Product reviewsTamron Aspherical 28-80mm 5.6 Aspherical AF Lens For Minolta/Canon/Nikon/Sony (Wide Angel Telephoto)

Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Asph. for Nikon

For anyone wanting to start using a Digital SLRs this lens coupled to a D70 in which I just recently purchased on Ebay turned out to be a great combination. The Tamron lens was a lot better than I expected. I tried out the newer SLR's and and did not like the way the bodies were constructed very light and not very durable and very expensive even on sale. The lens which came with the new cameras were also extremly expensive and I felt was not getting enough bang for the buck. The quality of the Tamron lens was perfect more durable and light as the newer lenses at half the cost. You could go for a newer lense with more updated features, but you will pay more. If you are a pro on a budget or a beginner wanting to learn digital photography, then this Tamron lens is a great lens on a D70. I also updated the D70 body recently by using a CP flash card adapter that accepts SD cards not having to deal with the expense of CP flash cards. I know there is some physics in play using a 28-80D lense on a digital camera but an old guy like me could not explain it. I only look at the quality of the pics from comparing the Nikon 35-80D lens pics to the Tamron lens pics In comparison my Tamron lens pics came out on top conditions being the same for both lenses. The lens seems to work well for me in all my type of Photography so far I rate it excellent.Read full review...

This is a Great alternitave to Nikon's Lenses.

First,the Lens is high quality. I was introduced to the Tamron brand at a local Camera store. The Lens works well with the Auto Focus feature on My Nikon D100 without the higher cost of the Nikkor Lens. Since I was on a bit of a budget the value of this product was a huge selling point. Also, there are lots of accessory's available for the lens (hoods, filters, etc.) The only downside was the hard plastic hood that it came with made the lens cap hard to remove. I upgraded to a 58mm rubber hood for $4.95 at my local camera store. Big improvement.Read full review...

Tamron-Another Alternative To Consider

The Tamron lenses are crisp and a good alternative for other optics. This lens is a satisfactory lens as a prime lens and short zoom for most work that doesn't require a longer zoom. The lens has a very good weight factor to it that makes it comfortable to carry, but the controls are stiff in operation making it a bit of a task to use until you get used to it. The biggest consideration in purchasing this lens is the cost factor because it is substantially less costly than the Nikon branded lens. If you don't have a lens in this focal range the Tamron is a good value and should be considered.Read full review...

Best general purpose lens for its price and performance

Its light weight and superb optical quality made this my favorite lens to carry around. Even the aperture is relatively slow but at ISO 1600 or 3200, I can still shoot at a comfortable shutter speed and get very nice pictures with adequate depth of field. The auto focus works very fast too. Just an amazing lens at around $65 is worth every penny of it. Highly recommended for pros and amateurs alike.Read full review...

Great lens

this lens, although it is not rated as superior in quality producess some of the most fantastic images i have seen. It rivals Nikons coparable lens in quality and clariy. It's motor function is great and it's speed of focus are very good. Color clarity sharpness are great.
I would not expect more.Read full review...

Tamron 28-80mm lens for Nikon

This is the best lens I have ever used, it works great.. it has wonderful optics.. and the coverage of this little lens is next to perfect... it is the lens I use the most.. I love it

Great Product

It works well with my camera and what I was looking for. I just purchased a Nikon D50 and needed a wide angle lense and I have purchased with this vendor before so I felt comfortable using them again. Product came just as I neededRead full review...

Tamron 28-80MM/3.5-5.6 Lens Very nice

Don't discount this lens on the basis of its being mostly plastic and the low price. For the money, it can't be beat. Close focusing range not great, but otherwise unexpectedly sharp. Autofocus pretty quick. If you look closely, you will see a resemblance between the Tamrons and some OEM lenses in the consumer arena. Tamron builds them.
Remember, technique is almost everything.Read full review...

Does what it designed for

every thing works

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Tamron 28-80MM/3.5-5.6 Lens

This lens is a great value for the money. Shoots as a zoom lens well, and does ok as a micro. Has good speed and light sensitivity.