Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

This is a great value. The AF motor is fairly quiet and pretty fast. I'm using this on my A77 and it had some issues finding AF at first. I remounted the lens and not a huge issue after 600 shots. Comparing this to the SAL70300G. The Sony G feels and looks better and I think the AF is faster. Finding AF is much quicker. CA wasn't bad but there is some @ 300 even @ F11. If these lenses were $200 apart the I say go for the Sony. That's no the case we are talking about $600 difference. Not using this lens indoors. AF noise is good enough to do Video.

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

As the heading says. It is a good lens as it has the sonic motor, good image quality, but they do not give you the image stabilizer and they are charging you for it.
For Canon and Nikon they provide it but not for Sony. They are saying that since Sony has it built into the camera, then they should not give it to you BUT THEY ARE CHARING YOU FOR IT.
I returned the lens.
So it is OVER PRICED and the Image stabilizer is very important for a 300mm lens.

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

I bought this lens to replace my 23 year old lens. I think I made a wise purchase. The lens is a bit soft at 200-300mm, but overall this is a good lens.

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

Built very well feels like a more expensive lens.
Great color reproduction a bit slow to focus but ok.

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

This lens coupled with my a700 gives very nice results either in AF speed and accuracy.
Colors are on par with other Tamron lenses.
As this is a heavy and slow lens, I always use a tripod to get acceptable sharpness even in good light.
Way better built than the cheap 75-300mm lenses and well worth the price.
Lot sharper than the ultrawide to supertele zooms.
Beware to BF/FF issues. Mine FFocuses at the 70mm end and is spot on from 100 mm through the rest of the lenght.
Not easy to manual focus at the long end wide open because of the short course of the focus ring.

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

After looking at all the review on many websites i decided to go with this lens for a mid range telephoto lens and i was very impressed with how well it was built and the color in the pictures taken with the lens for the price it quit fast and very clear shots i liked it so much i bought one for my dad for christmas and he's a hard one to please and he loves it. Buy this lens you will be pleased.

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

Very nice for portraits, not too heavy, very sharp at 70-200 and quite sharp at 300 with f/8.
Autofocus is not as fast as I expected but it's quite accurate (it's the main reason why I give 4 stars).
Very good lens for the price.

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

I'm an amateur photographer & shoot with a Sony Alpha 100 mostly portraits but decided to try shooting landscapes and outdoor activity. The choice was between Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM & Tamron SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di USD. And I'm glad I went with the Tamron lenses. There were very few image samples of SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD to make a solid move but I wasn't quite happy with the results I found from SAL-70300G. Since Tamron lens has a two year age advantage in technology (Aug 2010 vs Jan 2008) and half the cost of a Sony equivalent, the choice was obvious. Comparing image quality between the two lenses, there is no clear advantage of either one. I'd like to add that Tamron has a very good built quality even though its body is all plastic, and near-silent fast auto focus. Tamron SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di USD is a very good starting point in familiarizing with telephoto lenses. It's sure nowhere near SAL-70400G or SAL-70200G built and image quality. But I was not sure if I continue shooting a lot with telephoto lens. If you are a pro, you get the best available equipment and there are better quality lenses. Hence, only 4 stars for Tamron. Getting sharp objects at the focal length of 300mm handheld is not easy, and when they are moving nearly impossible. Unless an object is under direct sunlight, ISO 400 and higher is required that introduces a lot of noise, especially in Sony A100 body.
Price, weight, image quality combination spoke in favor of Tamron. So far I'm very pleased with a new addition to my camera equipment.

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

quiet, fast,good pictures

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

Serious amateur photographer and I do mostly street photography with a Sony A55. I wanted a lens that would give me more reach than my 16-105mm Sony lens. I have had the lens about two weeks now and like it very much. It is a lot heavier than 16-105mm but there situations where I need the reach beyond 105mm. I find it great for face shots.

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

On A300, sharp wide open across the frame.
On A850, sharp wide open in most the frame, and the extreme edge sharpen up one stop down.
At the same f stop, this lens is sharper at the frame edge than the Tokina 100-300 f/4, but is not as sharpe as the Sigma 100-300 f/4. Center is about the same for all 3 lenses, and it is much much lighter to carry around.
Overall this lens better than the original Minolta 75-300 in everyway except the lack of focus limiter.
Focus action generates very little noise, but I don't see it being faster compare to other screw-drive lens on my A850.

Comments about Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di USD Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony Digital SLR Cameras:

Right out of the box I was impressed with the build quality, it doesn't feel like a cheap piece of plastic. It has a good balance to it. I love how fast it focuses and you have to try real hard to hear the focus motor. In the 70-300 zoom class to me this lens gives you the most bang for the buck!!