Lense Opinions

[guffhoover]

Hi after recent help from a PH'er i have been pointed in the direction of lenses with a zoom range including 255mm to match my binoculars.

Having a quick look on Jessops i have found a very cheap contender http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/66320...

Does anybody have any thoughts or experience with this lense. I have a 50 pound voucher for jessops so this becomes very cheap.

I don't want to buy something and wish that i had held out for something better. This lense would be used for garden wildlife and genaral photography whilst out on walks. I do not have a tripod so i would want a decent image from hand.

Comment please!

[GetCarter]

guffhoover said:

Hi after recent help from a PH'er i have been pointed in the direction of lenses with a zoom range including 255mm to match my binoculars.

Having a quick look on Jessops i have found a very cheap contender http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/66320...

Does anybody have any thoughts or experience with this lense. I have a 50 pound voucher for jessops so this becomes very cheap.

I don't want to buy something and wish that i had held out for something better. This lense would be used for garden wildlife and genaral photography whilst out on walks. I do not have a tripod so i would want a decent image from hand.

Comment please!

Well for £49 you can't really go wrong can you. That's cheaper than a decent filter!

As for wishing you had held on for something better... well there are many MUCH better lenses out there... you just have to decide how much you want to spend. But it's the right focal length for wildlife - with your sensor you'll effectively get up to 450mm with that lens.

This taken from about 30 feet with a 70-300 with a similar 'crop' sensor



BTW it's Lens (not lense) Unless you are a yank of course. (and what do they know!).

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 10th January 13:36

[guffhoover]

GetCarter said:

BTW it's Lens (not lense) Unless you are a yank of course. (and what do they know!).

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 10th January 13:36

Thanks for the sample pic.

Oh and a big for my failure of primary school spelling!!!

[gj88]

I just used this lens for the first time yesturday with my d60 and for the money, I'm very happy with it

[guffhoover]

gj88 said:

I just used this lens for the first time yesturday with my d60 and for the money, I'm very happy with it

Thanks for the comment. As GC stated for 49 pounds theres not much to think about. \

Can't wait to get my hands on this now

[Lois]

Have a look at the reviews on the net.
I was put off buying this lens and went for a canon IS instead.

[z06tim]

I too went for a Canon (EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS). I have to say i have been very pleased with it on my 500D, in particular with the IS. To an amateur like myself it appears to produce a far better image than the kit lens (18-55) that came with the camera. However at 49 quid that Tamron does look attractive.

[Scott330ci]

All my bike shots are taken with the tamron ...

take a look here if you are interested.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottwmccormack/sets/...

Edited by Scott330ci on Sunday 10th January 21:08

[theRossatron]

I'd say go for it. I got the same lens with my 400D a few years ago for £99 and haven't regretted it.

Negatives are it's relatively slow focus and I noticed quite a bit of CA.

Edited by theRossatron on Monday 11th January 10:51

[guffhoover]

Thanks for all the advice and samples. I must admit i did have second thoughts when i read the reviews re softness past 200mm, and aborations on edges with high contrast compositions but for the money this has no competitors.

I am picking this up tomorrow. I might even put up some test shots in the next few days.

Thanks again.