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The Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2004 to 2021 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 174 €;
77 users have given it an average vote of 7.4 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.
Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.
Sony A-mount: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Sony A-mount.
Pentax: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Pentax.
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Cons: Lightness (yes, though that might be a plus to many), Performance at 300mm, fiddly and awkward 'macro' switch
Opinion: Tamron's evergreen budget FX telezoom and with the low price in mind, it is not as bad as you might think! Tamron have a long history of being able to produce pretty decent zooms of around this length, or shorter, such as the hugely popular Adaptall 80-210mm f3.8-4. I now have this lens' current sister SP version with VC, which is the best in class but for a few months, I owned this very light Di lens, which I understood even includes some plastic lenses inside. But, being used to a much heavier Nikkor 70-300mm VR (which I dropped and destroyed, hence the lack of a tele zoom) and without any form of stabilisation, this little Tamron is so skittish, it was almost impossible to get steady shots in all but the brightest conditions. One got used to these characteristics of course and I was able to get some very decent shots in London over several days, including a day out at London Zoo. The sunlit architectural shots, especially at shorter focal lengths were very sharp and undistinguishable from other lenses of this type but beyond 200mm or so and in less contrasty light, the performance suffered, though naturally stopping down helped. The close up feature, via the fiddly switch, which will not allow you to follow focus from close up to infinity, ie, tracking a flying away butterfly, as you have to stop, flick the switch and then reframe again - so not good, but consider this as a bonus and not a reason to buy this lens. So, as others have said, a good little budget lens that is good for normal 'snaps' and to start off with. You soon will find its faults and want to upgrade but don't dismiss as a complete waste of time. The competitors seem to be Sigma's cheap effort, but that is more expensive, or Nikon's DX 55-300mm, with VR, which is more expensive, has VR but is DX only but is probably better performing at longer lengths. There's also Nikon's basic 'G' lens at a similar price to this Tamron. I've not used or handled either the Sigma or either of the Nikons mentioned, so cannot speak with authority. 7/10
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Pros:Right focal width. Almost complete macro. Hood always available. Lightweight for focal length. Extraordinary price.
Cons:Qauasi chromatic aberrations always present (but simple to remove in PP). Not easy to use.
Opinion:I had this lens because I bought a Canon 5D Mark II with some lenses, including this one (in excellent condition). I think I've experimented with it embossing to try to understand it. At first I did not love it, on the contrary, then ... Let's start with the cons. You have to get used to AF. If you understand how it works (not being recent is not comparable to modern ones) you can handle it well in most situations. Sometimes it goes into trouble and here the manual is "smooth" enough to allow you an easy fire. Other serious defects I do not see. The brightness is in line with those of its cluster, the weight is light. While not excelling in photographic quality, most of the shots I've taken are decent/good/excellent by definition and colors. It has the Plus of turning into a macro with a max magnification ratio of 1:3.9. Of course, the CAs are always present or almost, but they are removed in a couple of clicks in PP. And we come to the strong point indeed very strong: the price. On the bay you pull it down between 50 and 100 euros. I find that at that price you will not find anything that allows you to have a zoom certainly not easy, agree, but that covers the average distances decently. Well of course you can buy another 70-300 f/4-5.6 like this but Canon L IS USM the performance is much better, but instead of 50 euros you have to pay it a thousand....
Opinion:Purchased at the dawn of my photographic experience, but used very little. It's really hard to get noteworthy photos out. It is clear, however, that for that price we cannot expect who knows what photographic quality. A lot, a lot of plastic that gives the touch a poor feeling. The lack of stabilization will make it difficult to take home shots of moving subjects which is a bit frustrating. I found it useful only in the portrait field where it gave some small satisfaction. AF also underperforming. To buy if you want to practice with low-priced pushes, but if you enter this photo segment you will surely veer on to something else. Already the stabilized Tamron itself is something else, but it also costs more than twice as much.
Cons:weight comparable to the same focal points but with stabilization, low light, slow autofocus and noisy engine, plastic everywhere, chromatic aberrations and vignettes at every focal and every opening
Opinion:this was in my spite my first reflex lens, purchased in 2005 new and used on Canon 3000N first and then on 1000D and 90D, it never satisfied me, indeed I was always disappointed, the project I find old and pasty, brightness absent at every opening and every focal point, not to mention its autofocus engine , slow with ring and very noisy and not precise engine, the weight then is a record thing to be a plasticone, for some years now I have been using it as a paperweight since it is the only possible and common sense use that this optics can have
Opinion:I bought this lens for Canon, using it on my Sony 6500 with the adapter. Results achieved more than I would have expected, managing to shoot at very low times thanks to the stabilization of Sony that manages to stabilize even the goal. An excellent combination for the owners of the stabilized Sony and for the icing also the macro and five years warranty offered by the house by registering. bought on Amazon 134€.
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