Hi OzBers
Looking at a new lens, the Tamron 18-200mm VC for my Nikon D3300 bargain from late last year.
When I bought the camera I sold off the kit lens, and bought the 50mm 1.8 from another ozbargain deal. I have been loving the camera just walking around with the 50mm but with some travels planned, I want a more all round lens than a portrait lens.
The Tamron 18-200mm VC covers the zoom range I'd like, has a good price and with the new VC model, apparently has decent image quality if reviews online are anything to go by.
However when I do some comparisons in DXO Mark, it doesn't get great scores.
In comparison to the 50mm it's way off (not that surprising), but even compared to my old 17-50mm Tamron 2.8 it's pretty ordinary.
Should I be worried about these scores and discard the 18-200mm lens as an option?
Any other recommendations, bearing in mind I can pick it up new for around $250?
Thanks heaps.
DxOMark Scores are focused more around sharpness than other measures. You'll find that no zooms score well when compared to fixed focal length lens.
For travel a longer zoom lens is what you need; given you have a budget body, I wouldn't be fussed about the DxOMark Scores as much as other general reviews.