Tamron 28-300mm f3.5-6.3 XR DI Lens

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Anyone had any experience with this lens?
Picking up one for my 40D tomorrow, and wouldn't mind hearing some reviews.
 
i think this lens is good overall as long as you realise its limits at at the long end. It will seem a bit slow with auto focus but you get what you pay for with glass. On a tripod its fine at 300mm. I have had no complaints only really been annoyed with my own mistakes with it, a long zoom tempts you with trying handheld shots which really do need some stable support ie tripod, fence post etc.
 
Hey, first off thanks for using your first post on me. Its a great forum to be a part of, im new too :)

Is it usable at any range with handheld? Or will it always require support?
Will look to upgrade when the funds become available and I learn how use the camera :thumbs:
 
I bought one years ago for use with my 300D and it's still being used with my 50D :D

I've used it for motorsport / wildlife / holidays, as long as you realise it's limitations it can give excellent results :thumbs:
 
I had one of these, I sold it and always regretted it. If you work with it it's a decent holiday / day out lens, I took it on holiday a few times and took shots I'm happy with. It's a bit limited at the "wide" end on APS-C though.

I hope that you enjoy it.

I've always liked this shot, hand held at 300mm, f9, 1/250 sec, ISO 400. Quite a heavy crop.

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I had one and I did not like it at all I am afraid. Image quality was not adequate for most things and it was slow to focus as well.

I would go with 2 lenses if I were you. A short zoom + a better telephoto (i.e. Sigma 70-300 apo). Cost would be the same but you would get better quality with only the small inconvenience of changing lenses every now and then (which you should know that you would have to do when getting a DSLR!)
 
The kind of un-written rule is if your hand holding you need a shutter speed the same or higher than the focus length (unless your going for a slow shutter panning shot) so if your handholding at 300mm then you will need a shutter speed of 1/300 of a second or more. Hope this helps :thumbs:
 
macky799 said:
The kind of un-written rule is if your hand holding you need a shutter speed the same or higher than the focus length (unless your going for a slow shutter panning shot) so if your handholding at 300mm then you will need a shutter speed of 1/300 of a second or more. Hope this helps :thumbs:
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Ok that makes sense. Whats the maximum kind of levels you can get away with handheld?
 
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