| Latest Review Posted | Tamron XR Di AF (# A06) 28-300mm F3.5-6.3
Nice zoom lens. It works on 35mm film and Digital SLR camera bodies. So, its the 'what lens I'll have if alone in the desert' (yeah, beaches apply too). It tends to have slight pincushion distortion, but most humans, animals and scapes won't care. Additionally, it comes with a 5-yr warranty (let's hope that Pentax sitcks around with Ricoh for that long).
It proved itself when a plane was taking off: I did the mistake of locking the zoom ring in wide (28/44mm) when putting the camera / lens in my bag, but when I got it out, unlocked it and zoomed to 300/450mm, I was able to take a nice photo of the airplane before it got lost in the distance.
Now, I can't get a value-price CPL filter for it yet, so I'll have to wait for the next cash infusion. But, other than that, It's fine optic that will be close to my K10D, ZX-L and LX (oh yeah). |
