Jessops Sale - Tamron 70-300mm Lens from £169 to £89

[John Young]

Jessops are having an online sale HERE


Tamron 70-300mm Lens (Nikon/Canon/Sony)


Save £80.00 ( Was £169.99)
£89.99

 

[crofter]

That's about all it's worth, one to avoid unless it's all you can afford.

 

[scott199]

Is it really that bad ?

Looking for a lens for basic football and other stuff, like scenery, wildlife ect

 

[faddius]

It's not that bad, for the price it's actually quite good. My friend has one and gets some very nice results out of it.

 

[Peter B]

I think it is the one reviewed in Pentax fitting at the link:

http://www.photozone.de/pentax/281-...-ld-di-macro-pentax-k-review--lab-test-report

 

[crofter]

As I said, for that price it's OK (I have one), no stabilization so you need a tripod and prone to purple fringing.The Canon efs 55-250 is a much better lens for a little more money.

 

[faddius]

You don't need a tripod, sure it might make life easier but it's not a necessity. Stabilisation is useful but it's not crucial and it's certainly not unusable if you don't have it.

I was happily wandering around earlier with a 400mm set up (so 600mm crop), that is significantly more heavy than this lens and I had no problem at all with camera shake, even shooting beyond sunset.

:shrug:

 

[faddius]

This may be of interest so people can make their own minds up.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=396764

The canon is probably slightly better, but that doesn't mean the tamron is absolute rubbish. Especially when you consider that special offer price - canon is nearly double the price.

 

[crofter]

This may be of interest so people can make their own minds up.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=396764

The canon is probably slightly better, but that doesn't mean the tamron is absolute rubbish. Especially when you consider that special offer price - canon is nearly double the price.

That's not the same lens, the Tamron 70-300 VC lens is a very good lens but its £300 or more.

 

[tijuana taxi]

Got one of these in a job lot of gear a little while back and was happy to get 40 quid for it.

Not very good and much better available for not much more cash

 

[faddius]

That's not the same lens, the Tamron 70-300 VC lens is a very good lens but its £300 or more.

My bad, I'll admit I didn't check it fully when I did the forum search

 

[Deleted member 49549]

That's about all it's worth, one to avoid unless it's all you can afford.

I have to say that was also my impression. From photozone review:-

from a value perspective it is fairly amazing what it can give you.

So for less than 100 it may seems to be a bargain.

 

[nickjohnwatson]

I would get a 2nd hand 55-250is, that's what I did and its a fantastic lens, I paid 100quid for mine, cant go wrong

 

[johnsy]

I picked this up when it was on offer a while back and took this with it on the weekend. Not the best but ok for those on a budget.


Cardiff Sunrise by GarethJohns, on Flickr

*Yes the horizon looks out but its actually the curve of the river between Cardiff and England making it look uneven.

 

[John Young]

Nice shot.... I like that

 

[wyx087]

it's not a bad lens, with the Sigma, they are pretty much the only budget options for full frame (55-250 can't be used on FF). for example I don't really do telephoto apart from airshows and very few outings, so I see no reason to go for a heavy L lens. Canon's 70-300 offering is over priced for essentially the same thing.

why buy a heavy lens that never goes outside the house? or save a few hundred and buy a lighter version that's good-enough for those occasional shots?

unfortunately I bought it at £120. ah well.


Here's a few shots with the Tamron lens.

The flying fortress by wuyanxu, on Flickr

Up and away by wuyanxu, on Flickr

and a bit of plane spotting at local airport.

Landing tyre smoke by wuyanxu, on Flickr

Easy jet vs Ryanair by wuyanxu, on Flickr

and a macro shot with the lens on a moon cake.

Moon cake by wuyanxu, on Flickr