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The three hybrid aspherical elements and two high-grade LD (low-dispersion) glass elements of the Tamron AF28-300 f3.5-f6.3 Canon mount lens combine to give your images amazing sharpness, contrast, and color depth. This lens even eliminates the chromatic aberrations that normally plague a high-power zoom lens of this magnitude. ... Read more

Features

• Dedicated to Canon SLRs
• Macro ratio of 1:3.7
• 75-to-8-degree angle of view
• Eliminates chromatic aberrations
• 72-millimeter filter diameter

Amazon.com Product Description

The three hybrid aspherical elements and two high-grade LD (low dispersion) glass elements of the Tamron AF28-300 f3.5-f6.3 Canon mount lens (silver) combine to give your images amazing sharpness, contrast, and color depth. This lens even eliminates the chromatic aberrations that normally plague a high-power zoom lens of this magnitude. ... Read more

Features

• Dedicated to Canon
• Macro ratio of 1:3.7
• 75-to-8-degree angle of view
• Eliminates chromatic aberrations
• 72mm filter diameter

Reviews (1)

Good all purpose lens
I find this Tamron 28-300mm zoom lens a convenient all pupose lens that I always keep on my D60 to capture just about any candid or elected opportunity that may arise while walking or driving around Honolulu or while I'm traveling for business or vacation. I like the convenience of the Tamron's ability to capture what's essentially the full spectrum of my everyday quick "point and shoot" spontaneous photo opportunities, far, near, and everything in between. The quality is good, however, in the event I really need to squeeze out all of the clarity possible from edge to edge then I'll mount one of my Canon lens that's matched to the situation.

I've got a somewhat small basic lens collection that, as the situation/time permits, I'll mount for a more defined "close to perfect" shot. This set consists of a Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8 L USM, a Canon EF 28-70mm f2.8L USM, Canon 75-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM, a Canon EF 35-350MM F3.5-5.6L USM, and a Sigma 50-500mm f4-6.3 EX APO RF HSM.

This Tamron is very compact and light which made it comfortable when I recently took it on a photo shoot to Volcanoes National Park to get pictures of the latest lava flows. We had to walk in about an hour and a half over some pretty treacherous, sharp and jagged hardened lava to arrive at the area where the spectacular flows were dropping into the sea and creating new land masses. ... Read more

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Great lens overall, with few limitations
I bought this as my second lens for a new Canon ELAN 7e/EOS body. Being an experienced photographer, I liked what I saw, right away. It comes with a nice metal reversible lens hood, and I also got a free 1.4 teleconverter from Tamron. It felt good, and mounted securely and easily to the camera. I first shot a few rolls of closeups. I put it on a tripod, used 400ASA and 800ASA film, and was very pleased with what I got. Good macro lens! I have used it for hundreds of photos in varying situations since then, and not been disappointed. It's not a 'fast' lens, but quite good for the price. I highly recommend using fast film, i.e. 800ASA or better. Professional news/newspaper photographers use 800 or better almost exclusively. It's good film, and allows you to use a slower lens, like this one, with few drawbacks. If you use this lens for photos you intend to enlarge to say 8" X 10" or better, stick with slide film, at a slow speed, under 100ASA. A tripod will be essential of course, but this lens will give you the sharpness that slow film is meant for. Buy a good multicoated filter to screw on, and always use the lens cover, and you should be happy for years with this lens. I have used Tamron for over 2 decades, and I think they make some excellent lenses for the money.
The only reason I won't give it a 5 star rating is due to is 'slowness', having only an F4 rating. This is not a criticism of the lens, just a function of how much you spend. It is a 5 star lens when looked at in terms of price/value.

Great optics for the money.Solid build quality.Best warranty
I purchased Tamron AF 70-300mm LD lens for Canon over a month ago. The first roll of film was a bit of disappointing. I liked colors but some pictures lacked sharpness (fuzzy). After that I purchased introduction photography book published by Kodak. I used tripod and Kodak Gold 200 color print film. Pictures were developed on 5x7 photographs at York Labs. All pictures of second roll turned out very nice and sharp (especially considering 200 film on 5x7 pictures). I even made picture of caterpillar in macro mode at 300 mm and f/8 and this turned out very nice as well. All pictures (including ones taken at focal length of 300 mm) turned out very nice. Ultra telephoto lens is demanding but wide-angle lens is forgiving. You have to consider it when you use telephoto lens. You need solid technique; otherwise, you might be disappointed if you take handheld pictures with lower shutter speeds. It is pretty hard to make sharp pictures even at 1/250 shutter speed and 200mm. Tripod works well though. The larger focal length the harder it gets. I would not feel comfortable with anything slower than 1/250s. Some people mentioned that f/8 gives better results. That is true pretty much for any lens. But at this aperture you need tripod when using ISO 100 films unless you are in sun. If you can't use tripod but you want to use this lens then you might use faster films (IS0 200 or ISO 400) to reduce camera shake. Build quality is good and great warranty gives you peace of mind. Customer service is quick too (don't worry my lens is not broken but I had some technical questions to Tamron). This lens is also sold as Nikon AF 70-300mm ED and users seem to enjoy it as well (even though they pay 100$ more). Focusing is kind of slow, especially in low-light conditions and at larger focal lengths (i.e. 300 mm). You can't blame lens for it because camera does focusing. At this low amount of light and narrow angle (7 degrees - camera gets not much lights through lens). It is not Tamron but nature of telephoto lens. This is why camera haunts in low-light conditions. Lens comes with lens hood (lens shade) so you don't have to buy one for this lens. Overall, I am very pleased with pictures and expect even better pictures on ISO 100 films and 4x6 prints. Great lens for the money. Period.

Edit: After almost a year of using it, I am pleased with this camera. Lens is a bit heavy compared to my fixed 50mm lens (but it is 300mm lens so it is to be expected). Best candit shots are taken when people are not aware of camera. ... Read more

Product Description

Contax 159MM, 167MT, RX, ST, RTSIII, AX 55CBThanks to the unique Tamron Adaptall-2 adapter system, if you're the owner of pretty well any manual focus SLR camera, then it's almost certain you can buy a Tamron lens to fit it.Literally dozens of Adaptall-2 camera adapters are available one of which will make the lens fit your camera just as if it had been produced by the camera manufacturer - there really are very few SLRs for which we do not list an adapter.You'll normally find that every function you can achieve with the camera manufacturer's own lenses will work in exactly the same way with a Tamron lens. The difference is that should you choose to start using another brand of manual focus SLR, then all you need to change with your Tamron lenses is the Adaptall-2 adapter mount. So you won't have to part exchange your lenses and lose money on them!In addition to our manual focus zoom and prime lenses, we also manufacture two models of 2 times SP tele converter. The F-system model is designed to fit specific camera models, Pentax K, Nikon AI, Canon FD, Minolt MD, Olympus OM, Konica AR, Contax/Yashica and Praktica/Pentax ES. The SP interchangeable mount system adapter fits between your Tamron lens and the Adaptall-2 mount, so it too will be useful should you change your camera system. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

The three hybrid aspherical elements and two high-grade LD (low-dispersion) glass elements of the Tamron AF28-300 f3.5-f6.3 Minolta mount lens combine to give your images amazing sharpness, contrast, and color depth. This lens even eliminates the chromatic aberrations that normally plague a high-power zoom lens of this magnitude. ... Read more

Features

• Dedicated to Minolta SLRs
• Macro ratio of 1:3.7
• 75-to-8-degree angle of view
• Eliminates chromatic aberrations
• 72mm filter diameter

Reviews (1)

Perfect choise
I think this one is very useful for who do not want to carry around with many lenses in a non-photograph aimed trip. Nice lens and works perfect. ... Read more

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Great for amateurs looking for a zoom
I recently tried this zoom at a camera store. It's distance is amazing, though it is also very cheap so it delivers an amatuer interface. The lens makes pictures much, darker ruining some of your shots that you take inside, but other than that its a great lens. I an no pro but if you have the extra cash go for a better Tamron 75-300 or a 28-200 Sigma.

I highly recommend this lens for amateurs like me, but if your a pro then forget about it! ... Read more

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Great optics for money.Incredible warranty.Solid quality.
I purchased Tamron AF 70-300mm LD lens for Canon over a month ago. The first roll of film was a bit of disappointing. I liked colors but some pictures lacked sharpness (fuzzy). After that I purchased introduction photography book published by Kodak and read it. Gained knowledge was invalueable. I used tripod and Kodak Gold 200 color print film. Pictures were developed on 5x7 photographs at York Photo Labs. All pictures of second roll turned out very nice and sharp (especially considering 200 film on 5x7 pictures). I even made picture of caterpillar in macro mode at 300 mm and f/8 and this turned out very nice as well. All pictures (including ones taken at focal length of 300 mm) turned out very nice. Ultra telephoto lens is demanding but wide-angle lens is forgiving. You have to consider it when you use telephoto lens. You need solid technique; otherwise, you might be disappointed if you take handheld pictures with lower shutter speeds. It is pretty hard to make sharp pictures even at 1/250 shutter speed and 200mm. Tripod works well though. The larger focal length the harder it gets. I would not feel comfortable with anything slower than 1/250s. Some people mentioned that f/8 gives better results. That is true pretty much for any lens. But at this aperture you need tripod when using ISO 100 films unless you are in sun. If you can't use tripod but you want to use this lens then you might use faster films (IS0 200 or ISO 400) to reduce camera shake. Build quality is good and great warranty gives you peace of mind. Customer service is quick too (don't worry my lens is not broken but I had some technical questions to Tamron). This lens is also sold as Nikon AF 70-300mm ED and users seem to enjoy it as well (even though they pay 100$ more). Focusing is kind of slow, especially in low-light conditions and at larger focal lengths (i.e. 300 mm). You can't blame lens for it because camera does focusing. At this low amount of light and narrow angle (7 degrees - camera gets not much lights through lens). It is not Tamron but nature of telephoto lens. This is why camera haunts in low-light conditions. Lens comes with lens hood (lens shade) so you don't have to buy one for this lens. Overall, I am very pleased with pictures and expect even better pictures on ISO 100 films and 4x6 prints. Use tripod as much as possible. Also cable release is recommended to reduce camera shake. Great lens for the money. Period. ... Read more

Features

• Super fast f 2.8 constant aperature throughout the entire zoom range.
• LD glass for exceptional optical performance
• Includes front and rear lens cap and a lens case

Features

• For use with Canon SLR cameras
• Increases focal length from same camera position by 1.4x
• Superior performance for unsurpassed image quality and ease of use
• Fits easily between lens and camera body
• Includes carry case

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The extended range zoom of the Tamron AF 100-300mm f5-6.3 offers you true telephoto capability for a variety of applications including sports and wildlife photography. This lens is also extremely lightweight and compact for its range, weighing only 12.5 ounces and measuring less than 5 inches long. You get a minimum focus distance of 59 inches, as well as the added versatility of a 1:4 macro at 300mm. This model is dedicated to Minolta AF SLR cameras. ... Read more

Features

• Dedicated to Minolta AF SLR cameras
• Ideal lens for nature shooting as well as fast-action sports photography
• Macro magnification ratio is 1:4
• Only 4.5 inches in length and 12.5 ounces
• 9 diaphragm blades

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Tamron AF100-300 f/5-6.3
Overall nice lens, good construction, sometimes seems to "hunt" for focus, but otherwise no complaints. Image quality seems to be good, possibly a little distortion out toward 300 but nothing extremely noticeable. A bigger aperature would be nice, but for this price the lens is great. ... Read more