Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras by Tamron
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Digital camera reviews of Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: Excellent lens for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent lens for its price. It's plastic-bodied, but of good quality plastic, miles better than any kit lens. The use of plastic also means it's light and thus easy to carry, where a heavier lens might get left at home. There are no rattles or wobbles even at the (quite long) maximum extension.
Flaws? It's slow to focus, which means that it may not be the best for fast-paced action, but this also helps with focus accuracy. The front of the lens rotates during focussing, which means that polarizing filters can't easily be used. Like all consumer zooms of this class, it's not all that fast, although it has a wider aperture at 70mm than most kit lenses.
Image quality on my Maxxum 7D is high, with excellent contrast and detail and accurate, vivid colors. The only real flaw is noticeable but not too objectionable chromatic aberration (CA).
Unlike many lenses advertised as having a "Macro" mode, this one is actually useful, permitting up to half life size at a reasonable subject distance. It's not quite true Macro, but is good enough for many purposes.
Fully retracted and with the hood reversed, the lens is usefully small, fitting in my camera bag without problems when mounted on the camera.
I'd strongly recommend this against competing lenses, especially Sony's comparitively mediocre offering.
Digital camera Review: GREAT value!
Summary: 4 Stars
For the money it is a very good lens. As far as I'm concerned you can't beat it for the price. I have used it quite a bit, and am amazed at the quality verses the price you pay. The "macro" mode is surprisingly good. And I do not notice the "softness" at 300mm most people talk about. I use it at baseball games, and my photos at 300mm are plenty good for me.I would love to have a 70-200 f2.8, but alas, it is out of my price range for now. So, in the meantime, this lens will serve me quite well.Digital camera Review: Good Product.
Summary: 5 Stars
It works with the A300 and it takes great shots. Don't get your hopes up to high for the Macro setting though. While it works well enough it is not a substitute for a Macro lens.Digital camera Review: Good Value...Great lens
Summary: 4 Stars
The tamron di works very well with my Pentax K10D without the big bucks. Yes, it is soft on full 300 zoom so thanks to other's advice here in the reviews I upped the aperture to F11 and with a little digital sharpening you get an excellent photo. The colors are good.
In the 70-200mm usage the colors and images are very sharp and rewarding.
The macro shots are excellent and you won't be disappointed. Read other reviews for lens usage.
Very good lens.
Digital camera Review: Good budget telephoto
Summary: 4 Stars
This works very well with my Pentax K200D. As they say, it's nothing fancy; a little clunky and the action sounds like a coffee grinder! But for the money I'm pleased and macro mode is absolutely fantastic. High contrast can bring purple fringing, but at this price I can get over it.