I took this photo last weekend while testing my new Tamron 70-300 lens. I was taking a macro shot and I think it came out really well. As a surprise bonus I got a bee buzzing by that came out pretty clear in the photo. It is on the right hand side of the picture in case you did not see it.
As I have said in my last couple of blog posts I recently ordered and received a new lens the Tamron 70-300 Di LD Macro. I was looking for a lens for my Pentax K10d that could get in closer for wildlife pictures and after a lot of research this seemed like the most affordable solution. » Continue Reading…
As promised here is another shot I took today with my new lens the Tamron 70-300 Di LD Macro. I barely saw this little squirrel in the tree he blended in so well with it. He looks pretty comfortable laying on that branch. I am pretty happy with this lens so far it. The lens was at the full 300mm and the image is still very sharp. I could never have gotten in this close with my old lenses. You can see some minor purple fringing on the small twig in front of the squirrel but that is something I knew this lens sometimes has trouble with when I purchased it. I took a whole bunch more photos today with my Tamron lens. I will be posting some of them tomorrow along with my mini review of the Tamron 70-300!
I just got the Tamron AF 70-300 LD Di macro that I ordered for my Pentax K10d in the mail today and this is one of the test shots from my front yard. I have been wanting a lens that could get in a bit closer then my Pentax DA 50-200 and the Tamron was very affordable and had some pretty good reviews like this one at photozone so I decided to purchase it. The sun was starting to set when I took this shot so it is a little grainy. I am hoping when I have some better light I will be able to really give this lens a good test. Stay tuned as I will be posting some pictures taken with my new lens over the next few days.
