TAMRON A06 AF28-300MM F/3.5-6.3 XR Ultra Zoom Lens for CANON

by Tamron

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007KJYW
• Item model number: AF06C-700
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 5, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

XR, LD, AD, and ASL glass - a virtual alphabet soup of advanced optical designs that make Tamron’s new A06 28-300mm XR the most compact 28-300 zoom available. This new lens offers the user extended telephoto range ideal for such subjects as sports photography, wildlife and landscape. And its superb macro magnification (1:2.9 at 300mm) rounds out the A06’s remarkable functionality for almost every photographic situation. It's all the lens you need.

Features

• 28 percent lighter than previous model
• The lightest available astoundingly light at 14.8 ounces
• More compact than any lens like it, just 3.3 inches long
• Small 62mm Filter Size

Product Description

The world's smallest, lightest 28-300mm autofocus zoom lens / High magnification at standard zoom size / 62mm filter size

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tamron Di, May 12, 2005

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R. R. Klepper "Dr Bob" (Estherville, IA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TAMRON A06 AF28-300MM F/3.5-6.3 XR Ultra Zoom Lens for CANON (Electronics)

This is a great lens and unless you have the $4,000 Canon you will be quite pleased. However, for the digital Canon get the Tamron 28-300mm f3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical Macro Ultra Zoom Digital Lens for Canon SLR Cameras instead. The Di is designed specifically for the Digital Canon and is the same money.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good all round lens for Canon EOS 10D, December 30, 2003

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RK (Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: TAMRON A06 AF28-300MM F/3.5-6.3 XR Ultra Zoom Lens for CANON (Electronics)

I have been using this lens for a couple of weeks now and over all have been very pleased with the results. I have shot over 500 photos (I love digital photography!) and for the price you cannot beat the wide range and over all function of this lens. Sure there are better and faster lens out there but they will not cover the zoom range and you will pay out the nose for a brand name lens. I have to admit I use PhotoShop to tweak all my photos but for me, that is part of the fun. This is the only lens you need to carry in the old camera bag!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a Lens You Will Use, November 10, 2004

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Poodytat "poodytat" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TAMRON A06 AF28-300MM F/3.5-6.3 XR Ultra Zoom Lens for CANON (Electronics)

I have the older version of this lens. It is not the world's best piece of glass, but it goes everywhere with me. It's relatively light-weight and does what it is supposed to do. Not spectacularly. But when I travel, I don't want anything heavy or fussy. I take this lens and a wide angle (to get complete buildings or monuments in the picture) and that's it. You don't look conspicuous carrying a big photographer's bag.

You can pay a lot more and get a much better lens. But if you spend the money and get a great Canon L lens, you're going to end up leaving it at home since it's so heavy and intimidates people (forget about getting casual shots).

My rule of thumb is: when the tripod mounts onto the lens, not the camera body, the lens isn't portable.

I also shouldn't say this---but the lens is relatively indestructible. I had the Tamon 28-200 before this, and I've fallen off things with it, and the lens still worked. Plus it's cheap enough (for a lens) that you don't worry about it.