Excellent Telephoto Zoom Lens (Tamron A017)

Member Name: Hanzy123

Product:	Tamron A017
Date:	02/02/09 (46 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to use, produces good quality pictures, good for landscape and macro

Disadvantages: Quite heavy and must mainly be used on a tripod

This is an incredible lens. I bought it in a bundle with my Canon EOS 450D. It's first outing was to the Lake District and I must say, it did very well. I was very surprised to see how far it zoomed in and how clear the photos were. I zoomed in to a waterfall on a hill the other side of a lake and the detail it picked up was impressive. For macro shots it performs equally as well, giving explicit detail if held steady. The only thing I would say is that it is definitely better when on a tripod rather than just holding it, because if you are anything like me then you will get camera shake. It is quite a heavy lens so needs holding securely but overall it is very good and I am very pleased I bought it because I use it quite regularly.

Summary: Overall very good

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