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Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR ZL Di LD Aspherical (IF) with Built-In AF Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras |  | Brand: Tamron
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,022.95
Buy New: $439.50
as of 9/9/2010 07:07 PDT details
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New (5) from $439.50
Seller: k_camacho11
Rating:  27 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Optical Zoom: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 75
Minimum Focal Length: 28
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 4 x 3 x 4
Warranty: 6 years warranty
MPN: A09NII
Model: A09NII
UPC: 725211097051
EAN: 0725211097051
ASIN: B001955P8W
Release Date: May 21, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Minimum focus distance of 0.33m over the entire zoom range for 1 - 3.9 maximum magnification | | • | Mechanical design improvements for downsizing the maximum diameter while minimizing changes in zooming torque | | • | Zoom lock mechanism for convenience in carrying the outfit | | • | 75 to 32-degrees Angle of view | | • | f/2.8 to f/32 Aperture |
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Product Description
The most compact and lightest in the history of fast zoom lenses. Thanks to the revolutionary downsizing "XR" technology employed by Tamron in the development of high-power zoom lenses such as the 28-200mm and 28-300mm, the dramatic compactness that makes this lens the world's smallest and lightest is achieved. Its compactness makes it look and feel like an ordinary standard zoom lens, yet the versatility that a fast constant maximum aperture offers will definitely reshape your photographic horizons.
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 Incredible Lens! Great with D300! One of my favorites! June 11, 2008
JBM (Stillwater, OK)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
I purchased this lens to use for the majority of my shooting on my D300. I have one of the latest copies with the built-in motor. I'm amazed at its focusing capabilities with the D300 - fast and quiet. Images are sharp as a tack and the blurred background is perfect at 2.8. You can easily see the three LD glass elements at work!
I enjoy this range (28-75) for everyday shooting and portraits. Also, the macro capabilities of this lens makes it a fun one to keep on the camera. I sold a more expensive new Tokina lens and this thing blows it away in sharpness and color contrast. I was a little curious of Tamron's build quality, but this SP lens is very good quality, especially for the money. Low light and indoor photos on the D300 have been great with this lens!
I can't say enough about this lens. You get a lot for the small price of this lens...buy it, if this is the range your looking for. It fits perfect in the gap of my other lenses: Sigma 10-20 & Nikon 70-300VR. GREAT GLASS!!
Good Price/Performance Value July 15, 2009
V. K. Balasubramanian (Virginia)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR ZL Di LD Aspherical (IF) with Built-In AF Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
I bought this lens for my Nikon D700. This is a full frame lens. The max aperture 2.8 is available on all focal lengths. Tested this at various focal length/aperture/shutter combos under different light conditions.
Here are my observations:
Pros:
1. Awesome value (price/performance). Nikon and Sigma equivalent costs more (nikon way too much).
2. Decent walk-around lens covering key focal lengths of mid range zoom
3. 2.8 aperture available at all focal lengths
4. Relatively fast and quick to focus
5. Great DOF (min aperture 32)
6. Pleasing blokeh effect (shallow DOF)
7. Usable sharp picture at 2.8. Stop down to 4.0 and you can get realy sharp pictures
8. Surprisingly decent close-up performance at various focal lengths (including 28mm). I was able to shoot a 2" x 2" object at 28mm at a distance of about 6-8". This was taken under room light conditions with flash from nikon d700. The pictures were sharp, and usable. (Will post pics later)
9. Less weight compared to other lenses in this class
10. Price, Price, Price !!
Cons
1. Sometimes hunts for focus. This could be my camera setting (I have set focus priority for shutter release. I have to change this setting and try it out)
2. Nikon and Sigma will be better built lenses compared to this (obviously you pay a premium for that built)
3. AF can be perceived as noisy by professional and hard core photographers. I am an average joe. It did not bother me as I was paying more attention to the picture quality. May not be suitable to take pics in a quite setting without drawing some attention to yourself.
I would highly recommend this lens for anyone who is looking for decent zoom with excellent picture quality and on a budget.
I returned Nikon 50m 1.8D lens Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras because I was not satisfied with picture sharpness at wide aperture. I needed to stop down to 2.8 or 4.0 in that lens to get reasonably sharp pics. This lens gives me good sharp pictures at f/2.8 50mm. So I traded that lens for this, so that I can also get some basic zoom for about 250$ more. I am not a professional photographer and do not want to start a religious war between prime lens and zoom lens. Obviously prime lenses are better. For an average customer who wants to take pictures around house, kids birthdays, soccer games etc. this lens is a good bargain.
Also, I bought this elsewhere for about 120$ cheaper than here. You may want to shop around to save some $$$.
Good Luck !
Review from a DSLR rookie June 29, 2009
Christopher Elkins
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'll give the end of the review to you up front: This is a fine lens that more than lives up to my expectations, and surpasses them by a large margin. I am using this on a Nikon D700, and the results I get are amazing.
OK, here is the caveat on amazing. If you ever read the forums of www.dpreview.com, you will come across endless threads and user reviews of people tearing apart lenses to judge them at the pixel level. My opinion consists of none of those observations. I didn't zoom in on any rulers, bookcases, or brick walls and examine the results at 500 percent magnification. What I did do is walk around Austin for a week photographing everything from my family, the plant and insect life at the botanical gardens, night life on 6th Street, etc. My results? Amazing, sharp, wonderful color, great backgrounds with pleasing soft out of focus areas behind the portraits.
OK, here is a little on the critical side to consider. For lenses in this zoom range there were only 3 on the list I was considering:
- Tamron AF 28-75MM f2.8 - $415
- Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 IF EX DG HSM AF - $799
- Nikon 24-70 Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor - $1799
The Tamron is the lightest of the three, and if you are already lugging around a DSLR it definitely helps keep the weight down. So, being that I'm not a professional photographer, I feel that the return on investment makes the most sense purchasing the Tamron. My only worry is that Tamron has been known to have poor quality control with sub-standard copies of the lens getting out to customers. With Amazon's return policy, it wasn't even a concern with me. I just figured after a day's worth of shooting if the images were not sharp and focusing properly it would get exchanged for another.
All in all I'm extremely satisfied, and have over a thousand sharp colorful photos to attribute to this lens in the short time I have owned it.
Great all-around Lens February 16, 2009
Usman Mansoor
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a great Lens. I`ve had it for about 2 months now and I am using it on Nikon D40 with Autofocus. This means it will also autofocus with D40x and D60.
My previous Lens was the kit lens (18-55mm) so i can only compare it with that.
Pros:
-Great Picture quality.
-Much sharper than the kit lens.
-Constant 2.8 aperture for low light or action shots.
Great Bokeh (shallow depth of field) with this Lens.
-One third the price for the Nikon counterpart. (bought it for 350$)
Cons:
-A little slower autofocusing compared with the kit Lens.
-Heavier than the kit lens.
Other thoughts:
-Quite sharp at 2.8 Aperture and but really rocks from 4.0 and above.
Great Portraiture Lens! May 13, 2009
Babby (Phoenix, Arizona)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What can't I say about this lens?! I am extremely happy with this piece of glass. Perfect for portraiture work, great depth of field and very well constructed. I had been eyeing the Nikkor version of this lens, not bad at all and totally worth it, but for the quality and the price, the Tamron was simply too good to pass up! 28-75mm at 2.8 for a reasonable price, you would have to be crazy to pass this lens up.
I was looking to purchase a decent portraiture lens, not sure exactly what would best fit my needs. I asked everyone on the forums, friends and pro shooters and a really good friend let me take their 28-75 out for a spin and it was exactly what I was looking for. Now I can confidently say that I have a lens I like just for portraits. If you are semi-pro or pro, I think you will be very happy mounting this on your camera.
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