Originally posted by dylansalt nice
the Nikon equivalent (according to reviews) has been found to be a better performer in all areas though.
The D7000 has the uncanny ability to make any lens look good:-)
Its a fantastic dslr
Quite a few folks at dpreview love their tammy's
i had the both nikon and tamron but ended up keeping the tamron. IMHO, both are great consumer grade 70-300 zooms, but to me, the tamron won because of:
1. slightly faster at 70 (f4 vs 4.5)
2. VC seems to be much more effective than the VR
3. sharper at longer focal lengths. they seemed equal at 70-220
4. slightly longer warranty 6 vs 5 years
the nikon had its strong points too.
1. VR wasn't as jumpy during startup. tamrons vc is rather jerky when it engages
2. zoom was smoother although after using my tamron for a while, the tightness in the zoom is 'softening'
3. some folks report that the AF tracking is faster.
i didn't test AF tracking between the 2, but for my daughter's sporting activities, the tamron is PLENTY fast.
the combo of the D7k AFC 9 points + tamron 70-300 VC did so MUCH better than my kx + sigma 50-150. maybe not a fair comparison, but that's what i had on the pentax side. not sure how much AF improvements the kr/k5 brings to the table.