Buy Cheap Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens with Built In Motor for Nikon Digital SLR From Here Now!
The popular Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 Di LD Macro now features a built in motor to ensure fast accurate focusing with the latest Nikon digital cameras. 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 also comes with a 6 year warranty and a flower shaped lens hood for maximum glare protection with no vignetting.
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Technical Details
- Built in motor for use on the new Nikon Cameras- Zoom lock
- Includes lens hood
- 6 year Tamron Warranty
- 62 mm filter size
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By Jeffrey Kaplan (Boston, MA)
PROS:
* Very good image quality for the price
* Manual focus is easy to use
CONS:
* All controls are still (maybe they'll loosen with use)
* Can't switch out of Macro zoom level until focus is beyond ~1 meter
* Front of lens barrel rotates with focus - harder to use polarize or half-high filters
* Focus motor is slow
* Focus motor is LOUD (compared to Nikon's)
All told, even though numerically there are more Cons than Pros, in terms of usability and quality, the Pros far outweigh the Cons. The only reason to not get this lens if you're looking for a 70-300 AF-S lens is if you can afford or are willing to spend three times as much for the Nikon 70-300 VR lens.
By N. Vanmatre (San Diego, CA United States)
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.
By Gregory K Cusick
This Lens WILL Work with the Nikon D40 / D40x kit!
After searching all over and trying to figure out which lens would work with my Nikon D40x I finally found this lens reviewed saying that it would. (Even Tamron's website was so confusing). I took a chance. I received my lens from Amazon. The packaging is a little suspect. The box they ship it in is a little big with no peanuts or air filled bags (which I had read in another review) but I found no damage to the lens. I put it right on my Nikon D40x and it worked just as described. I am not a professional photographer by any means and just wanted something for my kids soccer games. By switching to this lens from the stock 18mm - 55mm I can now shoot from the far end of the field to the other with out having to continually be moving with the action. I have found a little softness at the 300mm range when you go to crop a photo but for the price and taking pictures from 100 yards away I think this is a steal.
By Justin M. Bower (Houston, TX United States)
I bought this lens because there really aren't many choices in this range...you either spend >$200 and get this, a low version of your camera brand, or the sigma 70-300, or you get something better at a DRASTIC jump in price. (note to lens makers, how about an intermediate option???)
The lens IS cheap. I paid less than the 200, and got a nice usable 70-300mm lens. It definitely gave me some reach. HOWEVER, be aware of the following drawbacks:
1) You will get purple fringing. It will be annoying. You can desaturate it, and it won't be as purple, but a grey area will remain.
2) It IS soft. beyond 200mm, you can get some shots, but they will all be gauzy. Even with tripod.
3) The AF is pretty poor in lower light.
4) the f/8 sweet spot is less a sweet spot than a "minimum usable" spot. The bokeh is quite nice at larger apertures, but the picture will be more bokeh than you intended, including the subject:)
5) The macro is pretty nice...I mean hey, 2:1 in a cheap lens, that actually works fairly well. But the working distance is still decently long, and (like other zoom macros) you have to be at 200-300mm to utilize it which makes large apertures necessary, and which makes less shallow depth of field hard. It also dramatically increases shake since you're taking a very small thing, magnifying it, and then shooting at a fairly long focal length. You'll need a tripod, period.
It's a very nice starter lens for those (like me) who couldn't afford better. And it will be more than serviceable for very casual shooters, but the cost is reflected in the quality. It does bother me that I bought a 70-300, and can only really use up to the 200mm mark.
The grip on my zoom ring has become loose from a year of normal use. Other than that the build is solid, just of poor quality.
By J. Lambert
This is great lens for the money. Actually, an incredible deal. It is worth the price just for the macro mode. The pictures I have been taking of flowers are excellent.
Comparing this lens to it's competition - the Nikon 70-300 & Sigma 70-300:
The 3 lenses are comparable in length (4.6"), diameter (3"), & weight (1#). They each have 9 bladed apertures. They are all about the same price. None have VR - you have to spend 400 more bucks to get this for a Nikon.
The Sigma and Tamron are superior to the Nikon, because
- they have LD glass,
- they are Digital Integrated,
- they have focus motors,
- they have Macro modes (1:2),
The Tamron is superior to the Sigma, because
- it is a newer design (introduced 1/08 as opposed to 10/03),
- it has a 6 year Warranty, as opposed to only a 1yr for the Sigma.
Notes: The Tamron and Nikon use 62mm filters, the Sigma uses 58mm.
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