Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD VC (Vibration Compensation) Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: TamronRelease Date: 2007-10-01
Model: AF020C-700
Product features:
- State of the Art Vibration Compensation Mechanism (VC) reduces blurred images induced by camera movement
- Remarkably Compact at less than 4" long and weighing only 19.4oz.
- Revolutionary MFD of 19.3 throughout entire zoom range yeilding a 1:3 Macro Magnification Ratio
- Unique Zoom Lock Mechanism for Enhanced Portability
- Flower-shaped Lens Hood and 6 Year Warranty are included, accepts 67mm filters.
- Purosol 10001 1oz Optical Cleaner
- Tiffen 67HTND6 67MM Digital HT ND 0.6 Titanium Filter
- MADE Products CA-1110-SMK Lens Armor (Smoke)
- MADE Products CA-1110-BLK Lens Armor (Black)
- Purosol 10003 4oz Optical Cleaner
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD VC (Vibration Compensation) Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Customer Review: Wonderful lens for many situations, not good for low light environments
Summary: 4 Stars
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/
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Description of Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD VC (Vibration Compensation) Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Camera shake can ruin your photos, particularly at telephoto or in low light. Tamron's state-of-the-art Vibration Compensation mechanism incorporated into the award winning 28-300mm zoom gives you blur-free hand-held images for incredible results. Macro Magnification Ratio - 1 - 3 at f=300mm, MFD=0.49m Filter Diameter - 67mm Flower-shaped Lens hood Diameter 3.06 x Length 3.9 (78 x 99mm) Weight - 555 grams (19.4 ounces)Digital Camera Lenses
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