannot understand the "hold a minute" petition but because they are running around and not thinking on posing

Really one of the well structured comparative reviews in photography equipments I’ve ever had. Thanks!

excellent review recently picked up the tamron and have been very impressed, sharp all through the range, very speedy to focus, as quick as my 300mm prime, no reason you couldn't use this for pro use, lacks the bokeh at shorter lengths compared to primes but overall a worthwhile versatile lens worth every penny

Thanx , I have been waiting for a definitive review, you are the first and most creditable, I'll be havin it in my hands as soon as the fundage permits, thanx again

How does this lens do with video. I have a t4i, Id like to record football games from the top of the 50yd line. Any recommendations, I want wide with the ability tonzoom in. Also something like stm, thank you

thank you PhotoRec TV for your very useful and thorough review !

Thank you for this! Nice job. I just bought this lens. Kept my Tamron 17-50 F/2.8 for very sharp and low light.

Toby, I appreciate your great videos and information. I am impressed that you are dedicated to photography and to sharing your knowledge. We are getting ready to take a trip into Jackson Hole and this lens might give us a better alternative to the kit 18-135. Thanks

Thank you for the extensively awesome review of the Tamron 16-300mm, I've been trying to convince myself this is the "buddy" my 50mm prime will duo with \m/ lol

I think you should make a video about the 16-300 vs the 18-270 find out which is better.

thanks for review it was really helpful, really appreciate the efforts you put to properly compare it with different lenses, because most of the reviewers compare lens with one lens only and which is most of the time is not good.

Thinking of Purchaseing the 16-300 Tameron , 18-200 Tameron and Nikon or 16-85 Nikon.

I'm seriously considering this lens to be an "all-in-one" for travels. One of the best super zoom there, as far as i've seen on reviews...

Thanks for the great review

Got the 18 200 tamron non vc and it works great for family trips to zoo etc.. Stopped.down in good light it's just as sharp as my 2.8 lenses :-) really like this one though.. Great video

Thank you for this great review 💕

Hi Toby, I have enjoyed and gained much from your reviews. Thank you for the effort. Will you be reviewing the Tamron 28-300mm PZD in the near future which came out recently together with the 16-300mm?

Great review. The features are quite compelling for certain situations-- like a family vacation-- where making minor sacrifices in image quality would be hardly noticeable.

"Tamron 16-300 Review with Samples" nice review Toby ! very convienient lens. but i will go on switching lenses in hope of the better image quality ;) best regards from cologne, andy

You had mentioned that I should check out the Tamron 150mm to 600mm. I would be extremely interested to see a review on it and if you could do a comparison between it and the Canon 100mm to 400mm lens. Nice review of the 16mm to 300mm Tamron!

Toby...Great informative review. One question please. How would the vc on this lens cope with panning? I do quite a bit of airshow stuff and like the idea of not changing lenses but just wonder how the vc will work on panning. Thanks for a great review.

Thank you for this review, I was debating between this lens and the 1000 dollar Nikon 18-300 3.5-5.6.

this was very informational to a p-taker like me (basic), good job, thx

Thanks. You do a really good job on your review!

Thanks for this review Toby, very interesting to compare image quality side by side! In you opinion, what about the difference between Tamron 70-300 Di VC USD level of details and this 16-300? (even if the range is totally different)

Brilliant review. Very honest and detailed. I have individual lenses that cover that range but was looking for a super zoom that I can use for traveling. Less weight in the backpack and no more swapping lenses :-) The lens looks great, I'm getting one. Thanks for the review you did your job well.

I liked the in depth comparisons.

Thanks for the video..good and informative

Very informative video. I had The Tamron 16-300 when I owned my 70D but sold my 70D and purchased the 80D when it came out and found the Tamron 16-300 was not able to do some of the features of the 80D that it did with the 70D (particularly in live view) so I sold it too. Now, several months later there has been no new 16-300 but I assume the old 16-300 has been updated to cover live view features of the 80D. Is that a good assumption since I would like to purchase another Tamron 16-300 since I found it very useful. Maybe a Sigma 18-300 since the Sigma is upgradable via the web.

Very good review, thanks !

Nice work!

Have you done any reviews of the Canon L zoom lenses? I have the 70-200 L f4 but am needing a little more reach and image quality is important to me.

Great review! I was at that KKK Rally in Anaheim a few weeks back taking photos and realized afterwards that I NEED something with range! I don't shoot professionally (yet?) but I had an 18-55mm and a 55-200mm and in such a chaotic environment, changing lenses was indeed a hassle. I just bought this lens yesterday because I've heard some great things about. I'm not too worried for the Chromatic Aberration (though now I know what that is! I took a picture of the moon at 300mm and noticed some random odd coloring at the edge of the moon). I can't wait to experiment more with this lens!

nice review,thanks

I own this lens and use it on my D800, nice lense btw and enjoy using it, but it is a DX lens which yes drops the megapixel count (halves it) on the D800 and but still great pictures and 300 becomes 450 (1.5x crop). I did notice the last few moments of your video you say the first shot is 16 and last is 300 but on your lightroom it said 251??

great review..thanks. I have a question to ask that I have 55-250 mm kit lens. Will it be wise and helpful if I buy tamron 70-300 mm? Will the extra focal length really give any extra advantage? I have canon 1200D..thanks

thanks , for your nice video i think i'll buy this one or 18-270 is also good instead of buying 18-55 and 70-300 , switching lenses and having them all the time with us , is really something that most of don't like and especially people who love to travel , and we really need it when we are out as a best walking lens i think this one is good to capture all good moments with pictures that we should talk without switching pictures one last thing , in the video last minute when you zoomed on the rocks the zoom range was only 251mm , best regards

Thanks for the review. I have tried two copies of the 16-300 Tamron. Both have shown inconsistent sharpness at the wider focal lengths, even at f8. I say inconsistent in that one corner can be good and another very poor and far worse than shown on your video. One copy was poor on the top left and the other poor on at top right! Did you check all corners in your reviews? I was wondering whether it is the sort of compromise one would have to expect or whether worth sending the lens off to be checked/calibrated. Any views? Thahks again.

Hello, Your video helped me a lot, I was not sure which brand to buy. Just wondering if this lens (Tamron) is compatible with canon EOS T6i? It will work on live view, video etc? Thank you

The canon 15-85mm is wider but obviously not as long. I currently have the 15-85mm as my travel lens and wondering if I should replace it with this Tamron 16-300. Thoughts?

Im choosing between this one and nikon 18-300 mm f3.5-6.3 , which one would you recommend

I have the Tamron 18-270. Is it worth upgrading this to the Tamron 16-300? How does the performance compare over the common focal range?

Looks like a terrific travel lens

Very interesting. Thanks

I would like to buy the 70d and I am thinking about this 2 option as lenses: 18-135 and 55-250 stms or this tamron What do you think is best? Does the tamron compete with the canon in the long end? Thanks a lot. I am really posting this comment as I see in your video a lot of passion and skills

which lens is sharper and better : tamron 16-300mm or canon 18-200mm?

The "portrait at 300mm f/7.1" picture you took, how long were you from the camera?

I wanted to ask, I want to choose a lens on the Nikon system! What advice of two lenses Nikon 18-200mm and this Tamron 16-300mm? Which lens is better optical performance and picture quality? Thanks

Is the Tamron compatible with the T6s in video mode? Mine does not work, so wanted to know if it is compatible. Thanks for the review!

Informative video, Toby, nice job. One thing that people might want to consider before buying this, if they like the more telephoto ranges is that the Tamron 70-300mm WITH VC is full-frame too, whereas I don't think this lens is (but I don't know for sure). The old 70-300 without VC is APS-C only, but the newer one is made to cover a full frame sensor, which is nice if people upgrade to full frame in the future. I also have a question, what's the add-on at the top of your menubar (on your computer) which tells you the temperature of your processor? I've been looking for an addon like that, but haven't been able to find one which also had temperature. I've been using menu meters since os x 10.1 or so and it's a nice addon, you can change the colors, but it doesn't do temp.

Great video. How would you compare this new lens with its predecessor Tamron 18-270 lens (model B008)?

Friend, what is the software that you are using? Looks great.

Hi, I'm using canon 700d , which lens better for my camra ? Tamron 16-300mm or 70-300mm ? I need the sharper lens in 300mm , I'm shot birds

dear toby, i own a nikon d7000 and i am looking to buy a 70-300 lens. but i am confused between tamron 70-300vc or nikon 70-300vr2. i read alot of reviews. some say tamron is sharper n others state the same for nikon. i want to shoot birds and wildlife. kindly advise as there is on $60 difference between the two in my region, india!

which lens is better: tamron 16-300mm or canon 18-200mm?

thanks for yr video, what about sharpness with this lens rather than a canon lens such as 24-70 or 105? also, why with all these advantages, some sources like DXOmark gives it score close to poor on 70d (16 out of 50)?!

Hello! I am a follower of your channel on youtube. Congratulations, you make a very good job! I've seen what you did revies two lenses and would give me your opinion, or recommendation to choose one. I'm torn between: Tamnron 16-300mm F / 3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD and Tamron AF 18-270mm F / 3.5 Di II VC PZD -6.3 Basically I want a lens that is versatile for landscapes, some portrait, make a few shots, some macros. I am asking the opinion because the 16-300mm costs here in Portugal or imported around 400 pounds or more, while the 18-270 is not such a new model and costs here around 200 pounds. My doubt is whether the difference really pays to buy the 16-300 relative to each other. From what I saw in your these two videos were the ones that made up for me more for a Canon 18-135mm STM. I have a Canon 700D and am beginning in the world of photography. If you want to take a look at my work in the event of help you advise me, is the will. www.flickr.com/photos/ricardoespires/sets You'd be a very valuable help. Thank U. Best regards, Ricardo Pires.

what lens is sharper. Tamron 28-300 or Tamron 16-300?

Hi, sorry for this question but I'm new and don't know nothing about photographic. I ordered my first DSLR and I'm searching for I good program, what you use? Is this photoshop? Thanks you for answer. Greetings

Thank you, I really need it now, as of today my dog eat my 250 zoom. lol.

Does it make sense if u already have 18-135 and 55-250?? I need to have one more lense, should that just be the all rounder 70-200 f2.8

PhotoRec Toby A question that you may or may not have an answer to... I recently purchased the 28-300 FX version... and at 300mm there is SIGNIFICANT focus breathing... so much so, that when compared to my 70-300 Nikon VR, within 10m, the Tamron at 300mm is the equivalent to 200mm on the Nikon. And even out at 30m+ focal distance, there is quite significant focus breathing at 300mm on the tamron. Did you notice any significant focus breathing on this 16-300 DX version? I own both a Nikon D7100 and a full frame D700, which has a DX crop mode. So was thinking of instead getting this 16-300 and using it in DX crop mode when needed, or exclusively on the D7100... But wanted an opinion from someone regarding it's focus breathing at longer focal lengths, specifically all the way at 300mm. And if you ever do any review of the 28-300, it is definitely something to note and compare. I have some sample side by side images if you are interested in that as well. Thanks -Todd

Will the Tamron 16-300mm lens be compatible with the Nikon D5200?

It would be interesting to compare with tamron 18 400

Hello! I could say I'm your fan! I broke my kit lens so I've spent like 50+ hours over the past 3 months reading and watching reviews about some lenses and I've found yours always to be the best ones! So I hope you could help me in this one! I'm a student from Mexico, the minimum salary is about almost 4 dolars per day, so you can imagine how expensive is to buy for us even the cheapest lens. I'm can't decide between the Tamron 16-300 or the Sigma 18-200 C. Here, the Tamron is exactly twice the price of the Sigma, so thats a big advantage for the 18-200 so far, but I find the fact that the Tamron gives me 16mm extremely helpful! Also the 300mm instead of just 200mm is better. But, it seems that Sigma offers much better quality, so if you were in my situation, which one would you choose? Thank you so much for your amazing helpful reviews!

Is the autofocus silent for video purposes ? Thanks.

Great review! Is the lens "usable" in low light / existing light situations? Thank you.

Just getting back into photos / cameras I bought a Canon kit 4Ti with the two kit lens. I need on good lens. Will this work on the Canon ?

Copyright and creator in your photos differ (Gelson vs. Gelston). Typo? ;-)

Hi, great videos! I am considering this Tamron lens or the Canon 55-250 STM. What would you recommend? Mostly shooting landscape and planes.. autofocus speed is good enough on both?

I love the Tamron 16-300mm because it can serve all purposes for amateur photographers who are interested posting their photos on social networks. The lens has many issues though. Super zoom above 10X are inherently inferior. At nearly 19X the problems of the 16-300mm are unavoidable. Some of them can be corrected and some others aren't so important. The strong geometric distortion, chromatic aberration, vigneting and low contrast can be easily corrected digitally. The flaring is better to be avoided. The very soft corners even at close apertures is a serious problem. However the photos on social networks have low resolution and the lack of sharpness isn't so obvious. Digital sharpening can aid too. On the other hand if someone is interested on photographs for social networks why should buy such a big heavy lens and not a smaller lighter super zoom bridge camera? The answer has to do with the image sensor. The APS-C dSLRs cameras have better dynamic range, better auto-exposure, much lower ISO noise and faster and more accurate autofocus than most super zoom bridge cameras. The main problem of this lens is at its shortest focal distance. The 16mm (24mm equivalent) are very helpful with indoor photography but in this lens the combination of wide and super telephoto leads to huge distortion problems. But again distortion and vigneting can be corrected even with the SKRWT app on iPhone. The softness of this lenses is serious in the case of prints. But how many print their photos?

what size lens protector is suitable for this lens ?

I'm going to Mexico in September and looking for that one lens to travel with...seems this is the one, and macro to boot :D

Hi is this full frame lens? Thanks

One more question if you have time. To compare this to full frame focal length would I use the 1.5x multiplier? If so, would this lens be around 24-450mm with a 35mm sensor? I am using a trusty Canon T4i body. Thanks again!

Can i use tamron 16-300 on my nikon d3500

I actually have the 18-270 and I am using it on canon 7 Mark II 1. Would ik obtain better image quality switching to 16 -300 ? 2. Makes the 30 mm more in the tele range a big difference ? great review !

Considering buying this lens. Thanks for the review here and the comparison with Sigma. I do mostly real estate photography but I serve in the photography dept at my church also. I am interested in your opinion as to whether getting this lens makes sense versus the sigma 70-200 2.8 that I currently use with my Canon 5D Mark IV. I cannot tell you the size of our sanctuary but I want to get just a little closer shots but still blur out that gallery back wall some. Can I send you a few photos to give you an idea and get your opinion please? Thank you so much!!!

Good looking lens. I wish it had a wider aperture though. Maybe I am asking too much.

Hi, I have the Nikon D5600 with 3 lenses: Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 and the OLD Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 (no VC). I want to replace the last two lenses (I'm definitely keeping the prime one :)) with the Tamron 16-300 for the sake of flexibility/less weight. What are your thoughts on that?

Do you think i'd be better off just getting the sigma 17-70 Contemporary & nikkor 55-300 duo instead of this lens?

Do you have anything (video or blog post) about speedlites for canon t5i

how good is it for video on a 70d ???

What camera is used in this test?

Toby, in your opinion, what is the most affordable zoom lense with widest aperture (as always, Canon EOS, crop sensor)?

would you recommend the combination of Nikon D3300+Tamron 16-300mm for a beginner? I'm interested in traveling photography,i mean city shots, historical buildings, architecture, landscapes and also i'm interested in human body and face (kind of paparazzi, model photography). so i searched a lot and came along with this option, of course with this budget.

I've been shooting my kids' outdoor swim meets with my D5200 and 55-300 Nikkor AF-S 4.5-5.6 lens. It's great for closeups of the swimmers from halfway across the pool and I'm getting great detail on the water splashes, but I'm frustrated trying to capture a group of kids requires me to step back about 15 feet. Any thoughts on the 18-300 for this use? Since the Nikkor is already a pretty big zoom range and a pretty slow lens, I'm assuming image quality won't be all that different. Thanks, Gary

Very sharp.

Now for the Magic Lantern..Yea?

I think I stick with my 18-270, which have about the same image quality.

can I ask have you ever put the Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO Lens on to a full frame camera ?

is it for crop sensors?

hi I am having Nikon D610 dose it fit to my camera , how about photos and videos and quality

Hi, I have read all the information about Tamron 16-300mm, actually I just looking for all around lens, my camera is Canon 70D, the lens I have now is canon 50mm f/1.4, canon 18-200mm F/3.5, and last but not least is Canon 18-135mm F/3.5 IS STM. But I still need another lens who can provide longest tele all around and cheap... your advise is needed... Thank you.

What is sharper this or the Tamron 70-300 SP Di II USD VC?

There is no convenience in slow glas.