Tamron A17NII AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 Nikon+Motor

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Light falloff towards the corners is well controlled, with the far corners onl being 0.8 stops darker than the image centre at 70mm and f/4. Illumination appears even by f/5.6. At 300mm the corners darken a little bit more at f/5.6 and are one whole stop darker than the image centre. Just like at 70mm things even up b stopping down one stop to f/8. APS-C (1.6x FOVCF) body users will not likely notice any vignetting except perhaps in the 300mm corners. While Tamron has manufactured many popular telephoto zoom lenses that extend to 300mm for DSLR cameras, the newly released 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD is the first model designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras. Developed with the concept of bringing the joy of easy telephoto shooting to photographers everywhere, it’s the world’s smallest and lightest 70-300mm zoom lens at 148mm and 545g and delivers exceptional image quality. I bought this lens about 18 months ago for use on my Nikon D80. Mine is the built in motor version, which focusses a bit slowly, but accurately.

I have had quite some lenses. With my canon 550d and 5d mark III i had the 50mm prime, the 70-300 IS, the 70-300 IS L, the 70-200 4.0 L and the 70-200 2.8 II (twice). Now i switched to Nikon and i have the 35mm prime and the 18-105 kit lens. Let’s compare the new Tamron 70-300mm f4.5-6.3 Di III (“Tamron 70-300” for short) to theNikon Z 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 VR S (“Z-Nikkor 100-400”) and Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f4.5-5.6E ED VR (“F-Nikkor 70-300”) which was introduced in 2015 and still can be used via FTZ adapter on Nikon’s Z cameras. As usual I’ve rated the features with a [+] (or [++]), when it’s better than average or even state of the art, a [0] if it’s standard or just average, and [-] if there’s a disadvantage. missing some shots and after 2 weeks it broke down for good and wouldn't focus at all i got it repaired Chromatic aberration was also somewhat better on the 5D, although it did get a little high at maximum telephoto. Also, the process for engaging and disengaging the macro function is fiddly and needs some practice to be used comfortably.If you consider this a 70-200mm lens, you will be more happy than if you are counting on getting great 300mm image quality. A telephoto zoom is often the first lens amateur photographers add to their kit after purchasing an SLR. The ability to reach out and bring distant subjects up close is immensely appealing, and essential for many subjects. The 70-300mm focal length range was a traditional one in the film days, covering a range from relatively short to fairly long focal lengths. In the digital world (with its smaller sensor sizes), this lens roughly translates to a 105-450mm zoom, pretty long by any standard. The Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 AF is very appealingly priced for novice users, and throws in surprising macro capability as a bonus. But how did it handle our battery of tests? Read on for all the results! My first thought is that the words Ultrasonic and Silent are redundant as far as humans are concerned, but ... the lens does focus quietly (though not completely "silent"). here once when shooting at a military event the soldiers where in the shade and after half a hour of shooting it wouldn't The new Tamron 70-300mm telephoto zoom features an RXD stepping focus motor for quiet and fast AF operation and a moisture-sealed construction.

Weighing in at 545g, the lens feels remarkably lightweight for a telephoto zoom. Indeed, Tamron points out that it’s the world’s smallest and lightest full-frame compatible 70-300mm lens. Even so, build quality feels pretty robust and includes weather-seals. A Sunsniper Pro Strap so that I can wear the D7000/Tamron at my side while hiking or shooting at outdoor festivals. Given the 300mm maximum reach, the Tamron 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 Di III RXD is a surprisingly lightweight and compact lens. Here we can see one benefit of using a lens with a 35mm image circle on a digital SLR with a sub-frame sensor: Light falloff in the corners of the frame is very low by any measure, and absolutely excellent one stop down from maximum aperture.The Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD Lens is available in Canon (reviewed), Nikon and Sony/Minolta mounts.