nice pictures - sharp when needed, soft when needed. Depends on the light. good price, seems to be quite well made - plastic is mostly covered with rubber, feels good in touch and to hold it. Comes with a dedicated big hood, which causes no side effects on the photos.

noisy AF, having trouble to AF sometimes (lasts too long) at high focal lenghts.

Good buy for the price. Cheap lens, good for begginers, despite some bad things about it - the AF is noisy and slow (especially in 300mm range). I've used it with Minolta 505 SiSuper and was quite pleased with the results. Some samples of photos taken using with this lens are here: http://www.plfoto.com/uzytkownik.php?authorname=abgarman If your budget is low, you might want to consider buying it. I just bought a Canon EOS 50e camera and no longer use the lens. I want a 75-300 IIIUSM zoom lens, which is much more silent.

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Not needed, quite a durable lens.

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Canon 80-200 II (no USM)

Light and compact, good for scenic photo shooting. Cheap as compared with Canon original zoom lens.

Not too sharp, AF is slow and noisy. The direction of zoom is the reverse of Canon lenses which bring some discomfort at the very beginning

A middle-ended zoom lens for beginners.

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Not yet in need of

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Canon EF50mm f/1.4 USM

Affordable Light and small Nice, wide zoom range Does quite nice outdoors when fast & reliable AF isn't critical

Slow Slow AF, lots of hunting Contrast and sharpness are strikingly poor when compared to any professional long zooms.

For me, this lens was an affordable way to shoot birds outdoors (those little birds that won't ever let you approach them close enough), and it would have really served me well if not for two inevitable, but maddening drawbacks: 1) Rather slow, in fact, unforgettably slow for shooting indoors (forget about film speeds less than ISO400; in my typical shooting situations I just have to use a tripod, which is a bother when it comes to birds, see?) 2) Real slow AF, and LOTS of hunting at 300mm. Sometimes it just won't AF at all! So, when time is short, I prefer to focus manually, which is a bother again, for my eyesight is poor. I also use it for portraits, and I am usually pleased with results. The lens softens colours and gives good skin tone. Besides, contrast and sharpness are not an issue in portraits. I would generally not recommend this lens to beginners that are short of money and need their first long zoom. Think about Nikkor 70-300 ED instead, it's not a lot more expensive but it focuses faster and is generally more contrast. As to those "bird photographers" that want more, like myself - it's not all that hard to save enough for a used 80-200mm/2.8 zoom from Sigma. Or Nikon, if ~1500 bucks are not a big problem for you.

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No experience yet

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Tamron 80-200mm Tokina 70-210mm Nikkor AF-S 80-200mm ED IF

value Value VALUE!

Noisy

Great value for the money. You would have to pay double for a Nikon. Would it have given double the performance? I doubt it. I haven't been disappointed with its performance. A little slow apeture wise, a little slow autofocus wise, and a lot noisy, but for the cost, who cares. But I've tried the Nikon 70-300 and it tends to search for proper focus for awhile too. This lens has produced sharp pictures at all zoom levels for my purposes used with my Nikon F80. There are obviously better lends out there for you professionals, and super serious photogrpahers with a load of cash, but if you're an amateur, semi-serious photographer like me, this lens will keep you happy until you win the lottery!

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not needed.

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Nikon 70-300 ED, Nikon 28-80D, Nikon 50 1.8D

Light weight, affordable, good shots.

Noisy, the AF has a hard time searching in around 300mm (just switch to Manual). Slow in achieving focus...very slow. Use a stand/mount to for zoom shots.

I need a zoom but Canon zooms are pretty expensive, and the salesman showed me this Tamron. So far, i pretty happy with its performaces. All my maxed (300mm) zoom shots were pretty good. I bought this lens specifically for my trip to China, to get a good shot of the Great Wall, for the price I paid for it, the shots were great. The lens is pretty light. Less weight in my backpack when carried to cross the Junggar Pendi deser across Xinjian, China.

Price, weight, compactness, good glass

noisy AF drive, hunting AF- just switch it off @ 300mm,

This lens is great, especially for the price. Originally desired a Canon lense but salesman showed me the Tamron also, I never regretted the purchase. I''ve encountered no problems whatsoever and have unfortunately banged it a little here and there and also taken it canoeing and hiking quite a bit.

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haven''t required any

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Canon zooms

very light-weight and you can't beat the price. 100mm and 300mm is good, but shines at 135mm - 200mm.

the zoom ring isn't as smooth when compared to other simular lens, and isn't really dust-proof.& autofocus is a bit noisy

a great price to preformance ratio.
an exelent buy! many times cheeper than the canon 100mm-300mm. despite its minor disavantages, I wouldn't trade it for the world.

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Price point, decent picture quality.

Oversized, small maximum aperture (f/5), slow, hunting AF.

I only had this lens for a week, long enough to put 2 rolls through it; however, it always seemed really long, and the focus ring is way out on the end and very thin, making it hard to go from zooming to focusing. The auto focus is REALLY slow, it sounds and moves like the batteries are almost dead. The Sigma is faster and lighter, for about the same price.

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Not needed.

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Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6

Low price, decent sharpness for low end zoom, lightweight

Amazingly slow, noisy AF hunts frequently, not sealed very well for dust

Good way for beginner to reach 300mm without a large price tag but most people will quickly outgrow it.

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Never had to use it

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Canon 75-300 USM IS

Great picture quality from 100 to 200. Light weight is nice. 55mm filter thread is very common. Price is very affordable.

front lens turns when focusing. Lens is vibrates drastically in high wind(10 mph+) and would be nice if Tamron would make a lens mount for it. AF is rather slow but it is a budget priced lens.

A great lens for the money. Picture clarity is very nice in the lower two thirds of the zoom range as are most zooms. I disagree with the one photographer about using this lens with a flash; I have used mine several time with faster film with no problems. I like it.

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haven't needed them.

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