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 enlarge | Brand: Tamron
Category: Photography
List Price: $949.95
Buy New: $549.95
You Save: $400.00 (42%)
New (9) Used (1) from $495.98
Rating:  38 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Maximum Focal Length: 300
Minimum Focal Length: 28
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.7 x 4.8
MPN: AF020C-700
Model: AF020C-700
UPC: 725211020011
EAN: 0725211020011
ASIN: B000V6ON8I
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Wonderful lens for many situations, not good for low light environments September 30, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a serious amateur photographer and the types of photos I do the most are of people, street photography, architecture and landscapes.
I was attracted to the Tamron 28-300 given its broad range and its very light weight and compact size. I also own the Canon 75-300 USM IS and the Canon f4L 70-200. The Tamron seem to me like a great lens for travel and field trips in which I do not want to take a big bag of lenses and accesories with me.
I am very satisfied with the lens. It does a great job across the whole range and is very sharp and delivers great colors. It is quite compact when it is closed or at 28mm and it grows significantly at 300mm. It is a great lens for street photography as it is not a big, intimidating canon. It does an awesome job on street photography, where you can capture buildings by opening the lens or zoom into people easily with the 300mm zoom. The VR shake redeuction also works great, I do not have a very steady hand and still, I was able to capture very crisp photos at 1/100th of a second with the zoom at 300mm.
Where the lens performs poorly is in low light situations. I recently shot a Salsa dance show with low light and the Tamron's performance was very dissapointing. It took too much time to focus, and by the time it was ready you probably had missed the moment you were trying to capture. It basically turned my Canon 1D Mark III into some kind of a compact camera in terms of its low speed.
In summary a great lens for daylight photography and a rather poor lens in demanding night and low light environments, like dance shows.
Find street photos and salsa dancer photos I took with the lens here(cut and paste this in your browser):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carreon/tags/tamron28300mm/
 Incredible value September 8, 2008
This is a great lens for anyone that wants the versatility of such a wide focal range and the portability of this size lens. I have even used it for some wedding shots. (Outdoor shots only) Most everyone will love this lens.
Tamron AF 28-300 Di LD VC Lens September 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Purchased this lens as a gift for my son who shoots lots of railroad pix and was in need of a zoom lens for his beloved Canon DSLR. Got a call from him yesterday to tell me once again how much he loves this lens. He has shot some amazingly crisp photos, hand-held, at long distances in various light levels, and at times, from a truck with the motor running. He is extremely pleased with the lens. A close friend of mine owns the Nikon version and some of her garden and wildlife pix are professional quality, from a person with little photographic knowledge or experience. So far, the only disadvantage I've seen with the lenses is that owners want to spend too much time wandering about taking pictures! They become addicts and I can't wait to add myself to the list.
Excellent lenses for low price. September 2, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD VC (Vibration Compensation) Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Grean Lens September 1, 2008
This lens is great, the Vibration Compensation works great. I can get shots at 1/60 or slower without blur and much brighter colors. Great for low light and still a good walk around lens.
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