Advantages: Versatile, good range and great if you're constantly on the move. Disadvantages: A bit too slow, not as sharp but will improve when you know its habits.
I bought my Tamron 28-300mm lens from Jessops, it was on offer at the time, I think I only paid £199. I've used it for a number of different shooting scenarios because of its flexibility regarding wide angle and zoom. Pros:
I really like the range. It gives me most of what I need in one lens so I can take it with me on holiday and not have to worry about packing three different lenses. It doubles as a macro as well due to the zoom length and the ... ...this lens with my Canon 400D SLR which I had bought about a year earlier and I've used it predominantly for wildlife. It's been with me to Mull, Scotland, Prague, Venice and its been very handy for switching quickly from street shots to long shots.
Cons:
Well, given the Canon 400D is heavy (for me anyway - I'm only 5ft 3), this makes the body even heavier. At times, I also felt the zoom ring was quite sticky and wouldn't focus if I was a tad too ...
HBForth 14.06.2008
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and film cameras have been highly evaluated by many users the world over since the introduction of the first Di lens- SP AF 28-75 F2.8 (Model A09)- in 2003. All Di-...
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