Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit

Comments about Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit:

Very well made generally. Image stabilizer and ultrasonic focus are excellent.
Quite bulky but provides user with the ability to have better control over handling stability.
Biggest drawback that I have observed with my lens is that the zoom function is not smooth and requires quite a lot of effort to rotate the control. I hope this will ease with use.

Comments about Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit:

For the money its a great lens superb IQ and IS.

Comments about Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit:

This lens produces very crisp results and the vibration control works quickly and efficiently noticeably reducing camera shake. The only negative I can find is that the zoom ring is completely hidden when the large lens hood is in the reverse position. I bought the lens specifically for a cruise to Alaska later this year and I believe it will deliver excellent results.

Comments about Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit:

First the service from this site is mega. This is a super lens married to my canon7d. Excellent picture and bulid quality. Great for wildlife.

Comments about Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit:

I use this lens for photographing aeroplanes and birds. I have recently used it at an Air Show and I am very pleased with the results.

Comments about Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit:

Not light but feels well constructed. An excellent lens for its price.

Comments about Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit:

Got this lens to be able to zoom in on birds etc while walking the countryside and for the price this lens is great!With Tamron's own image stabiliser built in it has enabled me to take some pretty good shots hand held,,,,despite the fact the lens is a bit heavy.The autofocus system is very fast,with the option of full time manual override if you wish which is very good too.I must say am loving this lens...here is a shot taken with it-handheld too!!

Comments about Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit:

I can't say I've found any faults with this lens, It's a great lens, very well made, lightweight too considering it's size. All the images I've taken using auto-focus are sharp, The manual focus override is a useful addition when setting up certain shots.
All in all, It's a belter for the price.

Comments about Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit:

able to grate wildlife photos with this lens

Comments about Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 SP Di VC USD Lens - Canon Fit:

In summary this is a great 'non-L' option for Canon shooters, providing usable results wide open through the whole zoom range (best below 200mm). It is 10-15% cheaper than the Canon equivalent and (if the review sites are to be believed) performance is on a par. Detailed comments from past 6 months usage follow, plus a couple of images which are not at the lens's best settings, but typical real world scenarios.

Mainly got this lens for using around London streets and occasional sports/wildlife. For the street it fits the bill well with a good range and minus the hood it is relatively inconspicuous - compared to a white 'L' zoom anyway! It has also been fine for occasional sports and wildlife although it is not long enough or fast enough for anyone serious about these.
On the positive side the lens has nice contrast at all settings, good AF performance, full time manual focus, image stabiliser (as good as Canon), sharpness pretty consistent across the frame.
My niggles relate to differences between this and my Canon lenses which has taken some getting used to:
1. Zoom & manual focus rings are reversed which still takes some thought when chnaging lenses!
2.Image Stabiliser (VC) - VC seems to steady the view in the viewfinder more than the 'reality'. Canon IS seems to reflect reality much better. Took a while to work this out, so now I can ignore it and work from the shutter speed I know will give consistent results.