September 28, 2008 at 4:08 pm
I’ve recently bought a Nikon D60 and I am looking for a half decent zoom.
I realise you get what you pay for, but I’ve seen a Tamron 28-300mm zoom around the £200 mark, any thoughts or experience?
By: Mr Angry - 30th September 2008 at 12:56
Blimey there a lot sharper than my Sigma 100-300 might be worth the upgrade.
By: PMN - 30th September 2008 at 10:38
The Tamron 28-300 is one of those lenses people often love to slate for being soft. While it isn’t as sharp as my Sigma 50-500 and certainly not as sharp as my Canon 70-200L, with good shooting and editing technique it’s more than capable of producing good results.
As a general guide as to what’s possible with this lens, here are a few images taken using it.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6244129&nseq=63
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6244124&nseq=67
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6244096&nseq=1
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6243754&nseq=12
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6243748&nseq=1
Hope that’s of some use!
Paul
By: vulcan558 - 29th September 2008 at 19:47
For your tight budget and the price of £200 it will give you pretty decent images.
Plenty good enought for web use and prints out at A4 plus.