About
All Feedback (312)
- l***a (1400)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseGreat seller , item as described and prompt postage +++++
- d***7 (1658)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseReceived fast, well packaged. Thanks a lot!
- 7***n (144)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFast delivery. PC was as described. Happy with the purchase. Thank you.
- c***m (346)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem was well packed in very good condition thanks
- *****- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGood buyer, prompt payment, valued customer, highly recommended.
- spares-2-go (1546576)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGood buyer, prompt payment, valued customer, highly recommended.
Reviews (7)
25 Jan, 2010
The walkabout superzoom lens for Canon
4 of 4 found this helpful This lens is nicely built and smooth to use .. although no USM, no FTM-F, and focusing ring rotates on focusing. Front element doesn't rotate on focusing so can use polarizing filters. The build quality is nearer to a kit lens than to a mid-range USM lens .. but has a metal mount .. so mainly for light amateur use or as a travel / walkabout lens. Has a lock @ 18mm to prevent creep while carried around.
Focusing is quick and silent and mostly accurate .. IS is effective .. Colours are neutral and vibrant .. Nice contrast
A lot of barrel distortion @ 18mm ..
Sharpness is a bit low wide open especially at extremes of zoom .. although stopping down improves the sharpness a lot .. especially centrally ..
Compared to Sigma and Tamron used on other Canon bodies .. very difficult to decide between them .. although I would say Canon and Tamron seem to have better sharpness and focusing accuracy .. while Canon and Sigma have nicer build .. Tamron seems to be the sharper of the three although slower in focusing and certainly not for dim lit scenes .. this is true at least of the copies I owned ..
Overall 7.5/10 .. based on what I felt was more important to me .. other people will differ .. so try it out for yourself at a shop before you buy.
02 Nov, 2017
Nikon TC-14 EIII
Good accompaniment to 70-200mm or 300mm lenses.
Best used with f2.8 or f4 lenses
Reduces light by one half, therefore better used on a professional or semi-professional body, that can autofocus well with less light
Keeps its value in long-term and well built
26 Oct, 2013
Excellent lower priced professional calibre and image quality lens 5-star
This s a remarkable lens .. and for the size, weight and price I would have to give 5 stars.
Image quality is excellent and build is professional.
Size and weight as well as price are excellent compared to its big brothers the 70-200 VR lenses.
What is doesn't have; no weather sealing at base, no AF-S and no VR.
As it doesn't have a motor it can only be used with a more professional body, and although the focusing is fast and accurate it is not as smooth as the AF-S, and of course no full-time manual focusing. VR does make a difference to keepers, but not if you are shooting a moving object and using a high shutter speed anyway.
I would recommend if you are after quality pictures and don't have the money for the more expensive 70-200mm's, yet want something better than the 70-300 VR.