New Member Registered: February, 2022 Posts: 1 | Review Date: June 1, 2023 | Recommended | Price: $100.00
| Rating: N/A |
Pros: | Sharp, build | Cons: | Heavy | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 8
Handling: 7
Value: 9
Camera Used: Nikon d610
| | Picked this up pristine at an online auction. A lovely item - a little soft at 4.5, but very very good by f/8, even at 350mm. Not sure why Tamron did not call this an SP lens. It certainly merits it.
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Site Supporter Registered: May, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Florida Posts: 147 | Review Date: October 14, 2011 | Recommended | Price: $190.00
| Rating: 8 |
Pros: | f4.5 throughout, tripod ring, built-in hood, turn zoom not push-pull, solid like a tank | Cons: | Heavy, 82mm filter ring | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 8
Handling: 8
Value: 10
| | As an avid manual focus lens user, this one was no surprise. Used with a tripod on a K7 with a katzeyes focusing screen, it is sharp. | |