Last week I received an email from Tamron with quite a nice rebate available on their highly rated 18-270 lens. I've been debating and debating about what lenses to take with me on our trip next week, and decided to investigate. The folks at my local camera shop (who are very reliable) rated this one highly, and so I splurged and bought it. I'm quite sure I'll sell my older zoom lens when we return. It's been a wonderful lens but it is a bit larger, quite a bit heavier, and does not include such a nice wide angle. My "friend" at the camera shop suggested I try it out and be sure it was working properly before I cut off the UPC code for the rebate. I didn't have to ask Tracy twice if he'd be willing to go on a road trip to see what the lens could do. But I did treat him to breakfast out before we took off.
We headed toward the Finger Lakes. Tracy know all the odd roads to wander down so I got some nice shots before we got to Canandaigua Lake. The first stop was at the Erie Canal park in Pittsford. There's a lovely pond as well as the canal.
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And a shot of the canal because it was so pretty.
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Tracy spotted the great light on these silos. I took several shots at different focal lengths, but this is my favorite.
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By chance we happened upon a place called Upland Blog.
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I was pleased to discover that by zooming in with the lens I could get a very shallow depth of field as well.
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Another favorite shot from the trip is this one of the Canandice Methodist Church Bell Tower.
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Our destination was Canandaigua Lake. These shots were all taken from about the same spot.
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This lens has gotten a lot of testimonials about being a great all-around lens, especially for travel. I think it will do just fine. I'll take my 50mm lens as well, as I never travel with just one lens in case something goes wrong. But now I won't need to take my wide-angle as well. We're packing light--just a carry-on suitcase and a tote/messager bag for each of us for a two week trip, so I'm glad to have one less thing to add to my bag!