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Tamron A08 for Canon

from £854.99 2 offers
Key Features
  • Lens Type: Zoom Lens
  • Focal Length: 200mm - 500mm
  • Lens Max Aperture: f/5-f/6.3
  • Focus Type: Autofocus Manual Focus
  • Mount: Canon EF
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Review Summary

Average Rating: 4.0
 
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Rating Distribution
Pros
  • Lightweight (2)
  • Powerful Zoom (2)
  • Sharp Focus (1)
Cons
  • Poor Focus (1)
It's Good For
  • Professionals (2)
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Cheap, lightweight, and decently sharp. Autofocus not ideal for wildlife

Date of Review:  Jun 30, 2008
The Bottom Line: Almost a great lens, due to low weight, low cost, and good sharpness. But focus issues makes it difficult for wildlife photography.
Review: This is the THIRD time I have submitted this review to Epinions. My first review somehow vanished, only to reappear under, of all places, the Epinions listing for a SanDisk flash drive. I never reviewed that drive, and have no idea how my lens...
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  4.0

by: tcchou71
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Decently sharp, long, cheap,...
Cons
Slow autofocus, no focus limiter...
 
16 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

Stabilized long lens for < $850!!!

Date of Review:  Apr 12, 2006
The Bottom Line: Low weight and antishake make this a great long lens for hand-held shots. But I wish it had an autofocus limiter to help with flying birds.
Review: Epinions doesn't allow embedded images, which is a shame for camera/lens reviews. Hence, I've posted some images taken with this lens here:

http://www.geocities.com/tom_jhou/tamron_200_500.html

I previously tried this lens on a...
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  4.0

by: tcchou71
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Light, long, relatively cheap and sharp.
Cons
No focus limiter. Tendency to...
 

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