Reddit reviews Tamron Auto Focus 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras (Model A14E)

Hey /r/photography!

Well today was a really sad day for me ... By some reason my kit lens Canon 18-55mm auto-focus stopped working. I know this is not any special lens, but is the only carry-around lens that I got. I really like photography but I don't have a lot of money to spend on it, and I already know that if I want to repair it, I will spend a lot. I got this lens with my 450D, like 6y ago.

For now I'm considering all possibilities, since I need one replacement but needs to be cheap and with acceptable quality. I'm thinking of Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR LD Macro.

Any advices? Thanks you.

Nikon D 7000 camera


Lenses

• https://www.amazon.com/Tamron-18-200mm-3-5-6-3-Aspherical-Digital/dp/B0007WK8MQ
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-3-5-5-6G-VR-II-Packaging/dp/B00JGXQHH2
  
  
  Accessories
  
• Charger
  
• One battery pretty old
  
• One ordinary flipkart camera bag

Thanks for the explanation and photozone review website.

Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-AF-18-200mm-Aspherical-Canon/dp/B0007WK8MQ

http://www.dpreview.com/products/tamron/lenses/tamron_18-200_3p5-6p3_di_ii

What's wrong with a kit lens? My 17-55mm f/2.8 is my 'workhorse' on my Nikon, it has the same basic functionality as the 18-55mm that most people walk around with (only differences are the wider maximum aperture, the constant aperture, and the image quality).

Barring that go for an 18-200 or similar lens. Before I upgraded to more quality-focused equipment I was using a 18-200 to take almost every single photo. You can get them anywhere from really cheap to less cheap to not cheap.

28mm is just about equivalent to a 'normal' lens on digital. I would find that incredibly restrictive, even for things like group portraits.

Nope. You can buy Sigma, Tamaron or other 3rd party lens. They can be as good or better than the Canon (non-L series).

Just make sure those have canon body mounts. http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-70-200mm-2-8-Telephoto-Canon/dp/B003HC8V9A/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1372011382&sr=1-1&keywords=sigma+70-200+canon

http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-AF-18-200mm-Aspherical-Canon/dp/B0007WK8MQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1372011405&sr=1-1&keywords=tamaron+canon