Tamron SP AF 70-300mm 4-5.6 Di USD A-mount lens review by smallmartin
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 4.5 | tested on:
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ownership: | I own this lens |
compared to: | Minolta 75-300 Minolta 100-300 |
price paid: | 500€ new |
positive: | - weight - very good optical quality - cost - range |
negative: | - not f2.8 (but it would weight much more...) |
comment: | Wonderful lens to carry arround when you want to travel lightly. Focusing is precise, fast and silent. Build quality is good and it has very few optical flaws compared to Minolta 75-300 D or 100-300. Moreover it is really cheap ! |
rating summary

- total reviews: 55
- sharpness: 4.50
- color: 4.38
- build: 4.35
- distortion: 4.62
- flare control: 4.53
- overall: 4.47