Tamron's AF18-200mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di-II LD IF was announced in February 2005 as an all-round 11.1x zoom lens. Featuring coverage from wide-angle to decent telephoto, it's ideal for a wide variety of situations – and for some photographers be the only lens they'll ever need.

Highly versatile 11.1x zoom range; Great value; Relatively small and light - great travel lens; Polariser-friendly internal focusing

Sigma version very similar; Pricier Nikkor version has anti-shake; Pricier Nikkor version is optically faster; Pricier Nikkor version has better build quality

A full Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II Lens review is not likely, but please enjoy the standardized results and other information. Pictured below from left to right (ordered by extended size with lens hoods) are the: 1. Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Kit Lens 2.

As a enthusiastic amateur photographer I wanted something else than my normal compact camera. I wanted some dimension. I've always had an eye on SLR...

Tamron's AF18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 lens is part of their digitally integrated (Di II) lens series that's designed for digital SLRs and is not recommended for use with cameras having image sensors larger than 24x16mm, or 35mm film cameras.

well,i will keep mine

versatile,nice holidaylens,ideal for beginners

not a prime lens,not very good in low light

Tamron is probably most renowned for its history of extreme range zoom lenses starting with the 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 more than a decade ago. The idea went through various evolutionary steps till it finally reached its current incarnation - the Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) XR...

Tamron's latest long-range zoom lens, the AF18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro, extends the range of the zoom at the wide-angle end of the spectrum and covers a popular range of focal lengths for amateur photographers.

good for basic and walkaround lens. Used outdoor in daylight, this lens performs well. It gives decent sharpness & color renderings. Use in lowlights/indoor.. this lens will hunt for focus like crazy. It won't be pretty usable in lowlights due its slow aperture (f/6.3) and lack of VC.

versatile; price

slow AF; lens creep; f/6.3; soft tele-end

this was a great bargin. slightly used, but looks brand new and came with uv filter and lens pouch. Works as advertized with my Nikon D3100. Best versital lens at half the price of a Nikon.

Also, Newegg did not have the filters needed for this lens which is an odd 62mm. Had to find those at that other website that sounds like a river. Another small gripe is that they offered free freight on this lens as well as free freight on a new SDHC memory card, but when I added both to my cart,...

Just mounted this lens last night after my UV filters came in the mail; Newegg once again, came through with quick shipping, great price, AND they are the only vendor online that had the Tamron mail in rebate advertised (that I saw anyway)

AF motor is slightly louder than the Nikon factory lenses as well as a bit slower to auto-focus