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Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 Lens for Canon

by Tamron
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
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  • Thanks to the MACRO 1:2 AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Lens from Tamron, you can take photos in macro mod
  • e with a traditional or digital SLR and still get the same effect as with a tele-zoom (maximum magni
  • fication ratio of 1:2). Simply position the button between the 180 and 300 mm focal distances. Made
  • from elements designed to increase image definition and reduce chromatic aberrations, the MACRO 1:2
  • AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Lens also benefits from internal surface processing for impressive, anti-
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  • Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 7.7 x 11.7 cm ; 435 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 907 g
  • Item model number: A17E
  • ASIN: B000HDZAUA
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 8 Jun 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Product Description

Tamron now offers a lightweight compact high-image-quality telephoto zoom lens with macro capability of 1:2 that can be used with digital cameras. This new lens is a Di type lens using an optical system with improved multi-coating designed to function with digital SLR cameras as well as film cameras.----With this 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens flipping a macro switch in the focal length range of 180mm to 300mm obtains a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2 at a minimum focus distance as short as 37.4" enabling close-up shots of flowers insects and other objects that normally require the use of a specially designed macro lens. Moreover this is a zoom lens that casually offers the distant capture and foreshortening effect pleasures of the 300mm ultra-telephoto world.----Features:----- "Best in Class" Tele-Macro Zoom Lens--- Perfect 2nd lens for your DSLR kit--- 22% lighter and 4% shorter than other makes--- Optical : lenses/groups 13/9--- Minimum focusing: Normal mode: 1.5--- Macro mode: 92cm--- Filter diameter: 62 mm--- Included accessories: lens shield--- Dimensions: 76.6 x 116.5 mm--- Weight: 435 g


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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Tamron 70-300mm Lens 29 Dec 2009
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.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than what the price tag suggests 13 July 2012
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/4-5.6 Di LD MACRO 1:2 certainly doesn't excel at image quality it's not totally bad or unuseable and I've seen lenses that are a lot worse and cost much more. So you'd definitely not buy this lens for its image quality but to extend your focal range at an acceptable image quality, a compact size and a very affordable price.

A much more detailed review of this lens together with all test shots, sample images and technical data is available on my website LensTests_com.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Bargain deal. 4 Dec 2010
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).
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Late arrival
Does what it should do but was delivered late. I bought it for an occasion but did not meet the delivery date. disappointing. never the less, good product. Read more
Published 3 hours ago by AIR
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than hoped
I love this lens which was a replacement for the Canon 70-300mm one I broke took a while to learn but it takes better pictures sharper and clearer in detail once mastered.
Published 9 days ago by Angela
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Lens
i have not used this lens but it looks and feels absolutely gtreat and i will have years of fun with this
Published 16 days ago by Martin Carr
5.0 out of 5 stars Amasing
best lens i have used yet the picture quality is amazing and so detailed i would recommend this lens before any others
Published 18 days ago by Pen Name
2.0 out of 5 stars Not so good
Ordered this lens but was very unhappy with it, I know the more you pay the better image quality you get but this lens wasn't to great for me, quite soft after 200-250mm, which i... Read more
Published 21 days ago by poley
3.0 out of 5 stars TAMRON for Canon
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. Read more
Published 24 days ago by CAVALIERE AL SALVATAGGIO
5.0 out of 5 stars TAMRON 70-300
WELL BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ I AM CONFIDENT THAT I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A GOOD QUALITY LENS FOR MY MONEY I AM FAIRLY NEW TO DSLR CAMERA'S AND WAS GIVEN MY 350D AS IT WAS BROKEN... Read more
Published 2 months ago by SPOTTYDOG2
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
This lense is great once you get use to control it he weight I mean .
I would recomend this to my friends .
Published 3 months ago by Reginald
4.0 out of 5 stars For £100?!
I've had this lens ever since I got my first SLR, a 1000D back in 2008 and it's still going strong after much use (and abuse), with the exception of the aperture motor, which... Read more
Published 4 months ago by James Melling
4.0 out of 5 stars Good entry level lens
Bought for my teenage daughter who wanted a telephoto and a macro lens. This does both. Quite a big lens and max aperture on the high side. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ernie Jones
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