Customer Reviews:
 Great lens for rough usage March 11, 2008
I am a volunteer photographer at an animal shelter and needed a decent, inexpensive and lightweight lens to use in place of my Canon IS lens that was pricier and heavier. The 18-55mm lens kit that came with my Rebel XT was not cutting it and I needed more zoom. I had the Sigma 28-200mm lens but the barrel creep was becoming a nuisance although the pictures came out good. So, after reading the reviews, I got this lens. The price cannot be beat and the zoom range is perfect for what I need. I have had to shoot in the shade, low and harsh lighting and it has performed well for its class. I now have the 40D with this lens and the photos look better than the Rebel's. If you are looking for a decent workhorse lens, this is worth looking into. I plan on purchasing another IS lens but will keep this Tamron for my "rougher" work environments.
 Great Starter Lens January 27, 2008
This len is great for starter and beginner like me. For the price this thing just can't go wrong. It deliver quite sharp image despite some softness at either 80 mm or 28mm.
The plastic does not feel cheap at all. At least you don;t want to drop it. Autofocus is quite noisy and it takes an average of 1' to focus. Overall all, it's a great lens for the price although it's not without its drawbacks.
Okay lens!! January 21, 2008
Tamron 28-80 lens is a reasonable lens for the price.
I noticed that pictures are a little soft at 80 mm range but they are crisp and sharp at the lower ranges of focus.
Still unbeatable price for the quality that this produces..Thanks Tamron!!
Decent lens at a great price. September 30, 2007
I bought this lens when the kit lens that came with my XTi got broken. I was hoping this lens would be a replacement for the similar Canon one. However, once I started using the Tamron I quickly realized that it is noticeably slower in focusing than the Canon. It also seems I have to be zoomed out farther or physically farther from the subject to get a good focus - and sometimes it just searches and never obtains focus. While the Canon lens was not perfect, I think it was a little better than this one. One great thing about Tamron lenses is that most of them come with a hood, which is great when bonus is keeping out stray light. This lens is adequate for many shooting situations and makes a great "walk-around" lens for most folks, but it's not without it's drawbacks.
A lot of lens for a little money! :) August 28, 2007
Wow! I purchased this lens today. I initially bought it because I thought it might be a good portrait lens until I can afford a good 50mm prime. I haven't tried a portrait, as yet.
In the meantime, for grins, I slapped one of the "macro" lenses that'd I'd originally purchased for the kit lens that came with my Canon xti to see what it could do. Did I mention WOW? I set the lens for manual focus and hung out at my kitchen window, trying my African violets at different angles, as well as my Forget Me Not sprouts.
Talk about sharp! I think that this lens is going to be a good substitution until I can afford to pick up a really good (i.e. high dollar) macro zoom lens, as well. If the portraits come out as well as the macro shots, I'll be totally impressed.
I went outside and shot some pictures of cars on the highway against the neon pizza sign down the road, and they came out really well, too, for handheld shots. I am going to go out with the tripod tomorrow and see how that goes.
For the money, so far so good. I think this will stay on the camera more than the 18-55mm kit lens that came with the camera!
Now, on AF, it does search...quite a bit with the macro attachment, but I grew up on 35mm where I had to focus myself, so this is not a big deal to me.
Not a bad lens at all for the money!
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