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Tamron AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras

Tamron AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras
Brand: Tamron
Category: Photography

List Price: $159.99
Buy New: $141.45
You Save: $18.54 (12%)



Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 reviews

Media: Electronics
Optical Zoom: 4
Maximum Focal Length: 300
Minimum Focal Length: 75
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.5 x 4.2
Warranty: 6 years warranty

MPN: AF276M-700
UPC: 725211627029
EAN: 0725211627029
ASIN: B00005V8S8

Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • Minimum focus of 59 inches
  • Rotational zooming
  • Angle of view of 33-8 degrees
  • Lightweight
  • Mounts to Canon, Minolta, Nikon-D, and Pentax cameras

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The AF 75-300 f/4-5.6 extended-range zoom lens offers true telephoto capability ideal for a variety of applications including sports and wildlife shooting. The lens also features the capability to provide beautifully blurred background to high light the main subject in portraiture, or "compression effects" that make the most of the telephoto lens.


Customer Reviews:   Read 2 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Very nice lens at a great price   August 25, 2008
Dennis L. Turner (Odessa, TX)
I bought the Tamron to go with my Sony a200 dslr. The lens is really nice quality, and it works perfectly with the camera. Autofocus is quick and accurate. It is certainly not a pro quality lens, but for the price it is wonderful. I recommend this for anyone who wants a telephoto zoom to add to their dlsr. I tried out the Sony 70-300mm lens in a local store, but I was not impressed. In particular the usability of manual focus on the Sony lens was quite poor. This one is fantastic in that regard. You may not use manual focus that often, but it's nice to have a lens that can handle the job when you need it.


4 out of 5 stars A long lens   June 6, 2008
DCA (NJ)
First off this is in no way a compact lens, its big and its heavy, but it does produce very sharp and detailed images under the right conditions.

I am using this with my Sony A200 and it performs well on a tripod, but for handheld success it better be a very bright sunny day or a very high ISO setting because this lens is very difficult to control at extreme telephoto lengths. My Sony begins flashing the warning sign in the viewfinder at 200mm, but to the cameras credit the steady shot performs well. That being said I would suggest that this lens be used with a tripod.

Bottom line, for the cost this is a very nice lens. It is louder than the Sony or Minolta's, and it does hunt a bit at extreme telephoto (partially I beleive due to camera shake induced by it's weight) but all things considered the build quality seems, to me at least, to exceed the Sony kit lens.



5 out of 5 stars Tamron Autofocus 75-300mm f/4-5.6 LD with Hood for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras   May 16, 2007
Kristen P. Kowalski
Excellent product and it was delivered quickly and had an awesome price.


4 out of 5 stars Good & Cheap   January 19, 2007
J. H. Hawks (N.W. Ind.)
Lens was good up to full range. It gets a little hard to hold focus even with tripod. Good at close in shots.


5 out of 5 stars I love this lens   November 10, 2006
Richard Mortensen (Seattle, WA United States)
The best lens for the price - a very sharp picture! I've used it for a couple of months, and am extremely happy with it.

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