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Tamron objected. f/4-5 70-300, 6 x canon
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
By Margaret
This is a great lens for the money. The build quality is very good and does have quite a sturdy feel. Like other reviewers have said it does get a bit soft after 200mm but if you go down to f/8 or so the quality and detail is still there, as you can hopefully see in the pics I uploaded. The AF does sometimes hunt for something to focus on but that is only in darker conditions. As long as there is sufficient light the AF should work perfectly.
Overall this is a very good lens for the money and I am very pleased with it and would definitely recommend it to any starting out or anyone who can't afford the canon alternatives.
Overall this is a very good lens for the money and I am very pleased with it and would definitely recommend it to any starting out or anyone who can't afford the canon alternatives.
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Please don't take the Amazon star rating too serious - every lens has its pros and cons that I wouldn't want to squeeze into a single one-dimensional figure...
A quick note about me: I have been into SLR cameras and lenses for more than 20 years - as a hobby in the beginning and professionally later. Maybe because of my technical background I started testing my own lenses quite a while ago. I have a (no longer so) little test lab of my own where I do 6 different image quality tests (after taking a lens out for a while).
The AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD MACRO 1:2 is one of the lowest cost lenses available. It's made of plastics but looks nice and feels pretty solid. It has a very popular focal range but no image stabilizer which is problematic if you'd like to use the long end of the focal range without a tripod. The lens is compatible with both APS-C and full frame type cameras (the effective focal length with APS-C is 112 mm to 480 mm) and has a macro mode that allows close-ups at a magnification of up to 0.50 x. When considering image quality the AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD MACRO 1:2 has its ups and downs. The focal plane is straight as it should be (no "curvature") and corner shadows ("vignetting") are minor. Distortion is well under control but only if the lens is set to 70 mm and that's also where the lens is most capable of producing sharp images. At other focal lengthes it requires high f-stops to gain sharpness. Another obvious weakness of this lens are the color fringes ("chromatic aberrations") that occur both in sharp parts of the image ("transverse CA") and in out-of-focus parts of the image ("axial CA").
Though the AF 70-300mm F/4-5.... Read more ›
A quick note about me: I have been into SLR cameras and lenses for more than 20 years - as a hobby in the beginning and professionally later. Maybe because of my technical background I started testing my own lenses quite a while ago. I have a (no longer so) little test lab of my own where I do 6 different image quality tests (after taking a lens out for a while).
The AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD MACRO 1:2 is one of the lowest cost lenses available. It's made of plastics but looks nice and feels pretty solid. It has a very popular focal range but no image stabilizer which is problematic if you'd like to use the long end of the focal range without a tripod. The lens is compatible with both APS-C and full frame type cameras (the effective focal length with APS-C is 112 mm to 480 mm) and has a macro mode that allows close-ups at a magnification of up to 0.50 x. When considering image quality the AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD MACRO 1:2 has its ups and downs. The focal plane is straight as it should be (no "curvature") and corner shadows ("vignetting") are minor. Distortion is well under control but only if the lens is set to 70 mm and that's also where the lens is most capable of producing sharp images. At other focal lengthes it requires high f-stops to gain sharpness. Another obvious weakness of this lens are the color fringes ("chromatic aberrations") that occur both in sharp parts of the image ("transverse CA") and in out-of-focus parts of the image ("axial CA").
Though the AF 70-300mm F/4-5.... Read more ›
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By A. Freeman
This is great, I wouldn't be without it when using my Canon EOS 450D. I've compared this lens with a higher spec yet similar lens. Although there were subtle differences in the results (slightly more natural colours with the other), mostly the pictures were barely noticably from different lenses. So, if like me you love photography, and want a macro/zoom lenz to augment the standard 450D lens, this would be a good choice.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By M. S. Osman
If you do research this lens has been around for quite some time. A prestige brand used this lens design, before introducing their own. Very usable lens that does not break the bank, don't be put off by the bargain price. (Very slightly soft at 300mm).
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By CameraHobbit
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Right, well in all honesty i've just got it out of the box, its a quite weighty lens, feels really good quality.
I've taken several shots Macro and several full zoom, its a balanced lens, all you could ask for in £100.
Not bad, I'll definately choose Tamron Lens's again!
I've taken several shots Macro and several full zoom, its a balanced lens, all you could ask for in £100.
Not bad, I'll definately choose Tamron Lens's again!
31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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I use this lens 7 days a week, so you might not be surprised to hear that I am now on lens No 3.
This is because the iris motor will eventually give up.
The first one lasted for 5 months, and the second 9 months. So why do I still use the lens, because the results are clear sharp images and works very well for the price, yes you do loose a bit at the top end, but unless you are in a position to buy a very expensive L series lens, then this lens will suit both pocket and need.
EDIT:-
I now write this 11 months on from the first review of the Tamron 70- 300mm.
Lens No 3 has just died, same old fault, Iris motor failed when the lens is at max zoom.
As much as I still do like the quality of image produced by the Tamron lens (crisp sharp image) I can no longer justify buying another replacement, three failures is just too much. So it's time to bite the bullet and buy a more expensive Canon (with a extended warranty)
If you will be a light user of the Tamron 70 - 300mm, then the problem should not show for several years, but if you use regularly (not professionally but a keen amateur) then consider the above information before you part with your hard earned cash.
This is because the iris motor will eventually give up.
The first one lasted for 5 months, and the second 9 months. So why do I still use the lens, because the results are clear sharp images and works very well for the price, yes you do loose a bit at the top end, but unless you are in a position to buy a very expensive L series lens, then this lens will suit both pocket and need.
EDIT:-
I now write this 11 months on from the first review of the Tamron 70- 300mm.
Lens No 3 has just died, same old fault, Iris motor failed when the lens is at max zoom.
As much as I still do like the quality of image produced by the Tamron lens (crisp sharp image) I can no longer justify buying another replacement, three failures is just too much. So it's time to bite the bullet and buy a more expensive Canon (with a extended warranty)
If you will be a light user of the Tamron 70 - 300mm, then the problem should not show for several years, but if you use regularly (not professionally but a keen amateur) then consider the above information before you part with your hard earned cash.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Tamron a Japanese Company 11% owned by SONY but sadly made in China like most things these days. The amateur photographer would find this lens both useable and entertaining.
There is a noticeable AF (Auto Focus) noise and it is VERY apparent but is comparable in loudness with that of the Canon 600D kit lens.
The thin Plastic mount is very thin reinforced with a micro thin aluminum strip longevity is dubious. The other dubious thing is the price it has in the last 10 days risen and fallen daily between £104 and £99.99 WHY? Surely its best to stick to a price and keep it there? Falling in price as they invariably do as technology advances and leaves many lenses obsolete or readily accessible on e-bay for funding better lenses.
Overall the macro function is useable, the telephoto aspect is reasonably good if you don't mind lens creep and auto focus does work well. There is a lot of Vignetting, Blurr, and focus can take some length of time to complete...usually when the interesting subject matter has either flown off or run into the bushes...but of course the minute the auto focus kicks in the animals are off like a shot anyhow...you can see the look in the owls eye when he hears the lens focusing...and imagine him thinking - who bought a washing machine into the woods? And put it on spin?
For the budget conscious and after-all who isn't these days this lens will more than suffice...but beware it is definitely fragile and prone to creep(the lens slowly moves on its own steam)...a reasonable addition to the glass collection.
There is a noticeable AF (Auto Focus) noise and it is VERY apparent but is comparable in loudness with that of the Canon 600D kit lens.
The thin Plastic mount is very thin reinforced with a micro thin aluminum strip longevity is dubious. The other dubious thing is the price it has in the last 10 days risen and fallen daily between £104 and £99.99 WHY? Surely its best to stick to a price and keep it there? Falling in price as they invariably do as technology advances and leaves many lenses obsolete or readily accessible on e-bay for funding better lenses.
Overall the macro function is useable, the telephoto aspect is reasonably good if you don't mind lens creep and auto focus does work well. There is a lot of Vignetting, Blurr, and focus can take some length of time to complete...usually when the interesting subject matter has either flown off or run into the bushes...but of course the minute the auto focus kicks in the animals are off like a shot anyhow...you can see the look in the owls eye when he hears the lens focusing...and imagine him thinking - who bought a washing machine into the woods? And put it on spin?
For the budget conscious and after-all who isn't these days this lens will more than suffice...but beware it is definitely fragile and prone to creep(the lens slowly moves on its own steam)...a reasonable addition to the glass collection.
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I would recomend this to my friends .
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