Tamron SP AF 70-300mm 4-5.6 Di USD A-mount lens review by jacksprat
 jacksprat#27586 date: May-24-2016 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 5 overall: 4.2 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | beer can 70-210 |
| price paid: | $269 in 2014 |
| positive: | range, USD, overall optics are good, build is solid |
| negative: | size, weight, slower to focus than I would like. This lens is hard to hold and balance while trying to zoom or manual focus mainly because of the large diameter. |
| comment: | Bought this lens thinking that the extra range from 210-300 would be nice. On my A77, the pictures in this range are good but not sharp enough (even after micro adjust). While the optics of this lens are better, I actually like the beercan better in some ways. The size of this lens and weight are the reasons I sold it. IF the picture quality from the extra range would have been better, I may have kept it. I've read that to get a sharper image in the 300mm range, you must push toward F8. Sadly, the lens had to go since I hardly used it. |
rating summary
- total reviews: 55
- sharpness: 4.50
- color: 4.38
- build: 4.35
- distortion: 4.62
- flare control: 4.53
- overall: 4.47