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Posted 4 December 2014
Tamron SP AF 70-300 F/4-5.6 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon or canon - £239 @ Amazon
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i got it 2 days ago ,it is same price on jessops.com,this is not coming from hong hong or any other country if you buy from hong hong or another places you cannot get warranty on it, i ordered monday reveived on tuesday,comes for 5 years warrany ,this is offer price,
USD mechanism delivers precise and noiseless focusing at turbo speed
XLD (Extra Low Dispersion) lens element for sharper image contrast and definition
VC (Vibration Compensation) image stabilization
Perfect telephoto zoom choice for photographing sports, racing, or other fast-moving subjects
Dual format Di design for use on full frame and smaller sensor cameras
USD mechanism delivers precise and noiseless focusing at turbo speed
XLD (Extra Low Dispersion) lens element for sharper image contrast and definition
VC (Vibration Compensation) image stabilization
Perfect telephoto zoom choice for photographing sports, racing, or other fast-moving subjects
Dual format Di design for use on full frame and smaller sensor cameras
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sorted byLOL, got to love these throwaway comments from someone who probably hasn't owned or used the lens.
The truth is that this is an outstanding lens especially for the price. I've owned one. You only have to look at real life examples on POTN to realise this.
The 70-200 L is twice the price of this so you would expect better image quality. You would be surprised how close this Tamron gets though. It's like comparing apples and pears though. One is 70-200 without any image stabilisation, the other is 70-300 with VC and at half the price.
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Well said, I use a 100-400mm out doors on a crop without a tripod (shooting aircraft with a tripod wouldn't be that great :D). It did have panning IS on but I did take successful shots without IS. For prop aircraft you looking at a shutter speed of less than 1/500th to get a nice blur. Getting a sharp image is very possible at that shutter speed it just takes alot of practice. Of course your "keeper" rate will be lower... in my case quite a lot lower :D.
Not the best picture but this was shot on a 40D at 340mm @ 1/500. Image is sharp, a little underexposed on my work display but the weather was crap.
Another one even slower again at 400mm @ 1/400
So hand held at long ranges without a tripod is very possible.
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Massively different. The one you've mentioned is a very basic bottom of the range lens. The one in this post is better due to:
Better optics (lens quality - sharpness, contrast, vignetting, distortion etc), faster focusing and better build quality.
It's like comparing a second hand Kia (I know they're not bad cars!) with a new Audi. Both will get you from A to B (ie same focal range and aperture) but the drive and quality is completely different.
I remember reading a telephoto comparison in my wife's Photoplus magazine last year. The Canon lens scored 87% overall and the Tamron won the test with 90%.
The positives for the Canon were superb image quality, great build quality and constant f/4 aperture. The negatives were that it was relatively expensive (yes it's an L lens) and it was somewhat lacking in telephoto reach. Also stated that lack of IS made handheld shooting a challenge.
The Tamron was praised for its overall superb performance and image quality with the main downside being that it was relatively heavy compared to the other lenses.The Vibration Compensation was also praised.
At £239 this is a great price for this lens. Heat added.
F/4-5.6 just doesn't do it.
Still, for what it is it's a good buy. Hot from me.
This is a good lens however especially for the price, I've never owned it but have used it.
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Must admit couldn't understand the tripod comment
There will be a sweet spot at some point in the range and at this point the lens will be amazing - but drift from that and IQ falls.
If you're after a point and shoot snapshot lens then this would be OK .... for serious shooters it will not deliver IMO.
For Canon look at the 70-200mm L Glass f4 Lens - an absolute stonker at a bargain price considering the cracking IQ it delivers time and again.
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read here it is different
http://www.tamron.eu/uk/lenses/sp-af-70-300-f4-56-di-vc-usd/
tamron.eu/uk/…12/
Exactly, couldn't agree more. Totally different uses and not comparible in the slightest - One is point and shoot, one you need a tripod...how the hell can anyone compare such a thing. Some of the tosh coming out of people's mouths making such comparisons is beyond belief.
This does also change when you factor in crop sensor cameras, so for example 300mm on crop has the same field of view as a 450-480mm lens on full frame, so you should be thinking about a shutter speed of 1/500 at 300mm on a crop camera (So maybe 1/1000 for shaky handed people). This is easy outside... less so for indoor sports, but this lens isn't ideal for indoor sports. If you need to bump the ISO up - go for it. A sharp shot with a bit of noise is much better than a blurry shot with no noise.
Image stabilisation makes the composition of your shot and panning much nicer, and it is also really useful indoors for slower shutter speeds, but it is most definitely possible to shoot at 300mm without image stabilisation, and without a tripod...
Actual lens in this deal with official 5 year warranty:
http://www.tamron.eu/uk/lenses/sp-af-70-300-f4-56-di-vc-usd/
Review:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/camera-lenses/tamron-sp-70-300mm-f-4-5-6-di-vc-usd-1042335/review
Demo of Auto focus & noise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCYw5Acj1Ms
In depth testing: [very good!]
photozone.de/nik…6fx
My fav.. a Flickr group just for Tamron / camera lens!
flickr.com/gro…vc/
i know i added it already Description ,and wex 5 percent cash back on quidco,but i like amazon , it is so easy to send it back, :)))
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I guess what I'm trying to say is that a Canon 70-200 f4 L Glass Lens will produce better image quality than this lens, and as they can be had for just £100 more second hand, one should think long and hard about what to do.
The added benefit, of course, is that you get all your money back when you have finished with the L Glass Canon - maybe even more! This Tamron will not hold anything like its purchase price.
It's a good deal site after all ..... I'm just throwing out what I think is a better buy all things considered - you will notice the difference with every photo!
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I would agree I have Sigma's 50mm 1.4 prime and its a beautiful lens, razor sharp wide open and focus very fast, only problem was it took me 2 attempts to get it, the first copy was no where near sharp enough wide open. If Tamron and Sigma both have quality control issues.
I can't comment as much for Tamron, but Sigma have certainly upped their game recently... the new Art, Contemporary, and Sport lenses are top notch... especially considering the dock can fine tune any issues.
I'm guessing you're talking about the old 50mm 1.4 as opposed to the new 50mm 1.4 Art?
Non ART, DX HSM, its a beautiful lens. I also owned the 10-20mm for years and loved it. I haven't owned an ART one or to be honest looked into them as I haven't been n the market for sometime. Thanks for the heads up though, I'm guessing with the improvments the price is increasinG?
Yeah, that's the downside... The new 50mm 1.4 Art is about £650.
Certianly a big price tag, for that sort of money for a 3rd party prime it would indeed need to be damn near perfect.
What are peoples thoughts on this?
But, as I have said above, £350 will get you into L Glass .... which is a factor of 10 better than any other lens.
Buy the very best you can afford, and if you cannot afford the best simply don't buy.
The same with shoes and beds .... never, ever, buy cheap and skimp on them.
If the price difference was £300 vs £350, I would 100% go for the L lens, but the L lens is a 70-200 rather than a 70-300 and I could really do with that extra 100mm. Also, I understand that you probably don't need IS as much at 200-300mm as you'll be using a tripod, but I would like to be able to take shots handheld if absolutely required so the IS does help in that respect.
Would love the L due to the excellent sharpness but cannot justify the difference between 300 vs 900ish for similar spec (quality aside).
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Just I have owned big zooms, even super zooms, and I have L Glass now ..... the stunning, reliable, delivery of impeccable images is staggering - really it is.
When you have seen, as I have, the difference - then I feel compelled to comment and to guide.
Money to borrow is extremely cheap - and the L Glass will be worth what you pay for it. It's a leap of faith which you will never regret. I feel like a salesman, sorry about that, but I'm passionate that everyone should have the very best if at all possible.