Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di

Nice lens for different projects This is a very good lens to carry if you have a smiple project and you don't want to carry many lenses. It is exactly why I got this lens. Now there are some good things and some not very good things about this lens. Pro: 1. Versatile and lightweight 2. Wide range between wide angle and tele (mostly if you're doing full frame or film cameras) not so much in APC and small digital. 3. Good camera manufacturer 4. Cheap compared to Nikon lenses (which I love very very much) Con: 1. Aperture (lens opens up at 5.3 or something) which does not make it a very fast lens especially for low light or sports photography (i do lots of car racing photographry). Of course I compare this to my fast f:2.8 lenses from Nikon that cost almost $2000 each 2. Lens is considered soft which means you won't get the same quality or sharpness you can expect from a Nikon lens 3. In digital bodies like the D80 which has the small APC sensor, you won't get the full image or the true wide angle of 28mm.

TAMRON LEN from the little I have used it, it appears to work fine. I will like it once I master it. The few pictures I've taken, look really nice. What takes getting use to is when you lean forward to snap a close up (like a flower), the lens moves forward. There is a lock button on the base that you have to learn how to use it to make it hold in place. It's my first 28 - 300 mm lens, so I don't know if this is standard or not.

great lens but heavy for its size This is a very good lens for fullframe cameras, works well on subframes that have drive-motors as well...just one caveat with it, it's not light. Very sharp and reasonably fast and clear for a superzoom but it's a pocket full of change. you can check the specs on slrgear.com this lens is 550g vs 430g for the Tamron 18-250 which is the equivalent lens on a Sony with body-IS And that extra 120 grams is really noticeable on a light camera. It doesn't help much on a heavy camera :) Seriously adds to the inertia. But the IS is very good, it doesn't vignette much like the T18-250 on a subframe...it's a good all-around carry. As long as you don't mind carrying it :) It certainly makes WAY more sense than the Canon 28-300 EF-L IS at 1670g and $2250 retail.