Customer Reviews

Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical Lens for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
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This is what it is, which is why I gave it 4 stars. It's not a professional lens, but it works perfect for everyday amateur use. Nice focal range 28-80 (equivalent 42-120). Reasonable for anything indoors or fairly close, works as a portrait lens and does well with landscapes and architecture. Great general usage lens and compact as well. The price is really remarkable. I have 8 lenses and this one gets the most use. I have it mounted to a Pentax K20D

This was the first lens I bought after getting my K200D. I wanted something beyond the 55mm from my kit lens but didnt have a lot of money to spend. At $44 it was hard to pass this up. Keep the price in mind when looking at this lens.

For $44 you get a good lens for indoor and outdoor shooting of people and "stuff." When I am shooting people in candid situations, I find the 28-80mm range gives me what I need to get the groups and zoom in to get expresions. Its a nice middle. The Image quality is not the best but again, for less than dinner for two with drinks, it is more than acceptable.

This is a fat but light lens. Lots of plastic but still seems well built. I dont think it will take any more or less abuse than any other lens out there. Then again, for $44, if it gets destroyed its not such a big deal. In fact, it has become my "Danger" lens - If there is a chance I might damage something, I use this one!

The image quality is good - not great - but good. It is a little soft at 80mm and wide open. It shoots a little dark and a little warm but nothing that is too hard to adjust in post processing. Again, this is a budget lens so dont expect too much. The minimum focus distance is not close - closer to 3 feet than 2 (1 meter) - which limits the zoom a little. For people shooting, its not a big deal because no one wants a lens stuck in their face!

I am very happy with this lens and I would recommend it to anyone on a tight budget. But even if you dont have a tight budget, if it is the right lens 10 times a year, its a bargain.

A good walk around lens for outdoor shoots. AF is a little bit slow. A good buy for its price.

I use this lens on a Pentax Digital and my old ME Super film camera. After purchasing this for the digital I noticed it had the f stop settings so I put it on the ME Super and it works fine in manual mode. The price was right so I got one for each camera.

This is a good all purpose lens for general use. I'd recommend for someone who just need a basic lens and doesn't have much money to spend.

The lens is a general use lens. For the money you can't go wrong. The lens is pretty good for portraits and landscape. Works well for close ups as well.

The Tamron AF 28-80mm lens for Pentax SLR cameras is an inexpensive way to increase the zoom on you camera. It provides a very useful zoom range for general photography and relatively sharp pictures.

I bought this lens to replace the kit lens that came with the Pentax K-x. I wanted something with a bit more range and was willing to give up a wider angle.

The lens is bigger than I expected, about 1.5x the size of the standard 18-55mm kit lens on the k-x. Despite the size, it's still very light weight, roughly the same weight as the kit lens. The body is all plastic, with grippy zoom and focus rings.

In terms of performance, it's on par with the kit lens in terms of Picture quality and focus speed. It does make for a better portrait lens though with the added range. But all in all, it's a great "do it all" lens for casual shooting (especially considering the price)... Just can't expect that "wow!" factor.

Recommended for casual photographers who want a little more zoom range vs the kit lens or as a replacement for the kit lens.

3.5 Stars for the lens build and performance
4.5 Stars for the price.

Fantastic lens at an incredible price! This is really an unbeatable combination. Very sharp lens with good color rendition; an excellent all around lens.

Good lens. Good price. It was shipped quickly. I use it as my "walkabout" lens