{"id":122,"date":"2007-05-31T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masterchong.com\/mig\/lens-test-tamron-18-250mm-f35-63-di-ii-macro\/"},"modified":"2014-07-18T16:37:15","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T08:37:15","slug":"lens-test-tamron-18-250mm-f35-63-di-ii-macro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/lens-test-tamron-18-250mm-f35-63-di-ii-macro\/","title":{"rendered":"Lens Test: Tamron 18-250mm f\/3.5-6.3 Di II Macro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While you were out, the digital-only superzoom got more super. Tamron, originator of the superzoom lens more than a decade ago, ups the ante with its new 18-250mm f\/3.5-6.3 optic &#8212; boasting the industry&#8217;s broadest zoom range, at nearly 14X (13.9X). A 28-388mm equivalent, it adds 50mm to the tele end and does so at no cost of weight, dimension, or optical performance over Tamron&#8217;s 18-200mm f\/3.5-6.3 lens (which remains in Tamron&#8217;s catalog). Only the price is higher: at $499 (street), vs. $390 for the shorter lens.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22507\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22507\" class=\"wp-image-22507 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/tamron-18-250mm1.jpg?resize=300%2C412\" alt=\"Lens Test: Tamron 18-250mm f\/3.5-6.3 Di II Macro\" width=\"300\" height=\"412\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lens Test: Tamron 18-250mm f\/3.5-6.3 Di II Macro<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn impressive optical achievement, the industry&#8217;s first 13.9X digital-only zoom hits a trifecta by expanding zoom range, utility, and optical performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specifications<\/strong><br \/>\n18-250mm (18.52-238.11mm tested), f\/3.5- 6.3 (f\/3.26-6.86 tested), 16 elements in 14 groups. Focusing turns 55 degrees counterclockwise. Zoom ring turns 80 degrees counterclockwise. Focal lengths marked at 18-, 35-, 50-, 70-, 100-, 200-, and 250mm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Diagonal view angle: 75-6 degrees.<br \/>\n\u2022 Weight: 0.99 lb.<br \/>\n\u2022 Filter size: 62mm.<br \/>\n\u2022 Mounts: Canon AF, Nikon AF, Pentax AF, Samsung AF, Sony AF.<br \/>\n\u2022 Included: Lenshood.<br \/>\n\u2022 Street price: $499.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?s=int&amp;q=Tamron+18-250mm&amp;m=text\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr Tamron 18-250mm f\/3.5-6.3 Di II Macro Sample Photo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While you were out, the digital-only superzoom got more super. Tamron, originator of the superzoom lens more than a decade ago, ups the ante with its new 18-250mm f\/3.5-6.3 optic &#8212; boasting the industry&#8217;s broadest zoom range, at nearly 14X (13.9X). A 28-388mm equivalent, it adds 50mm to the tele end and does so at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,2146,22],"tags":[3478],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aps-c","category-tamron-manufacturer","category-telephoto","tag-tamron-18-250mm"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/tamron-18-250mm1.jpg?fit=300%2C412&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22508,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions\/22508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}