[koulang]

I am looking for anyone who Tamron 70-300 VC. I plan to purchase this lens but really hesitate between the new Canon 70-300L with this one. Can you let me know the image quality between this one and your Nikon 70-300 VR?



I am sure the new Canon will be sharper, but the price will be 3-5 times more expensive.

[Bare]

[quote name='Koulang' timestamp='1284698109' post='2871']

I am looking for anyone who Tamron 70-300 VC. I plan to purchase this lens but really hesitate between the new Canon 70-300L with this one. Can you let me know the image quality between this one and your Nikon 70-300 VR?



I am sure the new Canon will be sharper, but the price will be 3-5 times more expensive.

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I doubt Canon will be sharper. Also im sure it has better build quality and better AF than Tamron.

[sth]

Any first impressions on this lens so far?

[Steinar1]

I just bought the latest Tamron 70-300, but have not used it a lot so far. I have not seen any obvious exposure problems and I am really impressed by the optics, but I have not shot enough for it to be an opinion in the real sense. With my body (D300s) it behaves well, maybe apart from a little AF gearing some times. If I were living closer to you Klaus, I would gladly give you the lens for testing. I could of course ship it by UPS. Let me know if you want me to! <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Kindly Tele Wolf

[Steinar1]

Here is a link to a test done by the French magazine LE MONDE DE LA PHOTO on September 24. http://www.lemondedelaphoto.com/Prise-en-main-et-formule-optique,5058.html

The results were excellent and notably better than the Nikon at 300mm. The piqué is excellent or very good at all focal lengths and the only possible negative is some chromatic aberration , which however is taken care of "in camera" by my D300s <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> The test confirms my own opinion, which of course is both non scientific and not yet based on a lot of shots, but reassures me in my choice. I bought mine at Cameratools.com at a very good price. Kindly Vieux Loup

[Guest]

[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1285325939' post='3199']The results were excellent and notably better than the Nikon at 300mm.[/quote]



If we can take these MTF charts for real, the Tamron 70-300 VC is a clear winner indeed, and probably class leading right now.



http://www.tamron-usa.com/A005special/lineup/a005/mtf.html

http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af-s_vr_zoom70-300mmf_45-56g_if/index.htm



You mentioned some AF issues, how bad is it in this regard?



Cheers



Sammy

[Steinar1]

Not bad at all, it geared a couple of times for me in very poor light, but for the most part it was excellent. You can take those charts seriously. The tool (DxO) is very good and the people doing the tests are real pro's. Kindly Vieux Loup

[william9]

I'm new to this forum, and came here because of my interest in the Tamron 70-300 VC. I'm looking forward to reading a photozone review of this lens. When will one be done with the Nikon version?

William9

[mst]

Welcome to the forum, William, and sorry for the late reply.



All I can say for now is that I'm working on it, but I don't know when it's done.



-- Markus

[mst]

[quote name='mst' timestamp='1284651224' post='2847']

Well, maybe they (finally) do. There have been reports of Di 60 lenses which no longer show underexposure, either purchased new just recently or repaired by Tamron. That's why I just sent mine in again.

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While we're at it, just a quick update on this one: the lens is back from Tamron, repair report says aperture has been adjusted, but it seems unchanged to me.



-- Markus