Tamron 18-270 examples – Superb St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rome, and Isle of Capri photos by “cubsfan61″, who had this to say about the Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical IF Macro Zoom Lens (Nikon mount) vs the Nikon 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX ED VR Nikkor Wide Angle Telephoto Zoom lens which he also took along with him on the trip:
Switched back and forth from day to day between the Tamron and my Nikon 16-85VR. While the Nikon was a bit sharper, I have to admit it was nice having the amazing range of the Tamron. While the lens is by no means perfect, I think the results were pretty good.