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Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF vs. Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XRDi Lenses
Zoom Telephoto AF VR Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G Autofocus
Lens, black, Imported, out of stock, $99.95 This lens isn't very good. The G means no aperture control on the lens (use the control on the camera instead) and there's nothing wrong with that as long as you're only using AF cameras which have that control. It's just this particular lens is not very good. Zoom Telephoto AF Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED Autofocus Lens, Imported, $279.95 Better version of the above lens, reasonably compact and not too expensive. This might be your best choice. The 70-200/2.8 etc. are professional lenses and hard to take anywhere because of their size. The above is advice given by Paul Rubin on an earlier post. I went to a local store today to look at the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF lens, and the salesman showed it to me. He also showed me the Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XRDi lens, which he claims is MUCH BETTER than the Nikkor lens. I played with both, and the Tamron seemed a little bit tighter (less slop), but I know nothing about its optics and resultant photographic quality. Does anyone here have any data or advice about the Tamron lens and its comparison to the Nikkor lens? I normally wouldn't buy an aftermarket lens, but the salesguy said that Nikon makes some surprisingly embarrassing lenses, and Tamron is a major glass manufacturer. He also said that Tamron invented a way to mold glass such that it is cheaper, smaller and better than unmolded glass. I'm not sure if he's laying a sales line on me or not, and this is why I need your advice. BOth lenses don't weigh much, but the Tamron lens is smaller and lighter. Thank you very much. Clyde Torres |
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The Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF lens is a fine lens. BTW, it is 4.0 to
5.6 and not 4.5 to 5.6! Sales people always want to sell you items that give them a larger profit margin. Gregor "Clyde Torres" wrote in message . .. Zoom Telephoto AF VR Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G Autofocus Lens, black, Imported, out of stock, $99.95 This lens isn't very good. The G means no aperture control on the lens (use the control on the camera instead) and there's nothing wrong with that as long as you're only using AF cameras which have that control. It's just this particular lens is not very good. Zoom Telephoto AF Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED Autofocus Lens, Imported, $279.95 Better version of the above lens, reasonably compact and not too expensive. This might be your best choice. The 70-200/2.8 etc. are professional lenses and hard to take anywhere because of their size. The above is advice given by Paul Rubin on an earlier post. I went to a local store today to look at the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF lens, and the salesman showed it to me. He also showed me the Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XRDi lens, which he claims is MUCH BETTER than the Nikkor lens. I played with both, and the Tamron seemed a little bit tighter (less slop), but I know nothing about its optics and resultant photographic quality. Does anyone here have any data or advice about the Tamron lens and its comparison to the Nikkor lens? I normally wouldn't buy an aftermarket lens, but the salesguy said that Nikon makes some surprisingly embarrassing lenses, and Tamron is a major glass manufacturer. He also said that Tamron invented a way to mold glass such that it is cheaper, smaller and better than unmolded glass. I'm not sure if he's laying a sales line on me or not, and this is why I need your advice. BOth lenses don't weigh much, but the Tamron lens is smaller and lighter. Thank you very much. Clyde Torres |
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"GTO" wrote in message
om... The Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF lens is a fine lens. BTW, it is 4.0 to 5.6 and not 4.5 to 5.6! Sales people always want to sell you items that give them a larger profit margin. Gregor You are absolutely correct, Gregor. It is a f/4-5.6 lens. I agree that salespeople will always try to sell you either what will make them the highest profit margin OR what they have in stock, whichever comes first; thus, the reason for my post. Simon |
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"GTO" wrote in message
om... The Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF lens is a fine lens. BTW, it is 4.0 to 5.6 and not 4.5 to 5.6! Sales people always want to sell you items that give them a larger profit margin. Gregor You are absolutely correct, Gregor. It is a f/4-5.6 lens. I agree that salespeople will always try to sell you either what will make them the highest profit margin OR what they have in stock, whichever comes first; thus, the reason for my post. Simon |
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"GTO" wrote in message
om... The Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF lens is a fine lens. BTW, it is 4.0 to 5.6 and not 4.5 to 5.6! Sales people always want to sell you items that give them a larger profit margin. Gregor You are absolutely correct, Gregor. It is a f/4-5.6 lens. I agree that salespeople will always try to sell you either what will make them the highest profit margin OR what they have in stock, whichever comes first; thus, the reason for my post. Simon |
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"Clyde Torres" wrote in message . .. "GTO" wrote in message om... The Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF lens is a fine lens. BTW, it is 4.0 to 5.6 and not 4.5 to 5.6! Sales people always want to sell you items that give them a larger profit margin. Gregor You are absolutely correct, Gregor. It is a f/4-5.6 lens. I agree that salespeople will always try to sell you either what will make them the highest profit margin OR what they have in stock, whichever comes first; thus, the reason for my post. Simon I can't comment on the Tamron directly, but a 28-300 is unlikely to be a better performer than a good 70-300. I have the 70-300D and am very pleased with it. Tom |
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"Clyde Torres" wrote in message . .. "GTO" wrote in message om... The Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF lens is a fine lens. BTW, it is 4.0 to 5.6 and not 4.5 to 5.6! Sales people always want to sell you items that give them a larger profit margin. Gregor You are absolutely correct, Gregor. It is a f/4-5.6 lens. I agree that salespeople will always try to sell you either what will make them the highest profit margin OR what they have in stock, whichever comes first; thus, the reason for my post. Simon I can't comment on the Tamron directly, but a 28-300 is unlikely to be a better performer than a good 70-300. I have the 70-300D and am very pleased with it. Tom |
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"Clyde Torres" wrote in message . .. Zoom Telephoto AF VR Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G Autofocus Lens, black, Imported, out of stock, $99.95 This lens isn't very good. The G means no aperture control on the lens (use the control on the camera instead) and there's nothing wrong with that as long as you're only using AF cameras which have that control. It's just this particular lens is not very good. Zoom Telephoto AF Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED Autofocus Lens, Imported, $279.95 Better version of the above lens, reasonably compact and not too expensive. This might be your best choice. The 70-200/2.8 etc. are professional lenses and hard to take anywhere because of their size. The above is advice given by Paul Rubin on an earlier post. I went to a local store today to look at the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF lens, and the salesman showed it to me. He also showed me the Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XRDi lens, which he claims is MUCH BETTER than the Nikkor lens. I played with both, and the Tamron seemed a little bit tighter (less slop), but I know nothing about its optics and resultant photographic quality. Does anyone here have any data or advice about the Tamron lens and its comparison to the Nikkor lens? I normally wouldn't buy an aftermarket lens, but the salesguy said that Nikon makes some surprisingly embarrassing lenses, and Tamron is a major glass manufacturer. He also said that Tamron invented a way to mold glass such that it is cheaper, smaller and better than unmolded glass. I'm not sure if he's laying a sales line on me or not, and this is why I need your advice. BOth lenses don't weigh much, but the Tamron lens is smaller and lighter. Thank you very much. Clyde Torres Hi Clyde I have been using a Tamron 28-300 (non DI) for a couple of months. I bought it in a rush one weekend as I left my 80-400 at home and needed a zoom with reasonable reach. I was very surprised with the quality of the images I got from the Tamron. It has been my walk around lens ever since I bought it. Have a look here http://www.pbase.com/cameras/tamron/...63_xr_ld_if_di for some sample shots with the DI version. I found the non DI version is a little larger, heavier and seems more robust. It also has the advantage of being able to be used on non Digital SLRs as well. Hope that helps. |
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"Clyde Torres" wrote in message . .. Zoom Telephoto AF VR Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G Autofocus Lens, black, Imported, out of stock, $99.95 This lens isn't very good. The G means no aperture control on the lens (use the control on the camera instead) and there's nothing wrong with that as long as you're only using AF cameras which have that control. It's just this particular lens is not very good. Zoom Telephoto AF Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED Autofocus Lens, Imported, $279.95 Better version of the above lens, reasonably compact and not too expensive. This might be your best choice. The 70-200/2.8 etc. are professional lenses and hard to take anywhere because of their size. The above is advice given by Paul Rubin on an earlier post. I went to a local store today to look at the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF lens, and the salesman showed it to me. He also showed me the Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XRDi lens, which he claims is MUCH BETTER than the Nikkor lens. I played with both, and the Tamron seemed a little bit tighter (less slop), but I know nothing about its optics and resultant photographic quality. Does anyone here have any data or advice about the Tamron lens and its comparison to the Nikkor lens? I normally wouldn't buy an aftermarket lens, but the salesguy said that Nikon makes some surprisingly embarrassing lenses, and Tamron is a major glass manufacturer. He also said that Tamron invented a way to mold glass such that it is cheaper, smaller and better than unmolded glass. I'm not sure if he's laying a sales line on me or not, and this is why I need your advice. BOth lenses don't weigh much, but the Tamron lens is smaller and lighter. Thank you very much. Clyde Torres Hi Clyde I have been using a Tamron 28-300 (non DI) for a couple of months. I bought it in a rush one weekend as I left my 80-400 at home and needed a zoom with reasonable reach. I was very surprised with the quality of the images I got from the Tamron. It has been my walk around lens ever since I bought it. Have a look here http://www.pbase.com/cameras/tamron/...63_xr_ld_if_di for some sample shots with the DI version. I found the non DI version is a little larger, heavier and seems more robust. It also has the advantage of being able to be used on non Digital SLRs as well. Hope that helps. |
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"Clyde Torres" wrote in message . .. Zoom Telephoto AF VR Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G Autofocus Lens, black, Imported, out of stock, $99.95 This lens isn't very good. The G means no aperture control on the lens (use the control on the camera instead) and there's nothing wrong with that as long as you're only using AF cameras which have that control. It's just this particular lens is not very good. Zoom Telephoto AF Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED Autofocus Lens, Imported, $279.95 Better version of the above lens, reasonably compact and not too expensive. This might be your best choice. The 70-200/2.8 etc. are professional lenses and hard to take anywhere because of their size. The above is advice given by Paul Rubin on an earlier post. I went to a local store today to look at the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF lens, and the salesman showed it to me. He also showed me the Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XRDi lens, which he claims is MUCH BETTER than the Nikkor lens. I played with both, and the Tamron seemed a little bit tighter (less slop), but I know nothing about its optics and resultant photographic quality. Does anyone here have any data or advice about the Tamron lens and its comparison to the Nikkor lens? I normally wouldn't buy an aftermarket lens, but the salesguy said that Nikon makes some surprisingly embarrassing lenses, and Tamron is a major glass manufacturer. He also said that Tamron invented a way to mold glass such that it is cheaper, smaller and better than unmolded glass. I'm not sure if he's laying a sales line on me or not, and this is why I need your advice. BOth lenses don't weigh much, but the Tamron lens is smaller and lighter. Thank you very much. Clyde Torres Bear in mind that the Nikon lens is specifically made for digital cameras and will not cover the film area of a 35mm camera. So, having an aperture adjustment on the lens is a moot point unless you want to use it on other cameras. I have the Nikon lens and think it's very good, and the reviews mostly say it's a bargain. In the past I've had many off-brand lenses and found that no matter how they feel now, the Nikon lenses will generally stay "tight" for a long time. I'm using lenses on my D70 that are 35 years old, and all of them work just fine. My 80-200 was used professionally and thrashed around for many years, and while the zoom mechanism has loosened up, as far as using the ring to focus and zoom, there is absolutely no play or wobble in the lens at all. |
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