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Title: New Tamron 70-300 Post by: diannedawn on November 15, 2010, 05:18:02 AM Hi! Bob... Eagerly awaiting your review... Any chance you will review this lens before the rebate runs out in December??? :)
Title: Re: New Tamron 70-300 Post by: Bob Atkins on November 15, 2010, 10:50:15 AM There's a chance. All depends on whether Tamron get a review lens to me in time. I'll send out another request!
Title: Update Post by: Bob Atkins on November 15, 2010, 05:11:48 PM Just had word from Tamron that they should be sending me a Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 SP Di VC (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003YH9DZ4/bobatkinsphotogr) for review this week, so you can probably expect to see something written up and posted soon after Thanksgiving.
Title: Re: New Tamron 70-300 Post by: diannedawn on November 16, 2010, 06:07:48 PM That will be GREAT! Thanks!!!
Title: Re: New Tamron 70-300 Post by: diannedawn on December 17, 2010, 04:44:38 AM Was there a hang up with the review? I know this is a busy time of year...
:( Title: Re: New Tamron 70-300 Post by: Bob Atkins on December 17, 2010, 11:59:39 AM Sorry, I am running behind with reviews including some I'm writing for photo.net.
However I have looked briefly at the Tamron 70-300 and I can give you my initial impression that it is indeed a very good lens. I'd say that at 300mm it's equal to the Canon 70-300/4-5.6 IS in the center and it's better at the edges of the frame. At shorter focal lengths it's still good. At 70mm it may not be quite as sharp as the Canon, but they are close - and that's just a preliminary result which may change with further testing. Both are excellent. The IS of the Tamrom works well, though I don't think it's quite as effective as the Canon IS. It's good at maybe 2-3 stops while the Canon may be good at 3-4 stops. Again, these numbers may change with further testing. Overall my current impression is that the Tamron 70-300 is an excellent lens and great value at the current price of $399 (after mail-in rebate). As of now it's on my "recommended" list, and not too many 3rd party lenses are on there! See Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 SP Di VC USD XLD (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003YH9DZ4/bobatkinsphotogr) Hope that's of some help. A full review will appear, but it may be another week or so (and with the holidays coming it might even be dealyed more, depending on how much free time I have). Title: Re: New Tamron 70-300 Post by: diannedawn on December 20, 2010, 07:28:03 PM Thanks Bob! Happy Holidays! :)
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