http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/06/06/tamron-70-300mm-f4-56-tele-macro-ld-di/ Search this site - over 170 articles on Alpha system topics! Subscribe to our magazine too! Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:11:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/06/06/tamron-70-300mm-f4-56-tele-macro-ld-di/#comment-968 springm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:46:29 +0000 http://www.photoclubalpha.com/?p=744#comment-968 David, your comments on the tamron as well as the SAL 70-300G made me decide in favor of the tamron - I expect the SAL to be a better performer but weight and price I regard as too high for the expected purpose of coming along on missions to 3rd world countries. So I ordered the tamron for 135,- € and took it out for a first field test last weekend. The performance I would describe as excellent in comparison to the low price, and the bokeh as well as the macro possibilities are just amazing. See <a href="http://spring2life.blogspot.com/2008/06/more-barley-and-poppy-flowers.html" rel="nofollow">spring2life: barley and poppy flowers</a>. I discovered some CA, especially on the long end, but could easily correct it with a gimp plugin on this shot of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/springm/2580297442/in/set-72157600790341795/" rel="nofollow">Anger village church</a>. Thank you for your review which really helped me with my decisions. David, your comments on the tamron as well as the SAL 70-300G made me decide in favor of the tamron - I expect the SAL to be a better performer but weight and price I regard as too high for the expected purpose of coming along on missions to 3rd world countries. So I ordered the tamron for 135,- € and took it out for a first field test last weekend. The performance I would describe as excellent in comparison to the low price, and the bokeh as well as the macro possibilities are just amazing. See spring2life: barley and poppy flowers. I discovered some CA, especially on the long end, but could easily correct it with a gimp plugin on this shot of the Anger village church. Thank you for your review which really helped me with my decisions.

]]> http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/06/06/tamron-70-300mm-f4-56-tele-macro-ld-di/#comment-964 sony-alpha Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:57:19 +0000 http://www.photoclubalpha.com/?p=744#comment-964 Sony Alpha lenses are very expensive. Tamron AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro Lens, Quality product, extremely versatile lens, moderately priced. Thanks. Sony Alpha lenses are very expensive.
Tamron AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro Lens,
Quality product, extremely versatile lens, moderately priced.
Thanks.

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