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Tamron AF 28-80mm f 3.5-5.6 Aspherical Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

Tamron AF 28-80mm f 3.5-5.6 Aspherical Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras by Tamron $147.00 At Amazon on 5-17-2012.

Aspherical Lens Amazon.com Product Description The Tamron AF28-80mm f3.5-f5.6 is a standard zoom lens with a wide to medium telephoto range of 28-80mm, providing great range for nature and landscape photography or snapshots and home photography. By using aspherical elements in the front optical group, Tamron reduced the total number of elements required. They also used strong, engineered plastic for the barrel, making the total lens body only 8.4 ounces. These features make this lens extremely versatile and lightweight. This model is dedicated to Canon AF SLR cameras. I bought this lens that came in a package deal with the Canon Rebel 2000 and the Tamron 100-300mm f/5-6.3. This is the lens that I use 90% of the time, and it has held up very well. The pictures come back very sharp and the quality of the prints are very good at most focal lengths. However, there are a few things I should note about this lens that I'm not too pleased with. 1) The autofocus system is a little slow and rather noisy. 2) The zoom operates in an odd way. Most zoom lenses are shortest at the lowest focal lengths, and extend at the higher focal lengths. This lens,however, is shortest at about 50mm and gets longer for both 28mm and 80mm. It's kind of an odd setup, and it has led to a small problem. If I have the focus set to infinity or near it, and have it on autofocus, the zoom ring is sticky, or hard to move when I get to 28mm. If I have the same setup but put the lens on manual focus, rotating the zoom cuff will actually rotate the focus ring a small amount, until it is away from infinity. Now I don't know if this happens eventually to all of these lenses, or just mine. But this problem did not happen until several months after I purchased and used the lens. But overall, this is a very nice lens. It is small and compact, and perfect to leave on the camera all the time. As I said before, the pictures turn out great, which is all you can ask for in a lens. Back To Top Tamron AF 28-80mm f 3.5-5.6 Aspherical Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras Available from Amazon Price: $147.00 Updated on 5-17-2012.

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