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Tamron 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 inch, 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. 1 – 2 Macro Magnification Ratio at f=300mm MFD 0.95m Filter Diameter – 62 Weight – 435 gram (15.3 ounces) Diameter x Length – 3.0 x 4.6 inch (76.6mm x 116.5mm) Accessory Lens hood more info
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Decent, but for the money GREAT!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
From other reviews I expected this lens to be a decent lens but was super surprised when I used this lens. The 1:2 Marco feature is great. Understandably it isnt true 1:1 macro but even so it preforms great. *See my picture of Buddha*
It is a tad bit plasticy but on on Xti it feels good, and I always love the way Tamron lens look once on the camera.
Nice thick lens hood comes in the box.
Only down side is no VC (IS in Canon lens)so I am always shooting 1/200 sec and up when hand held which can be limiting, but what can you expect for 130.00?
This lens is great and much more then I expected.
Great Lens Works Perfect with my XSi
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I’m brand new to the photography but I am hooked!
After getting my XSi from my husband for Christmas the natural next step was to buy lens. It’s hard to afford the lens’s direct from Canon so after monitoring several forums I decided this was the next best step.
The reviews on here finally sold me and I pulled the trigger.Boy am I glad I did! I use this lens all the time in my travel and it’s especially come in handy at places like Zoos, Parks, and other outside venues.
I would certainly recommend this lens to anyone. It makes my rookie photo skills look professional
wonderful lens for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This camera has pros and cons that other people have listed. however, for all the beginning and just starting DSLR fans out there, realize that the cons are insignificant to the quality of the shots you can get with a little practice.
a few points:
first, autofocus is a luxury, not a necessity, and on this lens, it is painfully slow at times. Turn off the autofocus as soon as you take it out of the box, and never switch it back again – and please, for goodness sake, use the manual mode. Those two things will make you a better photographer. Ansel Adams didn’t have autofocus or a full automatic setting – pray you can be 1/4 as good as him.
second – if you think you are going to zoom to 300mm and hold the camera in your hand and shoot in any condition other than high noon with a cloudless sky, you are mistaken. the images will probably be blurred. buy a travel tripod/monopod and get used to using it – you can get tack sharp poster quality prints with a little know-how.
if you have the slightest inkling of a desire to become a professional photographer – don’t buy this lens. go to the bank and get a small business loan for $5,000 – $10,000 and go for broke and buy all the top of the line Canon stuff. but if you are like me and photography is a hobby, a passion, and a joy and you have bills to pay – this is your lens.
great cheap lens
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
perfect fit with my xsi a.k.a.(450d),works pretty good for normal and macro mode!so far i’m happy with performance and image quality.
Excellent lens for the price!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I’ve owned this lens for a few months now, and love it. While the macro setting is not a true 1:1, it still provides excellent macro detail at a very nice price. Not the best lens for high speed, action shots given it’s slow auto focus motor and small aperture. For other applications – still life, portraits, macro, etc. – it’s a good choice for those on a budget (like me).
Perfect for the price.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I am somewhat new to DSLR photography and wanted to purchase a lens to photograph my son surfing. The AF is a bit slow, but you quickly learn how have the focus ready for the shot. I am extremely please with the quality of the photos taken both on sunny and cloudy days. I took over 1300 pictures this summer on a windy/sandy beach and the lens performed better than expected. It is perfect for the price.
Great lens and great seller!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Arrived quickly, and great quality!
Great Value
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This lens is not a pro lens its a beginner lens,it can take great pictures inside of its range which is about 70-200-beyond 200 and it becomes a Tripod lens at best but below 200 for a 1st telephoto lens it is a great lens,it will help those who are new to zoom telephoto lens learn the art and then they can sell it for what they paid for it and go on to a better lens.
Tamron AF 70-300
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
For a cheap lens the quality of pictures is not bad. This is a great startr lens for the price.
Great Lens for the Price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I have been using this lens for about a month in preparation for a vacation in Australia. The lens worked very well in taking action shots of Surfing, and birds in flight, although image stabilization would make them a bit clearer. I have followed the recommendations about stopping the lens to F/8 and have not had any trouble with blurry images. Great lens for the Price.
Tamron AF 70 – 300 – Great Lens
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
When it finally came time to replace my old Tamron lens (after years of hard use) – I bought the same lens again. It’s been a great lens, very sturdy and a terrific buy (compared to similar “name brand” lenses).
Speaking of Canon – I’ve been VERY disappointed in my last Canon camera. I’ve also used Canon for many years but this last camera was a lemon and I’ve had NO satisfaction through Canon factory service center. I’ve had the camera 2 1/2 years and had it back to the factory several times. It had a problem with the internal flash, which was apparent immediately after I rec’d the camera. This has never been properly dealt with. Shortly after that problem, it developed something like sunspots in all the photos – also never dealt with by Canon. Naturally, they stopped even attempting to repair the camera as soon as the warranty was up, despite the fact that the problems had originated prior to that time – and would not consider replacing it.
Save Up. Buy Better.
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I bought this lens at the same time as my first DSLR, Canon XSi, before I really knew what I was looking at. For the price, the image quality is decent. Other than that, I would look elsewhere – and in fact I am at the moment.
Pros:
– Inexpensive
– Cheap way to get into macro
– Decent quality pics, more so on the macro side
– Loooong zoom range
Cons:
– Cheap-feeling construction
– Awkward controls for switching to/from macro mode
– Noisy and SLOW
– Not good in low light because of max aperatures
– AI is not great, but usually manually focus when shooting macro
Bottom Line:
– If you only have $175 to spend on a zoom tele/macro, it’s not a bad deal. If you’re hoping to get great action shots or nice bokeh, you’re probably gonna have to triple your budget and look at Sigma or Canon.
For me, I’m selling it and getting the Sigma 70-200mm and a tele converter.
tamron 70-300 lens
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
this lens is very good , i got very sharp images during my recent trip to yellow stone national park. I enjoyed taking pictures !! I also liked the macro features of this lsns. But its not a low light lens , but this lens also does not have IS !!! so tripod with a remote is must if you have a low light condition. I would recommend this lens but if you are doing low light photography go for a bit more expensive lens with IS !!
Some nice features, but not a great lens
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I purchased this lens because I read a review of it in the approximate Canon equivalent it was mentioned in the review that the Canon had a little fuzziness on the high telescopic end and that was not mentioned for this lens I also liked this lens because it had the macro feature which the Canon did not. It was also a little less expensive. Since putting this lens on my camera I have found that very few of my telephoto or macro pictures have been as crisp as I would like. This may be my fault or the lens, but I did not get the results I hoped for. I also found it rather odd that to get out of macro mode I have to turn the focus to manual and extend to infinity which seems a strange thing to do and was not obvious until I did some more experimenting. I also learned with this lens the 300 mm is not as much magnification as I would really like for wildlife photography. Overall I am not dissatisfied with this purchase but I guess I am considering future purchases of higher-end lenses when I can afford them.
Less than O.K.
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
This is a well built lens with less than ideal performance. From time to time it will surprise you with an acceptible picture (close to very good) but never great. With bright light, a tripod and a frozen bird you may get a great picture. I will continue to use and study this lens but it will not be my primary 300mm telephoto. The Canon IS 300mm will be in my bag. It’s o.k. to use this lens to learn camera and lens technique and develope good photography habits. But if you can afford the Canon 70mm-300mm with IS get that instead.