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Tamron AF 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di LD (IF)

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Tamron AF 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di LD (IF)

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Tamron is best for tight budget

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4 Jun 14th, 2008 

9 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

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 .

Recommendable Yes:

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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 aperture is reasonably fast for general requirements. I use 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 close to a subject.

I had some problems balancing the lens when I was using it only hand-held and because it's not as fast as it could be, there's a few fuzzy pics. I know some it is to do with personal practice but it did begin to get on my nerves. As with all zoom lenses, you always have to compensate by exposing a little bit longer so it's GOT to be on a tripod unless you're following some fast moving animal in which case just steady your nerves and learn to pan!!

Or just use a higher ISO. Either way, you risk a loss of sharpness in your images.

Overall, I do like this lens (in spite of the cons) and once I'd found my niche with it and learnt its little idiosyncracies, it began to come together to give me some nice results. And I have learnt a lot from this lens. Given its affordability and if you're a very amateur amateur, then this will be just fine.

Also, it comes in a range mounts for the major brands, Canon, Nikon and whatever the other one is.

It's a good addition to anyone's kit. 

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thebigc1690 14.06.2008 12:30

I am a professional photographer but have had no experience with this make of lens, tending to stick with Sony or Nikon. If wildlife shooting is something you enjoy then you really should look out for a lens with some sort of Anti-shake or anti-blur system it makes the job so much easier. I might have a few reviews of interest to you if photography is your thing. feel free to have a look! - Colin

anwar 14.06.2008 01:12

How weird-I've just been looking at the canon 400d and thinking about whcih lens would be best and then I read your review! Ann

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