tamron

[moojii]

is this lens just for 35mm film slrs only or can it be used on my d50?

Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 LD aspherical (IF) XR ultra zoom macro lens

cheers.

 

[cherryrig]

Pretty sure that it can be used on both 35mm and your D50.

No where that I've seen it says that you can't use it on a DSLR

 

[moojii]

ok. do you know where i can find a review on it?

googled it but cant find much. guessing its a older lens?

 

[mrgubby]

I use a Tamron AF 28-300mm XR Di with my Canon 300D & 30D . It is a very good all round walkabout lens.

 

[moojii]

cant afford one of them.

 

[mrgubby]

cant afford one of them.

I thought that's the lens you were asking about

 

[moojii]

nah. its the non Di version which is about 2 years old.

 

[mrgubby]

nah. its the non Di version which is about 2 years old.

ahh, got you now....


but mine is three years old and it's a Di :shrug:

 

[moojii]

well now im confused!!

 

[StewartR]

In Tamron-land, Di stands for "Digitally integrated", and basically it means the glass elements in the lenses have differet coatings to give them better anti-flare problems. (That is considered to be useful for digital cameras because you get more reflection off a sensor than off a film, hence more risk of flare.) However, mechanically and optically they are identical to the earlier "non-Di" lenses, and they can be used on film SLRs as well as digital.

Tamron Di-II lenses are smaller, like Canon EF-S or Nikon DX or Sigma DC lenses, and only work with digital SLRs that have "cropped" sensors.

 

[moojii]

cheers stewart