Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

Tamron 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 inch, 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. 1 - 2 Macro Magnification Ratio at f=300mm MFD 0.95m Filter Diameter - 62 Weight - 435 gram (15.3 ounces) Diameter x Length - 3.0 x 4.6 inch (76.6mm x 116.5mm) Accessory Lens hood
Customer Review: Tamron AF 70-300
For a cheap lens the quality of pictures is not bad. This is a great startr lens for the price.
Customer Review: Tamron AF 70 - 300 - Great Lens
When it finally came time to replace my old Tamron lens (after years of hard use) - I bought the same lens again. It's been a great lens, very sturdy and a terrific buy (compared to similar "name brand" lenses). Speaking of Canon - I've been VERY disappointed in my last Canon camera. I've also used Canon for many years but this last camera was a lemon and I've had NO satisfaction through Canon factory service center. I've had the camera 2 1/2 years and had it back to the factory several times. It had a problem with the internal flash, which was apparent immediately after I rec'd the camera. This has never been properly dealt with. Shortly after that problem, it developed something like sunspots in all the photos - also never dealt with by Canon. Naturally, they stopped even attempting to repair the camera as soon as the warranty was up, despite the fact that the problems had originated prior to that time - and would not consider replacing it.