Tamron AF 70-300mm f 4-5.6

Kathmandu · Expire: 2012-04-08

The lens model is "172 D" and the photos were taken with a Sony DSLR A700. I bought this lens fairly cheap-and not having much information about it- it has turned out to be a very pleasant surprise.

nemesis101 · Expire: 2015-01-22

They are not bad.. the later series is the best.. the 100-300mm is none too shabby either. I got the 'Promaster' version (sold by Ritz as their own brand) and have been amazed at some of the shots, especially in good light..

My 75-300s (I have the Pentax version, The Nikon version and the Canon version) all show a bit of CA in high contrast scenes but otherwise are pretty sharp with reasonable contrast and good colour.

Doug

cardiff_gareth · Joined: 21 Jun 2010 Posts: 136 Location: Vale of Glamorgan

They look good, second shot is my favourite Wink

I also have this lens and in high contrast shots it does produce CA (purple fringing) but this is easily removed post processing Wink

Davidus · Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Posts: 190 Location: Prague, CZE

Nice pictures.
Is possible to buy this one somewhere? I'm looking for something like this for one friend and his D70.

Kathmandu · Expire: 2012-04-08

Thank you all- for an economy lens I love what this can do. I has good reach, is light and capable of macro zoom .

Davidus: I bought mine on ebay for very cheap, as an experiment.It must be a good copy if theres such a thing. I hope you find a good one for your friend.

Davidus · Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Posts: 190 Location: Prague, CZE

Thanks for your answer Wink

Farside · Expire: 2013-12-27

I bought this model as a basic AF tele lens for my Pentax and it's been quite decent. Certainly much better than the price would suggest. I didn't buy it blind, as I'd seen good results from it beforehand.