Tamron 18-400mm lens zoom tests with Canon 90D [4K]

Hey everyone, this video shows some zoom in/out tests with the Tamron 18-400mm lens and Canon 90D camera, shot in 4K 30p. These are all shot in the garden using a tripod.
Hope you enjoy this video and find it useful for your lens/camera research.
Details…
All the zoom test shots in this video, apart from one, were recorded with the Canon 90D in 4K 30p with Crop mode enabled and Image Stabilisation enabled (i.e. there is an in-camera crop). The second zoom out test on the lamp post however was done with the Canon 90D without the video Crop enabled. I show a back-to-back of the 400mm shots with this in-camera movie Crop mode enabled and disabled.
I usually use the 4K 30p movie Crop mode on the Canon 90D as I generally find the 4K video is overall more pleasing to my eye. As the Tamron lens starts quite wide at 18mm, I do not usually need to disable the 90D video Crop to get a slightly wider shot.
dpreview has a useful summary on the Canon 90D video Crop and Image Stabilisation mode impact on the video crop factor:
www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-eos-90d-review/7
For the two configurations I used in this video:
• 4K/30p with movie Image Stabilisation enabled (1.11 in-camera crop)
• 4K/30p with movie Crop mode enabled and movie Image Stabilisation enabled (1.33 in-camera crop)
I really enjoy the versatility and quality of the 4K video I get with the Tamron 18-400mm lens and the Canon 90D. I find it a great set-up for videoing wildlife in the garden and for going out for walks and capturing nature without having to carry all my lenses with me. Often when out in nature you need to be quick to capture the moment and the Tamron is great for this, avoiding the need to swap between lenses. 400mm plus the Canon 90D in camera crop video mode gives a good reach and is useful for birds. A few times I have been found wanting a 600mm lens when shooting birds, but such a lens is less useful for just walking around and documenting. I find that at 400mm, the 90D image stabilisation plus the Tamron VC mode give reasonably stable shots when hand holding. I would recommend a monopod/tripod be used at 400mm for 4K video.
I have been using a Canon 550D for the last 10 years and have several Canon EFS-lenses, when deciding on how best to make the jump to 4K, I went with the 90D. I recently bought the Tamron 18-400mm as I really wanted the versatility of the zoom range for when out on walks, without the bulk of multiple lenses. I have been pleased with the 4K video quality with this combination.
On my channel much of the material in 2021 is shot with this camera + lens combination. So please have a look at my other videos to see the Tamron 18-400mm lens and Canon 90D in action.
Thanks for watching!!!
Shot with:
- Camera: Canon 90D
- Lens: Tamron 18-400mm F3.5-6.3 lens
- Mic: Rode Stereo VideoMic Pro
Music: ‘Monument’ by TrackTribe (provided by TH-cam)

[@jeffry.paredes]

Hi Ed,I wanted to thank you for the great video and demonstration you did. I loved. I currently have a Canon 90D and am considering purchasing the Tamron 18-400mm, but I have a question about the lens mount. My camera has an EF-S mount and I was wondering if I need an adapter or if there is a specific Tamron model that is compatible. I've noticed that there are different versions of the 18-400mm for different brands and I'm a little confused about the mount. I really appreciate any help you can give me on this. Thanks in advance for your time and knowledge! Greetings

[@SeanMiller318]

Good stuff. Thanks for the samples. 👍👍

[@miroslavpetkov9895]

Thanks for the video mate! Can you tell me about the disadvantages using this lens on a full frame camera, since the Tamron is designed for a aps-c (cropped) one? Are there some disadvantages? Did you crop your images afterwards? Thanks

[@oliverlime5589]

Loved your video sir! does this lens shoot videos in 4 k ??

[@NarekManukyan]

One question: I think about buying this lens, watching these kind of videos, I want all in one lens like this, for not changiing all the time and losing moments. as I see the quality is not bad, and even really sharp for this big 18-400 focal range. I want it for a photo. How will your advice would be, should I get it or not? and WHy?

[@eds_camera]

Hi, thanks for the question. It really depends on what you want. I use the 18-400 as my main lens when out for walks and travel these days, as I am happy enough with the quality from it with my Canon 90D. Its wide focal range is very useful - you can go from a landscape shot to a bird photo in seconds. I have special (expensive) Canon lenses for 10mm through to 70mm, and a Canon EFS lens to go to 250mm - but it is a real pain to carry all these and change them all the time when I am out like I used to do, people with you also need to have a lot of patience! So for me, this 1 camera 1 lens solution is a better balance of convenience/quality for what I want for my photography and video. If I suddenly get a chance to go somewhere and not plan what I want to do, then I can put this in a bag quickly and have a good day with lots of shooting options without a lot of fuss and get some nice results. This is usually the situation for me as I am busy working most of the time, so I can’t plan days out very often and swapping lenses regularly is not fun. I do find that the lens when zoomed out is compact compared to a 600mm plus zoom lens, so you get a lot less attention, but you are still able to get a lot of zoom, so it is much more casual solution compared to a longer zoom like a Sigma 600mm. If you are a very keen photographer, then you may appreciate having multiple lenses which will likely have higher quality over the focal length range. But overall, multiple lenses will likely be a lot more expensive and more weight to carry with you and you will need to swap back and forth risking missing things. Another option is two cameras with different focal length quality lenses, so you can swap back and forth quickly. But then things are getting very expensive, and you need to plan your trips out and have the time to make the most out of the equipment and you hobby. So it’s best to think through all these considerations to find the right solution for you.

[@MrRFasters]

I do own the lens. Shot it seriously 3 weeks in South Africa Kruger alongside a Canon 70-300 usm, known for L lens like sharpness, magnificent af speed and colours and alongside a Sigma 60-600. Brilliant optics, sharpness, zoom range and build. My daughter used the Tamron on a 1300D, my wife the Canon on a 77D and me the Sigma on a 77D as well.
Tamron is ab-so-lu'te-ly the most versatile. When shooting street, holiday, city and bright indoor it was the most favoured lens we fought over. I won ... ;-) Because the best shot is the composition shot you can take.
During wildlife the Sigma is the winner, for flex and zoom range.
Tamron is weakest in stabilization, max 2 stops instead of 4 to 6 on the Canon usm and the Sigma. But when monitoring body posture core stability, managing your breath the Tamron can be shot crisp sharp handheld at 400mm. 6400 mm cropped ...
It is somewhat less sharp when pixel peeping at max magnification on screen in post. But for regular print size pictures (up to A3) or for screen or online use you won t notice the difference.
Of course the Canon but also the Sigma have in Canon body jpeg corrections for chromatic abberation, color fringing and distortion. The Tamron has not. I do shoot JPEG mainly. Not RAW. Luckily the Tamron has almost no issues in these arenas, only slughtly in the picture corners. See the Frost lens review of it. In RAW you can easily correct if needed. I shot 6.000 pics and never found an issue. Why? Your subject is n t in the corners, but on the proper 1/3 lines or center.
All and all? It s an absolute winner and it had driven all Canon zooms (18-200 is ii, 18-135 stm) from the no 1 position on my body and it is the go to lens for my everyday shooting. Street. City. Sports. Family. Wildlife.
Why?
Because the best photo is the one you could actually take and I can t predict this beautiful see through 18 mm shot or the 400 mm zoom wildlife bird flight shot. Can you?

[@NarekManukyan]

@@MrRFasters thank you so much for taking your time and writing this kind of detailed reply. I just got the lens for a week and I think I am happy with it! The only issue I found is that it somehow softer on 18mm 3.5 f, so I shoot at 4.5 when I am on 18. But I am happy as I have all kind of focal lenghts from wide compositional photo to full zoom at 640mm and it's absolutely perfect.

[@Jimmyageek]

Is this Handheld?

[@eds_camera]

Hi, this was with a tripod. Very difficult to zoom through the full zoom range and keep a stable shot handheld. Whenever I need to zoom during a video I use a tripod or monopod where possible.

[@takbirhdmedia5978]

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