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What is a likely cause of this glow in my photos?
You appear to be using your lens (100-400/5-6.3) with the aperture wide open. I would expect the glow in your photos to be significantly reduced or absent stopped down to about F8.
Many lenses "glow"...
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Why won't a Tamron AF LD 200-400mm f5.6 model 75DN autofocus on Nikon D3300?
The D7100 body that this lens works with has a focus motor built into the body that connects to a mechanical coupling on Nikkor AF lenses and third party equivalents to move the focus elements in the ...
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What is a likely cause of this glow in my photos?
The fact you're seeing this with two very different bodies suggests to me it's in the lens. Long zooms tend to have a bunch of elements (anywhere from a dozen to twenty, in my experience). No lens ...
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What are these disks in my photo taken with the Tamron 10-24 lens?
They're internal reflections of a bright light source inside the lens; from their position and the lighting on the trees, I'm going to guess there was some street lighting somewhere just out of the ...
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How to know whether a Tamron lens is compatible with Canon EOS 60D?
A Tamron lens is my preferred option as I used to have one for my old Minolta when I used 35mm film.
That's all well and good; I'm sure Tamron appreciates your brand loyalty. That being said, there ...
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Why am I sometimes having "doubled image" and soft photos with my Tamron 100-400mm
I seem have found the culprit, my single coated 67mm Hama UV filter.
I put it on as some point between these two pictures and didn't think it could be the cause because I have never had issues with ...
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How to know whether a Tamron lens is compatible with Canon EOS 60D?
TL/DR: You want to look for "for Canon" in the description; and stick with Di and Di II lenses and stay away from Di III.
The easiest way to make sure a Sigma/Tamron/Tokina or other 3rd-party lens ...
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Why am I sometimes having "doubled image" and soft photos with my Tamron 100-400mm
As you have found out, filters can cause issues.
Every time light hits a reflective/transparent surface some light is refracted through the surface and some light is reflected off of the surface. The ...
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Are third-party lenses compatible with Dual Pixel Autofocus (DPAF) on a Canon 80D?
Yes, assuming:
The third party lens is an autofocus lens.
The third party lens is compatible with the Canon EF mount.
The third party lens is compatible with the 80D with regards to any type of ...
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Where is the serial number on a Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (A022)?
Well, shoot. It's stamped right on the zoom ring, in line with the focal length index, very tiny.
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Canon or Tamron 70-200mm F2.8
The only really answerable question in the format we have here is, "How do I compare similar lenses to decide which is best for me?
Let's look at the three lenses in question:
The Canon EF 70-200mm ...
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Tamron lens causing errors at extreme focal lengths
This was going to be a comment.
As the lens is extended, the "lever arm" gets longer. Maybe the rear lens flange is a bit loose and is creating a gap at the longer focal length leading to ...
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Tamron lens causing errors at extreme focal lengths
My guess is that some electrical connection inside the lens looses contact in some mechanical situations, maybe getting stretched when going beyond 200mm focal length.
The over-exposure might come ...
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Camera auto-focus issues with Tamron 150-600mm
If not then first I need to invest in a used D850, which is also
available before buying this lens.
Equipment wise, the camera is not the weak link here, the lens is. Yes, the D850 will focus ...
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Nikon D500 + Tamron 18-400 or Sony RX100 m6
I really love my Tokina 11-16
Rule #1 to being happy on location: Don't leave the lens you love at home.
I'm very much surprised with this perception of <'caveman voice'>urgh. change lens bad. ...
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Can Pentax and Canon mounts on Tamron lenses be swapped?
If your lenses are older Tamron Adaptall style lenses, then yes, you can remove the Canon FD ring and replace it with the Pentax K-mount ring and use the lens with pentax cameras.
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Is Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD better than Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300 mm 1:4,5-5,6G ED VR?
A lens, or camera, or any other tool, is only as good as the hands it is in. If you can't tell the difference between the photos you took with either lens then there is no difference between the ...
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Image quality of Tamron 16–300mm vs Nikon 18–55mm and 55–300mm lenses
After reading various reviews, you've probably noticed that the general consensus is:
Super-zoom lenses compromise on image quality for increased Zoom Range. They typically have reduced Max Aperture, ...
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My Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 jumps to f/6.7 beyond 360mm
Fascinating! Your camera is reporting f-numbers not only in 1/2 and 1/3 stop increments, but is also using f/5.3 and f/6, which are both about halfway between two values on the 1/3 stop scale. It is ...
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How to get more pin sharp shots with a lens known for inaccurate autofocus?
How get more pin sharp shots with a lens known for inaccurate autofocus?
The obvious solution, as you have already discovered, is careful manual focusing.
Before you abandon autofocus for manual ...
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What kind of results can i expect with a Canon EOS 500D with Tamron 90mm Macro?
From your comments:
the colours aren't as bright
Colours from cameras are almost entirely down to how the image is processed. The default settings for compact cameras and (particularly) mobile ...
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Darktable doesn't recognize tamron 18-270mm lens
Lensfun does not offer calibrations for a particular lens model that were done with a too small sensor. In your case, the calibration was made with a Canon, and you use a Nikon. Canon's APS-C is ...
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What settings should I use for a Tamron manual focus lens on a Nikon DSLR?
The camera supports the following modes, like it does with any other lens type G or D AF NIKKOR1
Focus:
AF (Auto Focus) NO
Manual Focus (with electronic focus confirmation) Yes
MF (Manual Focus) ...
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What settings should I use for a Tamron manual focus lens on a Nikon DSLR?
If the lens does not have full manual controls and is incompatible with the body, there is likely no way to use the lens with full functionality. If the lens can be controlled manually, you may be ...
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How to know whether a Tamron lens is compatible with Canon EOS 60D?
There is no autofocus motor in the 60D, the autofocus motor is always in the lenses.
Your 60D works with lenses designed for the EF or EF-S mounts(*), and lens that work on the 60D will always state ...
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Can Pentax and Canon mounts on Tamron lenses be swapped?
Without knowing what specific lenses you have, it's impossible to answer definitively.
There are Tamron lenses with "universal mounts" that can be swapped. These include T-mount and Adaptall mounts.
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How do the Tamron and Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 lenses compare for photographing high school sports?
I'd used a Sigma 70-200 f2.8 for Nikon in the past (I think around 2013). I'm not sure if it's the same model as you described, but I can say that it was quite nice. I used it to photograph a ...
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Why is my Tamron 24-70 F2.8 G2 clicking when used in Live View mode?
DSLRs have two modes to operate them:
The classic viewfinder-approach: You set the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO value. The only ways to know if you exposed properly is either the exposure meter - ...
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Tamron 100-400 (Canon EF) sharpness
Now we know that Tamron may have autofocus issues right out of the box, and may require tweaking via the tap-in console...
The-Digital-Picture does their lens tests using careful manual focus, so AF ...
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