Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras
- 70-300mm macro lens with f/4-5.6 maximum aperture for digital or 35mm cameras
- Easy-to-use macro switch lets you alternate between 180mm and 300mm focal lengths
- Minimum focus distance of 59 inches from subject (normal) or 37.4 inches (macro)
- 9-blade circular diaphragm provides beautiful soft-focus imagery; 62mm filter diameter
- Measures 3 inches in diameter and 4.6 inches long; weighs 15.3 ounces
Product Description
Tamron now offers a lightweight, compact, high-image-quality telephoto zoom lens with macro capability of 1: 2 that can be used with digital cameras. This new lens is a Di type lens using an optical system with improved multi-coating designed to function with digital SLR cameras as well as film cameras.With this 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens, flipping a macro switch in the focal length range of 180mm to 300mm obtains a maximum magnification ratio of 1: 2 at a minimum… More >>
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras
It didn’t last long. The zoom lens jammed. What a waste of money!
Rating: 1 / 5
As I am not an accomplished photographer, I know little about all of the technical terms associated with photography. I do know, however, the tamron af 70-3– f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro zoom lens for my Sony A-200 SLR Camera works wonderfully. Since I don’t know what I am doing (yet) it has been basically a point and shoot experience that has worked out well.
Rating: 5 / 5
It works with the A300 and it takes great shots. Don’t get your hopes up to high for the Macro setting though. While it works well enough it is not a substitute for a Macro lens.
Rating: 5 / 5
As a former Minolta Xi owner, I use a Sony Alpha 200 DSLR. The old Minolta D lenses work on it, and I always had good luck with Minolta equipment. The A200 came with the 18-70mm kit lens and needless to say that is ok but not even great. It is a light/plastic build with not near the reach for an everyday lens. I fixed that with a Minolta AF 24-105mm f3.5 D that is soooo nice. Still, that doesn’t reach out like I needed to shoot pictures of our grand kids at play. The answer was this Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras. I found one for $139. I was skeptical because I just bought, tried, and sold a Tamron 28-200mm zoom. That lense was well built, but the autofocus would just hunt and hunt, it drove me crazy in one outing. Still the reviews for this other Tamron beckoned, and I thought what the heck, I’ll try it. The worst that could happen is I’ll hate it like the other Tamron, and sell it. BUT I LOVED IT INSTEAD. It is solidly built. It is light weight for it’s zoom range. It weighs less than my Minolta 70-210 f3.5 zoom. I took the Tamron 70-300 and went out and shot the kids on a dark overcast day on the trampoline at full 300mm opening and wowzers the pictures were awesome. I set the camera to “Sports” and fired away. I shot 30 pictures or there abouts. The lens stopped my grand daughter’s pony tail in mid flight. It was so sweet. Only had 2 blurry pictures, and they weren’t bad, in fact sometimes it’s cool to show motion. At 70-300mm that comparable 35mm reach is 105-450mm. There’s no lens creep, it is all solid and the balance with my dslr is really nice. This baby will reach out and touch when the kids are on the playground. We’re grandparents raising an autistic 5 year old. He is really active, and my former digital camera didn’t stand a chance. I’d have to get too close and by then the great picture was gone and the snapshot was all that was left. This is the best buy in a long zoom I ever made. I don’t do reviews, but I just had to say Thanks Tamron, this zoom ROCKS!
Rating: 5 / 5
With the rotating front lens when you focus the use of a polarizing filter is a 3 step process. I like this lens.
Rating: 4 / 5