I'm surprised nobody has posted a review of this lens after more than 12 months of being listed, so I thought I'd go first. I purchased this lens, after reading many reviews and looking and hundreds of sample images, to replace my Tamron 18-270mm VC (which was a very disappointing lens in my...

Good performance for a lens of this massive zoom range

Quality control a bit questionable

Nice lens. Seems well put together. NO LENS CREEP. That is a big plus. Is the lens perfect No. There's a little chromatic aberration, but that is fixable in software. Most of the issues are on the long end of the zoom. It's still a good, convenient lens with an impressive range. For me ...

For travel all-in-one it is not bad choise!

Universal, Fast drive, manual focus correction; Low dust vacuum :) Low sesor-dust displaying (even on F16), macro ability...

Strong, strange-shape geometrical abberation at wide angle; Strong vignetting at wide angle; No stabilization in Sony version..; Large and unpredictable glare when shooting against the sun or strong light..; Shift focus when zoomnig; I.e; you must focus, zoom, and refocus again//

Before I start I must make the point that none of the images I have taken, when viewed at full width on a 1920x1080 monitor are by any means unacceptable. The quality does, however, deteriorate when viewed at 1:1 under certain conditions as I have tried to explain below.

Great Features; Lightweight; Simple Controls

Focus Shift; Soft Mid-range Zoom

Of the numerous incarnations of Tamron's famous superzoom concept that we've seen over the last couple of decades, the latest 16-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro looks like one of the bigger steps forward.

Tremendous all-in-one versatility; Class leading 18.8x zoom ratio; 24mm equivalent wide-angle; Sharp at shorter focal lengths; Swift and quiet PZD autofocus; Effective VC image stabilization; Handy close focusing capability; Improved; weather-resistant build; Compact and light; considering the focal...

Reduced sharpness at longer focal lengths; especially at the edges; Slow maximum apertures; Autofocus less reliable towards long end of the zoom; Plentiful chromatic aberration; prodigious at 200-300mm; Strong distortion throughout; both barrel and pincushion; 'Focus breathing' reduces focal length...

Tremendous all-in-one versatility; Class leading 18.8x zoom ratio; 24mm equivalent wide-angle; Sharp at shorter focal lengths; Swift and quiet PZD autofocus; Effective VC image stabilization; Handy close focusing capability; Improved, weather-resistant build ; Compact and light, considering the focal length range;

Reduced sharpness at longer focal lengths, especially at the edges; Slow maximum apertures; Autofocus less reliable towards long end of the zoom; Plentiful chromatic aberration, prodigious at 200-300mm; Strong distortion throughout, both barrel and pincushion; 'Focus breathing' reduces focal length at close range;

This lens will replace your 18-55 and 55-200mm making your travel kit smaller. It is an APS-C (Crop-sensor) lens that gives you an effective zoom of 24mm - 450mm making it a very versatile lens.

I have replaced Nikon 18-105mm and 70-300mm lens with this one. So far I am getting amazing result. The lens is quite durable and robust. Usage is quite smooth though initial few days the rings were bit tight, I think which is normal. Highly recommended.

Perfect for all around uses.

Compact; High quality images; Versatile

a bit heavy

I have only used it once so far at a cross country off road motorcycle race and it performed better than expected. I bought this to replace my first version 18-200 Nikon. I wasn't expecting it to focus as fast as the Nikon (expecting to miss a lot of shots), but it wasn't far off.

Great image quality Faster than expected

Not as fast as focusing as Nikon (but not slow)