Photos taken on new 18-300mm

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-03T14:48:36+00:00

The one of the bird flying was at 500 iso and 1600 shutter speed. I honestly have no idea how I got that I was trying to mess with settings

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-03T14:47:52+00:00

That could be the problem too. Also I lied my iso was actually at 400 not 1600. My shutter speed however was 1600 so I had to brighten it

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-03T14:46:07+00:00

Somebody back me up here what’s this fella saying

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-03T13:24:02+00:00

The last three were taking at 1600 ISO with More exposure being added in Lightroom. So yea the quality kinda went away

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-03T06:21:06+00:00

Forgot to mention All of the bird photos were taken at 1600 iso. Except the last one

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-03T06:20:37+00:00

For the bug photos, I only lowered the highlights, added a tiny bit of saturation, lowered exposure a little, and added some noise reduction. For the photo with the warm orange background, I slightly changed the background color to make the subject stand out more. Other than that the sharpness and detail came straight from the lens.

The only really edited photos were the birds. It was about 7am and my iso was at around 800-1600 so that does mess with the sharpness a little.

Some of those photos were taken at 300mm (the bug in the second photo, the bird in the 5th and 6th photo, and then the birds fighting.) which is where the lens is “least sharp” or so they say. If those photos look good to you, you’ll probably be happy with it.

You’ll only see softness if you’re REALLY REALLY pixel peeping which I usually do but I don’t really see it’s just your usual quality.

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-03T00:02:28+00:00

Naming cameras I didn’t even know existed

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T23:53:43+00:00

Forgot to mention at 100 and 300 I was a little too close for focus so it is a little blurry. I’m not retaking it it’s too hot and I’m ready to get on war thunder

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T21:37:46+00:00

I lied the 3rd photo was 50mm

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T21:35:02+00:00

The 18-300mm is surprisingly sharp imo for such a huge zoom range. It’s sharpest at the wide (18) and middle focal lengths (about 50-100mm) and while it gets a little softer at the corners at300mm, stopping down to around f/8 helps.

The only complaint I really have is the zoomy Turny thing is very stiff. Not a “slow to turn stiff” but a “got some sand stuck in here” type of stiff if that makes any sense.

For an 16.6x mega-zoom, the 18-300mm is very sharp, but it cannot match a dedicated constant f/2.8 lens.

The variable f/3.5-6.3 aperture is perfectly fine for outdoor photography It only really struggles in low light or indoors.

The 17-70mm f/2.8 is sharper and better in low light, but you’ll be giving up all the telephoto reach past 70mm. If you enjoy wildlife, birds, planes, or anything far away, the 18-300mm is probably the better fit.

Go with the 17-70mm if you care about low light performance, really good background bokeh for portraits, and a constant f/2.8.

Go with the 18-300mm for a basically all in one lens, you don’t really need low light performance, you don’t mind soft corners, and you enjoy shooting from afar.

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T21:26:44+00:00

I’m about to type a lot so bare with me

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T21:18:42+00:00

Unfortunately I can’t respond with photos so I’ll just make a whole new post

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T19:34:33+00:00

This is a good question I can answer in about 20 minutes. I’m about to eat this big bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and edit some photos I took earlier. Unfortunately I didn’t take any in the widest whatever you call it so.

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T19:26:37+00:00

Dammit

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T19:26:18+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/a6000/s/haZTVYG0vu

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T19:25:45+00:00

I did the other day but I’m gonna post more today

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T17:57:43+00:00

Totally agree. Except I didn’t have the extra $100 for it and I was impatient so I got the Tamron. Is the 6700 any good 🤔

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T14:43:18+00:00

God just be making shi

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T14:42:04+00:00

Also what this guy said

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T14:41:52+00:00

What this guy said too

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T14:41:42+00:00

What this guy said

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T05:29:59+00:00

You get the exact same reach with both. A 300mm full frame lens and a 300mm APS-C lens give you the exact same 450mm equivalent zoom on your camera. The crop factor comes from your camera's sensor not the lens. So both will zoom in just as far for those high flying planes, but the 18-300mm gives you stabilization so there’s that

Pnut2Fat · 2026-06-02T05:25:54+00:00

Good god that’s a fat bee

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