Tamron A20 User Manual

Usually a tripod is recommended for taking landscape 
images with a smaller aperture to achieve greater  depth of 
field and a polarizer as well as a 2-stop neutral-density 
graduated filter that cut out more light and lower your 
shutterspeed even further. But VC allows you to capture the 
details and the rich, deep colors of the landscape being 
reflected in the lake at sunrise.

Leave the luxury of room service behind and head into the wild for the last leg of your road trip, 
where you’ll ascend into the mountains to camp out on the lakeshore. With the 28-300mm VC, it’s 
easy to document the natural beauty that surrounds you: From the early morning rays of sunlight 
reflected in the still waters to the last marshmallow being toasted over the campfire, this versatile 
lens ensures you’re able to capture that indescribable feeling you only get when you’re communing 
with Mother Nature. The lens’s close-focusing macro capabilities allow you to zoom into the most 
delicate stamens of a wildflower (and the image-stabilization feature keeps that same flower still 
and sharp), while its wideangle end lets you show off the beauty of the high-altitude landscape in 
its entirety, from peak to pond. Plus, the lens is light enough to carry around all day as you hike on 
mountain trails, scale waterfall beds, and wriggle into the underbrush for the best shots.

Exposure: F9, 1/30 sec, 200 ISO, Manual

Exposure: F9, 1/6 sec, 1000 ISO, Manual

Exposure: F14, 1/25 sec, 100 ISO, Manual

Create a compositional series by shooting over a period of ten minutes, allowing the clouds to glide by 
while you remain in one place.

When shooting local flora, get down to plant level to frame your shot. The VC feature keeps everything 
sharp as you're snaking along the ground.

Exposure: F8, 1/25 sec, 160 ISO, Manual

Shoot down on a lake from a higher 
vantage point and wait for ripples in the 
water for artistic effect.

The close focusing ability 
and VC feature of the lens 
will allow you to capture 
unlikely abstracts, even in 
a shower curtain.

Rethink what your photographic 
instincts tell you. If your subject 
matter is vertical, shoot it 
horizontally for a compelling 
composition.

Exposure:  F16, 1/200 sec, 100 ISO, Aperture Priority

To capture the velvety beauty of cascading waterfalls, 
shoot early in the morning so you can use a long 
shutter speed—anything that's moving (the water) will 
blur, while everything else will remain sharp.

To capture local fishermen in silhouette, 
take a meter reading for the highlights, 
and the shadows will simply go dark.

Exposure: F9, 1/15 sec, 100 ISO, Manual

Exposure:  F13, 1/25 sec, 100 ISO, Manual

Exposure: F/7.1, 1/15 sec, 
400 ISO, Manual