Introduction

The Tamron 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD is an ultra-wide-angle to telephoto zoom lens designed for APS-C crop sensor DSLRs. Boasting a 35mm focal range of 28.8-640mm and features such as a new HLD (High/Low torque-modulated Drive) focus motor for fast and quiet AF operation, full-time Manual Focus override, Tamron’s exclusive VC (Vibration Compensation) technology to combat motion blur (which corrects for up to 2.5 stops of camera shake), moisture resistant construction, and a 45cm minimum focus distance and a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:2.9. The Tamron 16-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD costs £529 / $649 and is available in Canon and Nikon fit.

Ease of Use

The Tamron 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD is fairly light considering the massive 22x zoom range on offer, weighing in at 710g. It certainly doesn’t feel too weighty in the hand and proved to be well balanced on the Canon EOS 80D that we tested it with. The lens extends by an extra 10.5cm when fully zoomed out to 400mm, though, which does make it quite conspicuous.
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