Comments on: My Fuji and … the TAMRON 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 DI III-A VC VXD FUJI X-Mount – Finally !/2022/02/25/my-fuji-and-the-tamron-18-300mm-f-3-5-6-3-di-iii-a-vc-vxd-fuji-x-mount-finally/Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:48:13 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: T/2022/02/25/my-fuji-and-the-tamron-18-300mm-f-3-5-6-3-di-iii-a-vc-vxd-fuji-x-mount-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-677Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:48:13 +0000/?p=6856#comment-677In reply to Marc R..

Thanks for the reply Marc!

I ended up getting the Tamron and so far I’m pretty happy with it. I used to carry two different zoom lenses to cover that range – just having it all in one feels like it should be impossible. I haven’t found sharpness to be an issue at all yet. I even did some snowboarding action shots with it. I did find auto-focus would hunt a little at the long end in action, but hand-held I don’t think I could reasonably expect better. Plus I’m still getting used to Fuji.

Thanks for taking a look at my photos. I think it’s been over a decade since I posted anything on that blog. Most of those photos would have been from an old Pentax (K-5 I think) – some may even be from an old film Pentax LX.

Thanks again!

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]]>By: Marc R./2022/02/25/my-fuji-and-the-tamron-18-300mm-f-3-5-6-3-di-iii-a-vc-vxd-fuji-x-mount-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-648Sat, 11 Feb 2023 06:52:36 +0000/?p=6856#comment-648Well Mike, In your first post you wrote if your lens wasn’t too old, it’s actually usually the other way around. An adapter is almost always available for old lenses. The brands themselves don’t make it any easier, because within a brand you still have different mounts – Canon FD, RF, RF-S, EF, EF-S and EF-M.
Your Tamron’s is most likely EF – Viltrox and other brands do have an electronic adapter (Viltrox EF-FX1) but whether it can operate the aperture of that lens remains to be seen. A regular EF adapter is no problem, for example the K&F Concept : https://www.kfconcept.com/KF06.450-manual-lens-adapter-ring-iii-generation-eos-fx.html – but as far as I know it is there is no mechanical adapter with aperture control for Canon EF.
There are adapters with a built-in aperture, but trust me, that won’t work.
My advice – sell it, and invest in another lens.
Do you want to work with manual lenses? look at Olympus OM, Pentax PK or M42 lenses, which are easy to adapt.
If you are looking for something similar to the Tamron for your Fuji, look at the Fuji XF 18-135 or the Tamron FX 18-300.
Good luck Mike !

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]]>By: Mike Layward/2022/02/25/my-fuji-and-the-tamron-18-300mm-f-3-5-6-3-di-iii-a-vc-vxd-fuji-x-mount-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-647Fri, 10 Feb 2023 22:21:05 +0000/?p=6856#comment-647In reply to Marc R..

Dear Marc
Sorry I forgot to say it has come from a canon

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]]>By: Marc R./2022/02/25/my-fuji-and-the-tamron-18-300mm-f-3-5-6-3-di-iii-a-vc-vxd-fuji-x-mount-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-642Fri, 10 Feb 2023 07:41:08 +0000/?p=6856#comment-642In reply to Mike Layward.

hey Mike !
The Tamron 55-200mm DI2 is certainly not old.
But you forgot something:
Which mount it is made for ? because this lens is made for almost all known lens mounts – Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Sony, …
The second problem is that this lens does not have a manual aperture, which is not a big problem in itself, but then you need an adapter with a ring that controls the aperture. And there are, not even so expensive.
Just look this up in Google, then you’ll know what I mean: “Pentax K/M/A/FA/DA Lenses to Fuji X Lens Mount Adapter K&F Concept M35111 Lens Adapter”
Or for Nikon : “AI G AF-S Mount Lens to Fuji FX X-Pro1 XT4 X-M1 X-A1 X-E1 Adapter K&F Concept Camera Lens Adapter Ring”
So : Lens Mount ? + Aperture Ring = solution 🙂
Have a great day Mike !

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]]>By: Mike Layward/2022/02/25/my-fuji-and-the-tamron-18-300mm-f-3-5-6-3-di-iii-a-vc-vxd-fuji-x-mount-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-641Fri, 10 Feb 2023 06:48:31 +0000/?p=6856#comment-641I have been given a tamron Di2 55 to 200 lens but I can’t find a mount for my xt20 body any ideas where I could look or is the lens too old?

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]]>By: Marc R./2022/02/25/my-fuji-and-the-tamron-18-300mm-f-3-5-6-3-di-iii-a-vc-vxd-fuji-x-mount-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-623Tue, 17 Jan 2023 07:08:14 +0000/?p=6856#comment-623In reply to T.

Hello T.
First of all thank you for visiting my humble blog.
I must also say that I no longer use Fujifilm, I switched to Olympus because it better suits my type of photography and needs.
Now as to the sharpness in detail, I can tell you that I had both the Fuji 18-135mm and the 70-300mm. I bought the Tamron 18-300mm because I didn’t want to carry around two lenses, on the one hand to avoid changing lenses, but also for the weight.
Sharpness : the Fuji’s are sharper, not much, but especially towards 18 and 300, in the middle it’s ok.
You get one lens for the price of two, and the comfort of that, but not the quality.
Everyone is different T., if sharpness down to the detail level is of great importance, then you’re better off with the Fuji’s – if you want even more sharpness in detail, switch to prime’s !
Every advantage has its disadvantage, and vice versa 🙂
I visited your website, great photos !!!
Take care,
Marc.

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]]>By: T/2022/02/25/my-fuji-and-the-tamron-18-300mm-f-3-5-6-3-di-iii-a-vc-vxd-fuji-x-mount-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-622Tue, 17 Jan 2023 06:06:01 +0000/?p=6856#comment-622Hi Marc, thanks for writing this article. I’ve been looking for good comparisons between the XF 18-135 and Tamron 18-300. This helps a lot.

I noticed that the last couple of images don’t open up to a wider view like some of the previous images do. Is that something you could fix? I was hoping to see the sharpness in a little more detail. Thanks!

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