What is the quality of the lens, you have your rating system on your web site. How do you rate this lens? LN-, EX- or ?
1671726
Its really great lens. I am using it always and getting very good pictures. Its compact and light weight too. Excellent one. Thanks
1671727
I have several L lenses, and my sense is that this lens is not inferior to those lenses. I think it captures excellent images; but, I am not a professional photographer. And I am not rough on lenses; I take great care not to expose any lens to situations that might damage them. In other words, the build quality may or may not be L level, but I will never know. It's great for walking around and getting shots that might otherwise be inaccessible. If you want a lens that is small in size but big in reach, this is it.
1671728
Love this lens. Compact, great pictures, great zoom. Perfect for travel or at home.
1671729
I used this lens on a safari in Tanzania, and was extremely, pleased with the hand held shots I took at 300mm. It is much shorter than a standard 70-300, a bit heavier, but not that much so. the quality on my shots were fantastic. I'm an amateur photographer and I'm very pleased I got this lens. I actually got it because when I wanted to buy a 70-300 IS lens there was none to be had, so I paid more for this lens and very glad I did. Hope this helps.
1671730
This lens is a "DO" (Diffractive Optics). Although not officially an "L" series the build quality it very similar to it with the main difference being the style of optics internal to the lens. It is far higher quality than the standard EF or EF-S lenses.
1582486
Brandon. It doesn't say when you asked this question but I figured the answer out. First, I just purchased the last one that a storefront had for $289, so i'm sorry if I stole the lens from you :X. Second, the price is going to be interesting on this lens from here on out. It has been discontinued due to a recently announced new model. The question is how much will this new model cost? To my knowledge that hasn't been answered. I decided to snag it at this price because if the new model is upwards of $400 then it out of my price range anyway. If the new model comes out sub $400 this older model might tank in price. Supply and demand will dictate based on that information. As for big stores, I don't see you having much luck. Most did firesales and liquidated their stock already to mitigate the price risk. I can tell you that this is my first fixed lens for general photography. It hasnt even arrived yet, but when it does I plan to test it out. If its not to my liking I can resell it to you at the price I purchased + the tax I paid + shipping. I would generally just return it but that lowers your chance of it ending up in your hands. If this was a recent post just come back to me and I can show you proof that it hasn't even arrived yet :). Take care!
681556
The 15mm wide angle is nice, but I had image quality issue with my copy of this lens. I don't think it's worth the money. I just recently bought the Canon 10-24mm lens and am much happier with it as a wide angle choice. Don't get sucked in by the fact that it's got a nice general purpose range. Its quality just doesn't match its cost.
1909802
What ever site you saw that on has no idea what they are talking about. I have this lens, I have this camera, they play along very nicely!
2080931
Send it back immediately- Amazon is great about returns. Mine is as solid as a brick and is the best built lens I own. You will see when you get another one back.!
2173991
I got this lens for my brother, and I really like it, we used a lot. Take a look of some pictures at www.mediawork.ws
1927445
Jen, I don't recommend this lens. I owned it for a short while when I was new to photography, and was disappointed with its IQ. Zoom lenses that cover this long of a focal length generally sacrifice image integrity to do so. This lens was no exception with heavy barrel distortion on the wide end, and it was very soft when zoomed even when stopped down. I would recommend getting a lens that does less, but does it better. This lens would not be any better than your kit lens. I would recommend the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 for its value and IQ.
582699
Okay, thanks a lot, new at this and I wasn't sure if the lens quality is the same. I appreciate everyone's help!
678437
Holly if you ever need something on short notice, I've used a website called BorrowLenses dot com several times and absolutely LOVE them!! SUPER reasonable and a good source to try something out first before you buy. I rented both my 70mm-200mm 2.8 and my 300mm 2.8 canon L series lenses from them from them before I bought them here on Amazon.
2117503
It looks like they used the wrong image when they did the ad. They seem to have 2 or 3 ads for that lens. I do love mine it OS a great walk around lens.
1666071
I am not sure how you would "know" without believing it is as it is stated. I would say you should look locally to you. Visit reputable shops. Try it before you buy it! National Camera Exchange would warrant a sale of used gear. So would others. If the seller is a reputable dealer or good ratings and a return policy I would give it a try. The 70-200 f2.8 is a sweet lense! I love mine and could sell it now for more than I paid new for it!
2058094
Hi There! Sorry, but I haven't used this lens indoors and I am new to photography. I bought this lens for my trip to Africa and for my daughter's outdoor sports. I live in the Pacific NW where it rains often so that's the main reason I bought this lens is because of the weather proofing. So far I have been extremely happy with it's performance. I shoot with with the K5 IIS. Sorry I can't really comment on the numbers or stats of my pictures. All I know is the pictures I've taken have been pretty amazing. Cheers!
1658447
I don't understand why Yahoo is asking me about this lens. Can you tell me?
811132
I have to return my lens. Used twice on a shoot and serious focusing issues both times. I will not pass judgment, as I plan to return to Tamron under their warranty and I bought this upon recommendation from fellow fans of this particular lens. I shoot Canon and this was the first time I purchased outside of their line...
2142745
which lens are you talking about? I thought you were asking a question about a new lens. I'm not a seller here... I happen to own the lense and amazon sent me your question...So you are probably asking the question to the wrong person heresorry
1808766
I don't know the answer, but I'll answer anyway. I bought mine used, from a seller called "anandrav." So I took a chance. The lens arrived in perfect condition. But what I really wanted to say, is that the quality of the images and the general sharpness of the lens has really been eye-opening. I've bought enough things by grey market, that if one turned out to be a failure, I"d still be miles ahead. But, of course, I don;t know the particular seller and your tolerance for risk. I'm a little tolerant. What's the ad look like and who is the seller?
843976
You are absolutely right on that Scott. The 35 1.8 is also a Chinese made lens. Same here ... that 35 1.8 was the first lens on my D90 (which is made in Thailand) and is still my go-to prime lens. I feel like this 85 mm is definitely more a portrait lens given the effective focal length on the D90. It performs superbly tho. I think the only two Japanese lenses i own are Toknia's. I don't understand why its important where a lens is made tho? Is it about the QC??