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Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras | 
| Brand: Tamron
Category: Photography
List Price: $281.95
Buy New: $145.47
You Save: $136.48 (48%)
Rating:  46 reviews
Media: Electronics
Maximum Focal Length: 300
Minimum Focal Length: 70
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 4.1 x 4.1
MPN: AF017C-700
Model: AF017C-700
UPC: 725211177111
EAN: 0725211177111
ASIN: B000EXOXVA
Release Date: March 8, 2006
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| Features:
| • | 9 Groups, 13 Elements Lens Construction | | • | Rotation Type of Zooming | | • | 9 Diaphragm Blade Number | | • | F/32 Minimum Aperture | | • | 59 inch Minimum Focus Distance (1.5m) in normal setting, 37.4 inch (0.95m) in macro mode f=180mm-300mm range |
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Product Description
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
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 Great Lens for the price! October 12, 2008
Neva N. Nobles
This is a great lens especially for the price! I've managed to get some great shots without using my tripod. I would definitely recommend this lens!
Very nice non expensive lens October 6, 2008
The reader (FL, USA)
This is one of my most-liked buys recently. Nice, well constructed, non heavy and easy to use lens. I'm really hooked up to Tamron lenses. The macro function is awesome. It's true that being near the 300 mm, it turns a little soft, but I can tell you this, if you provide or find to your subject better light conditions you can get the right desired picture avoiding this "softness". There is not "the perfect" lens anywhere.Some say the AF is noisy, I like when it zooms like that, this way I know it is working properly. It doesn't bother me at all.
Great Lens August 25, 2008
T. Nuttall (sahuarita, az United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Now I'm an amateur photographer, so I don't know much about lenses and everything, but I can tell what a good picture looks like, and this, for us, has taken many great pictures. Even fully zoomed in, pictures come out wonderful. Compared to the price for the Canon lens, this is quite a bit cheaper, but not cheap at all. We were actually surprised how heavy this lens is, especially compared to the kit lens that came with the Canon Rebel XT we purchased. I'd highly recommend this for those wanting longer distance, but also wanting to save some money.
Awesome for anyone who isn't a pro or semi-pro August 11, 2008
P. Zeitlin (Washington, DC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this lens. Now, maybe if I was a better photographer and not one with only a year and a half worth of experience, I might change my mind. But I have taken about 300 pictures over the week I have had the lens (went on vacation) and very happy with it.
Negative such as slow or tough to focus in low light hasn't been a problem. Maybe it is slow, but unless I was taking action shots, it didn't seem slow at all. And it focused well in low lights - no problems there. As I have learned about telephoto lenses, they take some adjustment. I had a lot of blurry photos at first, but slower ISO and/or increased aperture has helped me not have any problems without a tripod.
Photos are crisp, colors are great. I can't think of anything negative to say. The macro setting is interesting and still figuring it out - but works well.
For $140+ shipping from Cameta - how can you think there is a better deal out there.
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