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Tamron AF 28-200mm F/3.8-5.6 XR Di Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras | List Price: $490.95 Discount Price: Too low to display

| Brand: Tamron Binding: Electronics Release Date: 2006-03-08
Features: - 19.3 inch (0.49m) Minimum Focus Distance entire zoom range
- 1 - 4 Macro Magnification Ratio at f=200mm MFD 0.49m
- Weight - 354 grams (12.5 ounces)
- Diameter x Length - 2.8 x 3.0 inch (71.0mm x 75.2mm)
- Accessory Flower shaped lens hood
An exception to Tamron's quality lenses [Posted on 2007-09-15] I was disappointed with this lens and eventually decided to return it. As the title of this brief review states - I hope this lens is the only exception to Tamron's quality lenses.
The cons: 1. Zooming ring is very stiff, so much so that it becomes a real problem; 2. Lack of sharpness, regardless of focusing mode. I shot a few hundred images with this lens and all looked too soft; 3. Most images came out darker or lighter than what you would've expected, regardless of WB or exposure settings. 4. Grainy pictures even in perfect shooting conditions. And lastly there was 0 pop to the images - even a picturesque scene would look dull and flat.
This lens needs to be redesigned from the ground up IMHO.
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