Tamron 55 - 200 / 4,0 - 5,6 DI II LD Macro

95% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

87% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Great sharpness at 55mm, Low falloff, Lightweight, Compact, Very inexpensive

CA at 200m and maximum aperture, Needs stopping down for best results, Narrow, undamped manual focus ring.

good resolution in the frame centre, especially at 55 mm ; practically no distortion at 55 mm ; negligible astigmatism ; imperceptible vignetting on stopping down the aperture by one stop ; good f/4.0 fastness, kept up to 135 mm focal length ;...

noticeable chromatic aberration, especially at 200 mm ; visible coma ; susceptibility to inner flares at all focal lengths ; slow and noisy autofocus

Excellent image quality at shorter focal lengths

Minute manual focusing ring

The Tamron excels at wide apertures and short-to-medium focal lengths but is numerically weaker at the 200mm setting. Overall this is a very competent and good-looking lens that should appeal to everyone other than photographers for whom a practical...

Macro throughout, image quality

Small manual focusing ring

Really a budget or starter lens, reasonably priced, but lacking the fast maximum aperture and expensive glass of more professional lenses

Amazing optical quality for a budget lens; Price makes excellent value for money; Hood included

AF is a little slow and noisy

Not the lightest in class and not the best build quality in class (but not the worst either), this offering from Tamron is certainly one of the cheapest in class and optically the best performer by a long way. The trend with this type of lens to rely...

Amazing optical quality for a budget lens; Price makes excellent value for money; Hood included

Plastic mount (can wear if much lens changing is practiced); AF is a little slow and noisy

Not the lightest in class and not the best build quality in class (but not the worst either), this offering from Tamron is certainly one of the cheapest in class and optically the best performer by a long way. The trend with this type of lens to rely...

extremely sharp in the center up to 70 mm, very good up to 135 mm, light, decent build quality for the price, included hood, f=4 up to 135 mm is nice

AF noisy and not very fast (but accurate), no IS (cannot be expected at this price), not so hot with noticeable CAs at the long end (like most cheap telezooms)

extremely sharp in the center up to 70 mm, very good up to 135 mm, light, decent build quality for the price, included hood, f=4 up to 135 mm is nice

AF noisy and not very fast (but accurate), no IS (cannot be expected at this price), not so hot with noticeable CAs at the long end (like most cheap telezooms)