Comments on: Review of Tamron 70-300 Di LD Macro http://www.fotoblography.com/2008/04/20/review-of-tamron-70-300-di-ld-macro/ Life in and out of focus. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:54:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Benjamin Kanarek http://www.fotoblography.com/2008/04/20/review-of-tamron-70-300-di-ld-macro/#comment-688 Benjamin Kanarek Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:46:49 +0000 http://www.fotoblography.com/?p=117#comment-688 I own the Tamron Di 70-300 as my "Don't want to damage my good stuff" lens...Kind of my "Schlep" around lens. Very good from 70 to 180 mm. CA is pretty radical though. I once owned the Sigma of the same ilk, but it could never focus properly. The Tamron is excellent within the above focal range. If it weren't for the CA I would give it 5 stars. None the less incredible value for the money. Ben I own the Tamron Di 70-300 as my “Don’t want to damage my good stuff” lens…Kind of my “Schlep” around lens. Very good from 70 to 180 mm. CA is pretty radical though. I once owned the Sigma of the same ilk, but it could never focus properly. The Tamron is excellent within the above focal range. If it weren’t for the CA I would give it 5 stars. None the less incredible value for the money.

Ben

]]> By: FotoBlography.com » Flight of the Bumblebee http://www.fotoblography.com/2008/04/20/review-of-tamron-70-300-di-ld-macro/#comment-89 FotoBlography.com » Flight of the Bumblebee Sat, 03 May 2008 13:29:57 +0000 http://www.fotoblography.com/?p=117#comment-89 [...] was shooting photos around the house the other day and was zoomed way in on this flower with my new Tamron 70-300 lens when I saw a bee starting to buzz around it. I quickly aimed the camera to the flower he was [...] […] was shooting photos around the house the other day and was zoomed way in on this flower with my new Tamron 70-300 lens when I saw a bee starting to buzz around it. I quickly aimed the camera to the flower he was […]

]]> By: Brett http://www.fotoblography.com/2008/04/20/review-of-tamron-70-300-di-ld-macro/#comment-88 Brett Fri, 02 May 2008 18:23:26 +0000 http://www.fotoblography.com/?p=117#comment-88 Good review of a good lens. Interesting that you get 90% success with PSP X2. I get around 50% success with the automatic one-button purple frining fix in PSP X. But a global color conversion of purple to dark grey, using the HSL/color saturation tool, consistently does the job. I use the 70-300 pretty regularly with the Tamron 1.4x TC and get generally good results. Good review of a good lens.

Interesting that you get 90% success with PSP X2. I get around 50% success with the automatic one-button purple frining fix in PSP X. But a global color conversion of purple to dark grey, using the HSL/color saturation tool, consistently does the job.

I use the 70-300 pretty regularly with the Tamron 1.4x TC and get generally good results.

]]> By: Andy http://www.fotoblography.com/2008/04/20/review-of-tamron-70-300-di-ld-macro/#comment-66 Andy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:07:47 +0000 http://www.fotoblography.com/?p=117#comment-66 Thanks for your comment on my review and for your thoughts on the lens. I am definitely going to check out your gallery of photos with the Tamron! I also have the Tamron 1.4 TC. I have not tried it yet with the Tamron 70-300 but after reading your comment I cant wait to give it a try. Thanks for your comment on my review and for your thoughts on the lens. I am definitely going to check out your gallery of photos with the Tamron! I also have the Tamron 1.4 TC. I have not tried it yet with the Tamron 70-300 but after reading your comment I cant wait to give it a try.

]]> By: LaRee http://www.fotoblography.com/2008/04/20/review-of-tamron-70-300-di-ld-macro/#comment-65 LaRee Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:02:43 +0000 http://www.fotoblography.com/?p=117#comment-65 I agree with your assessment of the Tamron 70-300 Di LD. I am consistently impressed by mine. I hope you continue to enjoy yours too. I have a gallery I put up when I first got the lens last year. I did a walk in the canyon and fell in love with this lens. I must say that it really does rival the Sigma 50-500 I own, although the Tamron doesn't have the reach, it is sharp all the way to 300mm and performs well with a tamron 1.4 tc too. Here is the link to my gallery of Tamron 70-300 images if you are interested. http://LaRee.smugmug.com/gallery/3092531_VkMin/1/169818240_3M4gM I've taken thousands of photos with this lens since I've owned it. I'd say it is my most used lens even though I have many very fine lenses to choose from. I agree with your assessment of the Tamron 70-300 Di LD. I am consistently impressed by mine. I hope you continue to enjoy yours too. I have a gallery I put up when I first got the lens last year. I did a walk in the canyon and fell in love with this lens. I must say that it really does rival the Sigma 50-500 I own, although the Tamron doesn’t have the reach, it is sharp all the way to 300mm and performs well with a tamron 1.4 tc too.
Here is the link to my gallery of Tamron 70-300 images if you are interested.
http://LaRee.smugmug.com/gallery/3092531_VkMin/1/169818240_3M4gM
I’ve taken thousands of photos with this lens since I’ve owned it. I’d say it is my most used lens even though I have many very fine lenses to choose from.

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