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(More customer reviews)I was shocked to see this lens with a low average score. Obviously the initial reviewer either had a bad lens or doesn't know the best practices of his camera. Well, it's his loss, cause this lens is one of the best I've used and my all-time favorite of my current kit.
I decided to give this lens a try after having good luck with other Tamron lenses and checking out the quality images my friend got with the same lens on a Canon camera. It was on my short-list for awhile, and I was thrilled when I finally had a chance to buy it.
Pros:
* size and weight - this lens is great if you want to travel and don't want to sacrifice quality. it is light, as are most Tamron lenses I've tried, but well built and easy to work with.
* color and sharpness - no problems with sharpness here, and color is superb. I find this lens provides better quality than the Tamron 18-200 that I started out with, and far above the Nikon 18-70.
* bokeh (out-of-focus background rendering) - beautiful, which can be said for every Tamron lens I've used so far. they handle the bokeh perfectly and produce some of the best results when shooting shallow depth of field.
* price - this lens falls at a nice price compared to similar Nikon models, and it covers more range than some of the 2.8 Nikon lenses.
* zoom lock - I love this feature on the Tamron lenses. I always lock it when I'm not shooting or before it goes back in the bag. I hated pulling the Nikon 18-70 out and having it fully extend every time because the sides of the bag just barely held onto the lens hood.
* will work with non APS-C size cameras. Nikon doesn't have a full-frame digital available yet, but who knows what will happen in the future. If they do release one, it's nice knowing you can use this lens on it as well. Same if you want to shoot film now and then, since the "digital only" lenses cannot be used on those cameras.
Cons:
* 28mm is not at all wide on a APS-C size sensor, which all Nikon models currently use. I would prefer 18, 20, or at least 24mm. My wide angle is a Sigma 10-20, so that leaves quite a gap in the wide range, unfortunately. It does go up to 75 rather than 70, but I've found that if 70 isn't enough, 75 isn't enough either, in most cases. I'd prefer that extra range on the wide end instead.
* auto-focus can hunt in low-contrast situations. again, this is a trait I've found with all my Tamron lenses, and it is easily overcome by switching to manual when needed.
That's the long and short of it. I don't think I will ever need to replace this lens, and for now it is the default lens on my camera whenever I go somewhere. Great performance all-around, nice bright image in the view-finder, and a nice price from Amazon. I would recommend this lens to anyone looking for a higher quality over their original kit lens.
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Tamron Autofocus 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon DSLR CamerasThe most compact and lightest in the history of fast zoom lenses. Thanks to the revolutionary downsizing technology employed by Tamron in the development of high-power zoom lenses such as the 28-200mm and 28-300mm, the dramatic compactness that makes this lens the world's smallest and lightest is achieved. Its compactness makes it look and feel like an ordinary standard zoom lens, yet the versatility that a fast constant maximum aperture offers will definitely reshape your photographic horizons. Digitally Integrated Design, is a designation Tamron puts on lenses featuring optical systems designed to meet the performance characteristics of digital SLR cameras. Tamron produces high performance, quality specification lenses utilizing the latest optical theory and technology. Tamron's high magnification zoom lenses, which are said to be particularly challenging technically, have received critical acclaim internationally for their innovative technology and have been selected for many prestigious awards. Tamron's technical excellence has also been recognized worldwide for macro lenses, wide angle lenses and telephoto lenses. And Tamron's new line of Di lenses for superior performance with digital SLR cameras, is garnering attention and awards from around the globe.
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