3 NEW TAMRON LENSES At The ZOO, How'd They Do? (18-400, 100-400, 24-70 G2) 

You can pick one of these three lenses, which one and why???

Dude, you were using three lenses and you didn't say which one you were using for each shot! That was super annoying as I wasn't sure if you were shooting 400 on the long side of 18-400 or 100-400! Should have labeled those shots!

I bought the 24-70 G2 a few months ago. Totally in love with it

18-400 5 minute portrait will be soooooo good

I loved this video! When I saw the gorillas behind glass, I wasn't expecting much but wow! Those were awesome. And the peacock! And the other birds... basically, I just loved your photos in this video. The closest zoo to me is the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, WI (about an hour's drive from where I live). Admission is free and now I want to go to the zoo! (gotta wait for a break in this gross and cold weather though). I have the Tamron 16-300 and I love it. I use that most of the time at the renaissance faire because our faire is extremely dusty and I hate changing lenses (and now I don't have to). If I had to choose one of the lenses you showed off today, I'd go with the 18-400 just because I can imagine the jousting and birds of prey photos I could get with it. Last summer was my first summer using the 16-300 at the faire and our falconer couldn't come to Wisconsin because the husband was having health issues (good news, he's fine and they'll be back this summer!). So I can't wait to take photos of them in action this summer.

Yes I'd love to come!

Always a treat seeing you work.

Wow! That was a cool video Jared. Filming the shot then showing the still photo of the long shot was extremely helpful to know what a photo looks like when it’s processed. Amazing work once again and thanks for the information on the Tamron lenses. I’m saving up for the 18-400 lens and hope to get it before the summer’s ended.

thank you for your help in opening up my world with my camera your video getting out of auto. is a must have to some that love to take photos for enjoying keeping the image. Jared job well done.

Awesome Jared Polin. Next time you make it to the zoo I would definitely like to go shoot with you. Would be great to learn and take notes from you. Thanks

Last time I went to the zoo the chased me down as I was leaving... They thought I was escaping....

So many keepers 👍🏼

I have the 18-400, replaced my 18-200, love it.

I purchased The Tamron 18-400 from Amazon the day they got them in. On my 4year old T3i, It was bad. Would not focus good, and not saying I'm a great photographer but I learned from the best,, You! So I tried everything. Tripod, Bright conditions , Fast shutter, hi, low, and in-between F#s with no real success. I almost gave up on it. Then I had a thought! I had wanted the 80D since it was released but my T3i after over 60k pictures still works great with all my other lenses. Wife and I talked about it and before sending the lens back I bought the 80D and gave it a try with the new lens. The lack of reviews on the lens from being just released , I figured what the heck, I want the 80D no matter what happens. Seemed worth a try. I knew it would be a dark lens and need a lot of light but I had an event to shoot the following week at Bonneville Salt flats where it is very bright and shouldn't be an issue. So, I went for it, hoping I could get the lens to work out for the fast and drastic change in focal length needed to shoot our race truck at this event. It holds the world record for it's class @ 228mph over 5 miles. A highway hauler Frieghtliner. Well it worked!! Lens focused great with the 80D. Shot the event with it and a P3P drone, The Sponsors loved the shots. No, it's not a lens to replace hi quality glass but I am getting much better quality with it then I ever got with kit lenses.

5 min portrait please for the Tamron 18-400. I love to watch your 5 min portrait videos all over again and trying to get all the things that you mentioned in it to capture perfect shots and honestly I have learnt alot. Much Love, G'Bak

This was a great video Mr. Polin. What are the chances of a tutorial on shooting through glass and fences? Have seen others, but would like your spin and insights. You have a true knack for addressing all of your audience no matter where they are on the learning curve.

I think you are the only reviewer that actually is shooting well with that Tamron 18-400mm. I love your photos. You are really good.

Really great photos Jared love the editing and composition!

Very cool video! Very helpful too with the tips

Lions Tigers and Fro oh my...

Those were some beautiful shots.

Those are incredibly sharp!

Love your work Bro!

Glad I found this as I will be going to the Baltimore Zoo which is now known as The Maryland Zoo before I move out of the city. Been wanting to do this for ages and so now I got a chance to see a photo session at a zoo and I like the lenses with the review. Thanks so much for sharing. Have to join you at the Philadelphia Zoo another time...lol. Oh yea, I did subscribed too.

I've bought the 24-70 2.8 G2 for Xmas and it's totally and utterly AMAZING. Sometimes it has a bit of back focus (is it when the focus is behind the subject?), but when the focus is perfect is just wesome. I think I'll fine-tune it and when it'll be 100% accurate it'll be one of the best lens I've ever had. By the way, great job with your videos as usual! Keep up with the excellent job Fro!

24-70 2.8, for when I finally go full frame. Keep it up Fro!! Thanks for all the content!

Amazing pictures!😍👌🏼

Love your zoo outings :-) i would pick the 24-70 for landscape

Great video. I like the format with the Go-Pro while you shoot. Suggestion - caption the equipment being used on each of the photos you show.

I'd be interested in seeing a real world review of the 18-400. One thing I'm interested in is how close you can get at 18mm and still focus, and see how much distortion is present. You are right that this lens could be the only lens you'd have to carry because of the range of this lens. BTW, I loved the close-up shot of the gorilla!

18-400. I like to hike in the mountains so having one lens to do it all would be great

Jared, I'm rocking the Mindshift Photocross 13 which is a sling bag. I absolutely love this thing. You can carry all 3 of those lenses and with the spare little zipper pouches for spare mem cards and batteries, all while never having to set the bag on the ground to change lenses. While it doesn't hold everything... it's an awesome day pack bag without being like a drone bag on your back.

Very good work

Please make a review exclusively on 18-400...I'm looking forward to buying it !

That music was the hot fire today 🔥 😆

Id really like to see a real world review of the 24-70 2.8 G2, i watched your real world review of the 70-200 2.8 G2 and i bougth it and i love it 😍

You’re invited to come to our St.Louis Zoo....free admission and you can get free parking in very close proximity to the zoo. Great video as always!

Thank you for the video. You help me to choose the right always with me lens. After a fire in my apartment, all my cameras and lenses are burned. Now I try to search for new camera, maybe a Nikon D7500 or similar.

I’ve noticed in Fro’s cat shots he’s more observant of cat body language after he adopted Kitty.

Personally, I LOVE the 24-70 G2. Now, admittedly, it's one of my first fast lenses. But it's pretty wonderful... I mean.. if you're not in a zoo. I'm actually putting together a video on it as well. I think I'm most impressed with the VC. I took a 1/13 sec handheld photo and it came out pretty darn sharp. I just love everything about this lens. I also took the 18-400 for a walk at the zoo. I guess it's a natural zoo lens. I thought it was really nice having such a huge range on one lens. And, considering the range, it was nice and relatively sharp. But.. if you go in pixel peeping, it does seem to be a little softer than my kit lenses. Given what it does, that's not a slam on Tamron. I'm absolutely going to end up buying one.. after I get the next thing, which is either the 70-200 G2 or that extender for my 150-600. I have become almost exclusively a Tamron guy. Here's my question to the professional... my overall take on the 18-400 is that it's a great all in one that you could absolutely throw in your bag to go on vacation.. if you weren't the kinda guy who sees every vacation as a photo shoot and packs his entire kit. But... would you consider the 18-400 sharp enough for pro work? It's not a leading question. I seriously don't know and am interested in what you think. Thanks, Chris

Look forwards to the 5min portrait for the 18-400.

Hope you still have that year round ticket. ;-) Currently safing up for a 150-600 g2 Tamron. But after seeing this video, i think i will be going for more of the G2 serries after that.

I'm in Jersey!!! I want to go to the Zoo with you!

Jared, you're the best. Not so great day but awesome shots (as usual). I'd love to get the 18-400! I have the Nikon 18-200 and wonder if you could give your opinion on those two sometime. Thanks! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

You should post you settings along with the final picture when you present them in these videos. Except that, good job!

Would be nice to see ISO settings on for the images. Great shots!

I tryed out the 100-400 at the store a couple days go. It was very surprising to me how stabil i can hold it at the long end even with VC turned off, only because of the weight. :)

Hi Jared, very good video. Do you think the Tamron 18-400 with IS can give me sharp and very good shots at photographing soccer games? I saw one of your videos with the Canon EF 70-300mm L and the shots seemed to be quite good. I have a Canon 200D or SL2 in Chile. Thks for helping me. Rgds. Juan G

Fro is the man. Excited for the reviews and hearing how you like the 100-400 compared to the Sigma. I'm in the market for a 100-400 for Canon APS-C. What would you recommend 700-1k?

This video is awesome. I would take the 18-400. It more convenient for getting shots when I travel. I'm thinking African Safari.

Please do some editing tutorials your style... Its Fantastic

Whenever I visit a large city if there is a zoo I will make sure I go.There is nothing like a captive audience to photograph.

Man we're at Philly Zoo all the time. Want to try that 18-400 there sometime

I'll meet you at the zoo. I'm from west chester let me know when you're ready!

please do a 5 minute portrait on the 18-400!

What bag do you recommend when you need to swap lenses quickly?

Would you pick the 18-400 as an entry level outdoor kids sports lens? I currently use a Nikon 18-140 on a D5500.

The 18-400 for Nikon is really great.

Jared I am sure you know about the very photo-friendly and photo-fantastic Cape May County,Zoo, Cape May, NJ (rated as one of the top 15 zoos in the country, and its free with free parking). A couple of hours drive from the excellent Philly Zoo (the country's first zoo, though Bronx Zoo always disputes this) . Cheers

When you do these reviews are you calibrating the lenses to your cameras? Thank you sir. Keep up the good work.

i like the 18-400mm for putzing around and 100-400mm for the faster focus of farther away moving objects like wild life or reenactments etc. i have ordered a nikon d3300 from ebay and from what little i know the 18-400mm and 100-400mm will work for d3000 and d5000 series cameras. however my mom has a nikon d80 and i was wondering if one of those if not both could work for her without buying a new camera and if you have any suggestions?

5 Min Portrait with the 18-400, please make it happen. I'll wait Jared, I'll wait.

Nice shots! On the Tamron 100-400, what did you think the sweet spot was at the long end? f7.1? f8?

It is relatively unknown that very big apertures make the fences and the dust on the lens to disappear. That optical phenomenon is more apparent with lenses longer that 200mm and with apertures bigger than f/2.8 or with lenses above 50mm and apertures bigger than f/1.4. With wide lenses shorter than 35mm this phenomenon is less obvious.

I have a a6300 an I’m debating on getting the 70-200 f4 or getting the mc11 with the Tamron 100-400. I do yearbook mostly and I’m just struggling between which one to get

coulda sworn Tamron had some new primes coming out this year, cant remember where i heard it from tho. What do ya think Jared

how does the Tamron 100-400 compare to the Sigma 100-400 which you called The BEST "Affordable" Wildlife / Sports lens...

I’ll go with you....lol. I’ve been wanting to take some city shot from the air ballon.

Please do a 5 min portrait with the 18-400. I'm trying to decide between that and the sigma 18-300.

Would love to have the 100-400

Did you add a polarizer when shooting behind glass?

I was at the Cincinnati Zoo today with the Nikon 7200 and a Tamron 18-270. First chance I had to try them out together. Honestly, I was a bit disappointed with the results. The images were sharp in the center but a bit fuzzy at the edges. They were also darker than I thought they would be and lacked the color. Still think it has a lot to do with me than the camera or lens. I have been contemplating the Tamron 28-75 as a cheap alternative to the 24-70 but would love to hear your thoughts on that lens. We also bought a season pass :) but would love to tag along with you at the Philly Zoo.

I want to go to the zoo and get some photos

Good info... Zoos are sad places...

100-400 for sure. Am curious to know what thought process determined what would be B&W. Gorilla looked pensive. We’ve got great rescue places in FL. Will have to bring my kids soon. Will shoot through the fence with a longer lens.

Can you do a video on Tamron vs Sigma art series lenses?

Hello Jared, how do you compare the Canon 24-70 2.8 Mark I to the Tamron 24-70 2.8 VC G2? Is it worth the upgrade to the Tamron?

I have the 24-70 and I'm pretty satisfied with the results I get, so I would choose the 100-400 to get replace my cheap 70-300 nikon

How about the performance of the lenses ?

We from same ! Philly

It would have been nice if you noted which lens and what settings were used on each shot. But in saying that, the majority of shots looked pretty reasonable for the budget super lens idea.

My problems taking photos at the zoo is the glare I get from the glass and when it's dark inside and you can't use a flash for different reasons. I know I can up the ISO, I just don't want them to be grainy. I wouldn't min having a 18-400 lens but I have heard that since the camera has to go through all of that glass, the quality of the photos are not as great if you were to just have lets say a 100-400 etc. I would use the 18-400 on certain occasions like when I go on vacation or I just don't know what lens I should take. I would still want to have my different lenses when I do "normal" photo outings.

Nice photographs, I own a canon cropped sensor DSLR camera, I want to upgrade my setup for bird and wildlife photography but for that a minimum of 400mm lens is needed which is as costly as Nikon P 950,should I consider purchasing a new lens or this camera. What would you suggest?

Hey Jared... Can you do a real world review of 18-400 lens pls...

You should shoot a concert with just the 18-400. Would really test the ISO.

If you had a choice on a sling bag or one that hangs on your side. Which model would it be?

I keep my Canon 80D alive thanks to the Tamron 18-400 as a street and travel photo camera - a pretty solid combination. Nevertheless, I switched to Sony.

Hi Jared, would you recommend 18-400 on nikon d5300? Please advise

Jared, you really should review the 100-400 individually please.

you say you shoot raw did you try shooting in AV with this lens if so how much difference was there between the two modes

I got up to 300mm. I need a 500mm. Whats good under $1000?

Are these all available in Canon EF mount? Stupid question, but inquiring minds want to know.

Well, if I ever make it back to Philly that's 2 places to see next time... Pamcakes and the zoo. I'll take the 24-70 as I already have the 16-300 and I use wide angle more than tele. Who's going to buy it for me?

I thought this was Stephen when I clicked, it was not =( Stephen we need more videos about video... \ how u edit and store footage \ colour grade\ storyboards. anything really

Which lens are you vlogging with on 6d mark ii?

Tamron 24-70 g2 or nikon 24-70 ed Mostly for events and weddings, VR IS NOT CRUCIAL, im interested in image quality only!

Jared. If you were going to pick only one of those 3 lens to carry around for the day at the zoo Which would it be ??

Me! I'll come,but it is a little bit far.

Whens the a7iii real world review coming out ?

18-400 nice focus to 300, soft at 400.