Home > Consumer Reviews > Tamron AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

I purchased this lens 3 weeks ago and I am quite happy with it. A friend let me borrow her Cannon 70-300 lens to try, starting reading the reviews on this lens and decided what the heck, for the price I am going to give it a try, thought both lens
took about the same pictures, and I am very happy that i purchased this lens, I have already received compliments about the quality. So for the price you can't beat this lens and the warranty that comes with it, you would be silly not to get it.

I got this lens for my Canon XSI. I am sure you can get a better 75-300mm lens if you spend a lot more money of course. I was a little concerned about not having IS on this lens but I figured for $100 I could deal with this by taking multiple shots and hoping half weren't blurred and half were decent enough to select from and use. Well I was pleasantly surprised by the clarity of the images even at full 300mm. When the lens arrived today I took it outside and took a few photos of a flower in my front yard, just to test it out. It was windy so the flower was swaying back and forth and I wasn't making a concerted effort to hold the camera still in my hands, and the image came out very clear and much better than I expected. I then took a few pictures of my cat at the full 300mm inside my house while he was eating. Again I got really nice pictures, although I had to have the flash on inside (tried without the flash and came out blurry) I figure with this lens I am going to be using it mostly for outdoors, and if I do use it inside I will likely use a tripod if I can't use the flash. But for outdoor use based on what I took today I don't think I will need the tripod, so again I am pleasantly surprised.

The build quality is better than I expected for this lens. Although it is plastic (frankly I don't understand why people complain about a plastic lens, unless you abuse your lenses I think a plastic exterior is just fine, unless of course you want to spend hundreds for more not having plastic) the build quality is very good. The auto focus was also very quick and although some users note the noisy auto focus as a con, I don't think it is noisy at all. Overall this lens far exceeds my expectations in every category. If you're an amateur or novice to somewhat serious photographer I don't think you need a telephoto lens that costs more than this one. I am really glad I bought this lens.

I really enjoy using this lens on a regular basis to capture the squirrels in my back yard.

This is a great starter lens. It is not too exspensive so you do get what you pay for. Make sure you have a tripod or your pictures will come out blurry. I've taken some good pictures so I would recommend this product for a beginner.

My once part-time hobby has turned into a part-time business. The amount of people who need Headshots in Los Angeles out-weighs the number of Photographers..supply and demand. The Tamron lens is just what I needed to meed the demand.