Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical LD IF 571D

I have the 28-300 ( Mdl A06 ) for the Nikon cameras and I have found that the older film lenses are better than the newer (AF-S ) type lenses I do feel that the newer lenses that have the Auto focus in the lens was not good I liked it when the auto focus motor was it the camera body and you could use any of the Nikon lenses without problems, but getting back to the Tamron lenses I think it is a fine lens nice and sharp and works fine with my D 100, 50, 70, and 80 cmaeras I have had them all and I have had the Nikon 18-200 VR I do feel the Tamron is sharper and as for the VR if you do the same as we used to do before VR all you needed to do was to set the shutter speed higher and that took care of the shake. Howie

Tamron AF 28-200- wonderful lense I bought the AF 28-200 that I found on ebay instead of buying a new 18-200 lense. I love this lense!! It is pretty much the only lense I use now unless I pull out my 70-300 for longer shots. It takes clear, crisp images under all the conditions I have used. Yes, it is not super fast under low light but it is acceptable and I use a flash or tripod under low light. For the zoom function it takes amazing shots and these have all been hand held. I am not a professional photographer but have been taking photographs for a few decades so I do know a bit about cameras and lenses. I would highly recommend this lense.

Tamron makes OK lenses Update 6-6-12 Since writing the original review we have come a long way in our photography business. Now that we use professional level cameras and lenses when we look back at the photos we were taking with out Tamron lenses they are embarrassing in comparison. Tamron lenses are usually cheaper than the manufacturer lenses that were made for your camera... do yourself a favor, save up some more money and buy the better glass!