Tamron AF 28-300 XRmm F3.5-6.3 LD AD IF A-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#44474 date: Mar-8-2020 | |
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| sharpness: 3.5 color: 4 build: 3 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 3.7 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I have experience with this lens |
| compared to: | Sony DT 18-135 F3.5-5.6 SAM Sony DT 18-200 F3.5-6.3 Tamron 18-250 F3.5-6.3 Minolta AF 24-105 F3.5-4.5 D Minolta AF 28-100 F3.5-5.6 D Sigma AF 28-105 F2.8-4 Canon EF 28-105 F3.5-4.5 USM II Minolta AF 28-105 F3.5-4.5 & RS & Xi Minolta AF 28-135 F4-4.5 Tamron 28-200 F3.8-5.6 LD Tamron 28-300 F3.5-6.3 XR Di Minolta AF 35-105 F3.5-4.5/New Sigma AF 35-135 F3.5-4.5 Minolta AF 35-200 F4.5-5.6 Xi Tokina AF 35-200 F4-5.6 SD Tokina AF 35-300 F4.5-6.7 Minolta MD 50-135 F3.5 Minolta AF 70-210 F4 Minolta AF 70-210 F3.5-4.5 Minolta AF 70-210 F4.5-5.6 I/II |
| price paid: | 106 USD (used) |
| positive: | Light Compact zoomed out Good corners Distance encoder 62 mm filter thread |
| negative: | Variation Alignment at long end |
| comment: | Nice very clean copy with original hood and front cap. This lens required effort to seat properly in the mount before it was recognized by the camera. It has a strange metal/plastic hybrid mount I've not seen on other lenses. It is a "D" which seems to work correctly although the camera doesn't show units on the focus distance scale. This lens was discontinued in 2004 and replaced by the similar Di version. "MADE IN JAPAN" This lens has much better image quality than the older, heavier 28-200mm LD. This copy has some alignment problem that got worse towards the long end. I expect a better copy would be a very decent lens. |
rating summary
- total reviews: 11
- sharpness: 3.73
- color: 3.82
- build: 4.09
- distortion: 4.27
- flare control: 4.09
- overall: 4.00