If you have a Sony A-Mount camera, these are superb deals. All come with a 2 year warranty. Includes free shipping.
Tamron Sony A-Mount Lens ex Demo: 18-200mm $99.95, 70-300mm $99.95, 18-270mm $199.95 Delivered @ Ted's Cameras
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You have the right one, A-mount is likely to be discontinued in near future.
get the A mount adapter for E, LA-EA2, then u can get excited regardless of A or E…
the Cannon FE to Sony E mount adapters have autofocus issues right? is it the same with the Sony A to E mount adapter? I think I read somewhere that it worked fine but I'm not 100% sure.
The canon to E-mount adapter is a 3rd party thing. The A-mount to E-mount adapter is an official Sony product and performs quite well according to reviews.
As for the lenses, I was thinking of getting one of the Tamrons with a Nikon mount. They didn't have good reviews.
The recently released 18-200mm VC Tamron has much better reviews than its predecessor and isn't much more expensive.
Ha. Me too!
the first two Di II lens are APS-C, only the Tamron AF 70-300mm Di LD is full frame, but $99 isn't really a bargain for ex-demo, seems you can get a new one for less than $150
BTW, you can get a A-mount to E-mount adapter for use these lens on your E-mount camera, but not all the functions will work properly …
Do you have links to the sub $150 lens please?
http://www.topbuy.com.au/catalog/product/view/id/46140?utm_s…
I know this price is not for A-Mount, but it does represent the value of the lens itself
So your original statement is incorrect as you can't actually get one for sub $150.
The cheapest I can find (not counting scam sites like camerasky or valuebasket) for an A mount is around $175 delivered. Seems a bit like you plucked a figure out of the air then found a different version which fit the price you quoted. $75 off for a demo with 2 years warranty from a bricks and mortar store, is pretty reasonable IMHO.
@tightarse: normally the price for the same lens over different mount should be the same, e.g. Nikon vs canon. A mount is not really that popular, that's why not every seller have A mount type available. That why I said, it does represent the value of the lens itself. Anyway, it's all up to you guys, if you think this is a great value, then go for it…
So Best pick for my A6000 if I already have the 16-50 and the 55-210? I'd like to be able not need to swap the lenses over so much when going from wider shots to zoomed shots at the football.
And, as per @bctransit comment, would it be a "bargain"?
Is the 18-200 a reasonable option and a good price for a used lens? Would I get better value from the 18-270?
A6000 is E-Mount, so unless you have an adapter, none of the above will work for you.
Ah, yeah oops. Got a bit excited. My wallet thanks you.
I have the A6000 too, nearly bought a Lens last night, but going to play a bit more first and hope they drop in price a bit. Flyerone I have been going through the same scenario, the 18-105 Lens is an option and there is a larger one up to 200mm, check out the A6000 thread on Whirlpool, lots of advice there from people who have various Lenses. Cheers.
Any bargain deal for A6000? Really wanna get one
http://www.sony.com.au/microsite/summerwithsony/
-$150 (although I feel that the A7 full frame is more value for your money as it'll be more future proof compared to APS-C)
you can get the a6000 for pretty cheap anywhere (usually drop into digidirect (or even Ted's although I feel Ted's are often slightly more expensive) and bargain with them… that's what I did for my A7)
Thanks mate.
Don't bother getting any of these if you intention is to get an adapter to mount on your current APS-C emount body. It will make the camera alot bigger and bulky and there's no IS.
Will they work with my D700?
no
Exactly why I'm not buying any. :-)
No canon love
get extra $10 if you join ClubTeb !!
Need a Tamron 70-200 VC for canon D:
I need one for nikon :P
I had that it's not that good
Argh got so excited when I saw this, thought it works go perfectly with my new d3300. But no :(
It's not bad glass for semi pro camera, I own tamron macro lense which is great on A77, I can post a link of sample image if anyone want, but for professional use I would highly recommend Ziess lenses for Sony A and E mount I use them on A7r2.
If you need it for family/personal use , I would say go for it
no love for Nikon D3300
Can I use these for my Sony A55?
Yes
thanks mate :)
I currently have this one:
Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro LensDo you think it's worth it to buy one of these ex-demos?
Thanks
In my opinion, no.
Id probably pay a bit extra and go for the 18-270. Very nice reviews.
The 18-200 is a bit of a dud apparently.
The 2015 VC release of the 18-200 has gotten much better reviews. Although it's not on sale it is a lens worth considering.
great post, BUT, just be careful of the condition of the lens, ive seen some of Teds in-store demo's, they have taken a beating!
ThanksTA, got the 18-270, reviews say it has better IQ than the 18-200, and is also much quieter, so better for videos. And the Sony SLT's are awesome for video (I have A57 and A65).
Got really excited for a moment, then remembered I have an e-mount camera :(