Tamron SP 150–600mm f/5–6.3 Di VC USD A011

Works As Expected, Worth The Money Although I understand the meaning of the word "Refurbished" and the original product that has been refurbished can be a store display model, a returned model, an open box etc. The company doing the refurbishing is suppose to return the product to as new quality as when it left the factory. So it should look and perform like a product off the factory floor. YOU STILL WONDER, about the quality of work the refurbishing company can provide. I took a chance and VERY HAPPY with the results. I've done a lot of research online comparing this lens with the Sigma equivalent. Because my past experiences with Sigma have never lived up to my past experiences with Tamron lenses, I went with the Tamron. The amount of research I did also created questions as far as if this lens is capable of producing sharp images when shooting "Birds In Flight". Shooting static objects and getting sharp images in not the same as shooting a moving object and when it comes to moving birds, there's a whole lot going on with flight pattern, wing movement, head movement, backgrounds, foregrounds etc to get all in focus! I have been more than plesanty surprised by the quality of images this lens has delivered so far. Every day, with more practice and more experience with using this lens, the images are still continuing to improve! I had been shooting bird photos using an older Tokina 400mm f5.6 close focus prime lens, and have been very happy with the results from that. Wanting the extra 200mm of reach I decided to give this lens a shot and I am SO HAPPY I did! The images from this lens blows those taken with the Tokina out of the water! Clarity, sharpness, contrast, speed of focus, depth of field, all the checkmarks are in the Tamron's boxes. I'm sure there are better lenses and lenses that would be as big of an improvement over this Tamron as it's been over the Tokina. HOWEVER I don't have $12,000 PLUS to spend on those lenses! This is my most expensive lens to day, and it's been worth every penny plus I spent on it. Read full review

really great lens! MAYBE THE BEST ZOOM TELE AVAILIBLE! purchased to use for travel/wildlife/action/sports photography I have lugged around prime super tele lenses and zoom lenses like the 100-400mm 35-350mm, 100-300, 75-300 and others.... yup the super telephoto L lenses are pretty amazing, but could be back breaking after hours of hand holding and sure draws attention when walking around with one :/ so to avoid the pestering people asking me about my lens and camera I decided to get a 150-600 tamron, I was worried the IQ and performance would not suffice and I would be very disappointed, but nope, it turns out I am so thrilled with this lens. it is very sharp throughout, No not as sharp as a $10k lens but sure is sharp! the lens focuses fast! I used it with a 7d2 1d2 1ds2 and a SL1 to shoot BIF, action sports and other events, I have captured some great images! If you need a lens with reach and don't want to carry a giant 600mm f4 L lens than I think this is the lens for you! also it is nice having the zoom range instead of switching out lenses... great buy! I highly recommend this lens to anyone! Read full review

Spendy, but worth it We were going on vacation to South Africa and I wanted a high-quality, long lens for the game drives, but didn't want to spend a small fortune on glass. After research it came to a toss up between the Sigma and Tamron 150-600mm. After viewing photos from both lenses I liked the ones from the Tamron better and decided to buy a used one in good condition. This lens did not disappoint and can lift your photography from good to professional. It's tack sharp, auto focuses in a snap and solidly built. Both the focusing and zoom rings have the right amount of smoothness vs. drag. It is heavy, so if you're not using a tripod it will give your arm a workout! To get the best results this lens should be mated with a full-frame camera (I used it with a Canon 5D3).