Tamron 28-300 VC - Bought one, Any users?

[puddleduck]

Hi folks

Picked one of these up for a play.Should arrive next week.

I like Tamron stuff, but I'm pretty sure that a 10x zoom on a D700 is going to be pushing things, although Thom Hogan says this lens is "surprisingly good"

Anyone here use one? (pref on an FF body)

 

[puddleduck]

Looks like I'm the only person with one!

Well it arrived today, and first impressions are quite positive!

AF speed is reasonable - much faster than the Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 Di (more glass to move in that I suppose), the VC (vibration compensation) is VERY impressive. To my eyes the VC is easily as good - if not better - than Nikon's VR - it locked immediately with a super stable viewfinder at 300mm. Impressive.

Image quality seems reasonanable - 300mm wide open (f/6.3) looks acceptable.

Build quality is typical Tamron, lots of plastic, but nevertheless it never gives the impression of something about to fall apart.

If I can secure a 70-300 VR for a day or two...I will try to compare...

 

[mrgubby]

I've had the non VC version for about 4 years and have had some excellent results from it .

100% crop @ 300mm (no PP) of a rather fast moving car