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

used this lens for my vacation in Florida. worked out very well. just wish it was not as expensive as it was. does however beat not having to change lens all the time

Great fun and an excellent travel lens. This lens does everything well, high image quality wide to moderate telephoto range and good close focus. The VC is good, focus speed is good, build quality is fine, zoom ring and focus rings work as they should.

Great zoom range; very good image quality; small size; light weight; good build quality

Resolution at long end of the zoom range; slow maximum aperture

Versatile lens, must say. Picture quality is good too. The best part is that you don't have to change the lens anymore. Amazed to see 16mm covers so much in frame. The macro is very good.

Excellent lense with genuine USA 6 year warranty that was accepted by Tamron for warranty registration. Shipping was prompt but exterior package slightly damaged but interior Tamron box was OK.

I may get time to complete a full Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Lens review at some point in the future, but for now, please enjoy the standard test results available for this lens.

This 1 star is NOT a review of the product itself. This 1 star is because it says that the lens is for Sony Alpha cameras, but they fail to mention that it's not for the mirrorless Sony Alpha cameras, so please do take note of that.

This is a great lens, light weight with stabilizer. My only wish is that they made such a lens for the full frame EOS cameras, particularly a CANON 6D

Got it to replace the earlier 18-270 model. Extra range at both ends is nice, no noticeable sacrifice in quality - if anything it's better throughout the range. Might be a bit smaller and lighter as well. Perfect travel lens.

Expand your options with high-power zooming with a single lens covering 16mm to 300mm plus macro capability. Spanning an ultra-wide spectrum of focal lengths, the all-in one ™ zoom lens is a supremely versatile photographic tool.