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Back in my film days, for quite a few years, this Tamron 60-300mm was one of two lenses I used as "walking around" lenses when I didn't feel like carrying a bag full of primes. I've used it at airshows and auto races, for general scenics, and macro shots. Its performance has always been top-notch. These days I use it on my Sony NEX 7 and Canon EOS DSLR. It works equally as well with my digital cameras. I usually set it to f/8 and leave it there, because this aperture setting is where it is its sharpest. Some zoom lenses tend to go soft at their maximum setting, but not the SP 60-300mm. It holds resolution very well, regardless of its setting. At airshows, 300mm is often required for best shots and it hasn't let me down. I'd provide a link or links to photos but eBay doesn't allow links, so . . . you'll have to take my word for it. One feature of this lens that might go unnoticed is its macro mode. At 1:1.15, it is remarkable in its magnification, but what makes it truly remarkable is its sharpness when used as a macro lens. I have compared this lens in its macro mode to other well-known macro lenses, and it manages to hold its own quite well in comparison. So, to sum it up, this is one very flexible lens that is quite remarkable in its capabilities.Read full review
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I bought it to use with nex-5 camera with adapter. This lens gives not bad resolution according it specifications. It provide above average zoom, good macro mode. It's enough usefull. Samples of shots: http://foto.mail.ru/mail/kirilenkov/8/
On a budget Great lens
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Good lens for general wildlife & sport, where the subject is not too far away. Picture quality is better than SP70-210 f3.5, model 19AH. Works fine with Tamron 01F 2x teleconverter, with minimal loss of quality. Digital SLR's can increase their ASA-Setting to compensate for reducing light-levels and, although rising ASA-Levels causes some loss of image quality, the high shutter-speeds required, when using this lens, may be kept-up. Make no mistake, though; while this lens produces consistent, contrasty, image quality across it's wide zoom range, the overall sharpness falls short of images produced by 200mmf3.5 (model QF) and 300mmf4.5 Minolta MD Rokkor lenses, when used with a Fotodiox adapter on a Nikon D600 body.
Very good for its price point and age. A little soft at 300mm, but usable nonetheless. Color rendering is nice and it holds well against newer glass in all aspects, except pixel peeping. Of course, its made to last so its heavy.
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