| Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens with Built In Motor for Nikon Digital SLR |  | Brand: Tamron
Category: Photography
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as of 9/9/2010 10:06 CDT details
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  28 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 4.3
Maximum Focal Length: 300
Minimum Focal Length: 70
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.3 x 4.1
Warranty: 6 years warranty
MPN: AF017NII-700
Model: AF017NII-700
UPC: 725211177210
EAN: 4960371005188
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | The popular Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 Di LD Macro features a built in motor to ensure fast accurate focusing | | • | This telephoto zoom will crop in tight or bring distant subjects in close | | • | There is also an incredible macro mode for photographing small objects up close giving a magnification ratio of 1:2 | | • | This phenomenal lens comes with a 6 year warranty | | • | Also a flower shaped lens hood for maximum glare protection with no vignetting |
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Product Description
Tamron now offers a lightweight, compact, high-image-quality telephoto zoom lens with macro capability of 1:2 that can be used with digital cameras. This new lens is a Di type lens using an optical system with improved multi-coating designed to function with digital SLR cameras as well as film cameras. With this 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens, flipping a macro switch in the focal length range of 180mm to 300mm obtains a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2 at a minimum focus distance as short as 37.4, enabling close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other objects that normally require the use of a specially designed macro lens. Moreover, this is a zoom lens that casually offers the distant capture and foreshortening effect pleasures of the 300mm ultra-telephoto world.
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 For the price, this is a 5-star lens!!! April 15, 2009
Dr. Steve (Alabama)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
From 70-200mm, my sample of the Tamron 70-300mm Di zoom lens is markedly sharper than a Nikon 55-200mm VR lens that I owned and then sold, based on comparisons done with a 10 MP Nikon D60 DSLR camera. Indeed, from 70-200mm, the Tamron lens is quite sharp, period. It's clearly softer at 300mm, based on images viewed at 100% magnification on a 24" computer monitor, but when viewed at 50% magnification (closer to relative default print size), 300mm images look fantastic. More importantly, at 300mm it produces images that print with excellent resolution at 11x16".
CAs are the one clear weak point for the Tamron lens but they are easily corrected via basic post-processing of RAW images (maybe JPEGs too?). AF speed is similar to the Nikon 55-200 VR AF-S lens and VERY accurate in good lighting.
At around $140, this lens is a remarkable value and worthy of a 5-star Amazon rating, though I'd give it 4.5 stars if that option were available.
This lens is great for the price December 3, 2008
Ken Mitchell (Edina, MO USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This lens is great for the price.
Are you getting a Nikon 70-300 VR for this kind of money? No.
What you are getting is a lens that is sharp, contrasty, has a good macro mode on it, and costs $130 bux at the time I am posting this... one that will work with your D40/D40x/D60's focusing system.
Is it optically perfect? No. It has some CA, it is not very fast... but good heavens it is sharp, light and well made.
Buy it.
affordable accessory lens May 18, 2009
J. Gray (Hoodsport, Wa United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Granted, you get what you pay for - I think this lens does it's job. For folks on a budget who want to shoot like the pros, this lens is great. I shoot macro shots in my own yard. Good for wildlife too. You might still need a tripod for some of those tricky shots though.
And as always - read the instructions!
Great macro zoom for my D90 February 28, 2010
N. Vanmatre (San Diego, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I gifted myself a Nikon D90 this past Christmas and also bought 2 lens in addition to the kit 20-105mm lens. One lens was a Nikon 50mm f/1.8 and the second extra lens was the Tamron 70-300mm lens. I got it from Amazon for about $165. The main reason that I got it was because I really didn't know anything about the different zoom lens, but I wanted one and this one was really cheap. To my very pleasant surprise, I have loved this lens. It really seems very sharp to me. I'm not an expert in photography, far from it. It is light, it focuses fast enough for me, and certainly accurate enough. AND, it only cost $165!! I am still searching for the "best" zoom lens for me and have tried several: Sigmas, Tokina, and Nikon. So far, this little and inexpensive Tamron has been ideal for me. And I love having the macro capability. Unless you really are going to be shooting close up big stuff, the lens is a good walking around lens. Take it to the zoo; it's perfect. Because it was so inexpensive (notice I didn't say--cheap), I don't mind taking it out in bad/rainy weather. Sure I try and keep it dry, along with the Nikon D90 body, but if something happens to it, I am only out $165. Not some $1600 for a fancy Nikon zoom, that won't have the macro feature. Right now, it works for me. I DO want something longer; at least 400mm, if not 500, but now, it's great.
Can't beat it for the money! April 22, 2010
Caroline's Mom (Western NC)
I recently inherited my school's annual staff....the former adviser left me with a $5000 debt and one Nikon D70 that didn't work. I personally own a D50 and have recently upgraded to a D90. I love my Nikons and have always been loyal to the Nikor/Nikon lens. In order to shoot the "keep your distance" sports (softball, baseball, etc), I had to have a lens that was 1)affordable and 2) could get me the most distance for my money since my Nikor 70-200mm just did not have the reach I needed to shoot these types of sports. While I have big dreams for a more professional sports lens, this lens performs well-beyond the price tag! I must admit that I was very leary of the quality it could produce. I shot a tennis match today and was VERY pleased. The lens did everything I needed it to do when I wanted it to do it. I didn't find the lens to be too slow or too bulky. The Nikon lens was MUCH more expensive. You can't beat a Nikor/Nikon lens, but this one certainly gives those of us with "limited funds" a quality option. If you are looking for a less-expensive way to get a quality zoom lens, you can't go wrong with this one--plus you get a macro lens to boot!
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