I wasn't expecting a lot for the price I paid for this lens, but upon putting it to a few of my own tests I can say that it is much better than I expected. I don't have a lot of extra money to spend on photography equipment so I was looking for the most bang for the buck. There was a 75-300mm Canon lens in the same price range, but I heard nothing but bad things about it, and I also considered a used Sigma that was still a bit more expensive than the Tamron.
I am just getting back into photography after a number of years, actually over a decade, and that was all 35mm film back in school. The only cameras I have used in the last 10 years have been digital point and shoot.
I wont lie here, I settled on the Tamron AF75-300 because of the price, the fact that the reviews were a little better than what I read about the comparable Canon helped a bit, but it was mostly the price. I haven't used a zoom lens like this since I was taking Photography years ago with an ancient Pentax K1000 (it was all I could afford) and the 18-55mm kit lens that came with my EOS Rebel left something to be desired zoom wise. I tried out a few very nice lenses that people let me use, Canon, and Sigma and all were very nice, but none of them were in my price range all being in the 600+ range.
I figured for the price, it wasn't a big loss if it turned out to be a POS, so I ordered it.
I was expecting this thing to feel cheap, but it has the feel of a quality build.
I was also expecting it to be a bit softer than it is, but it's a lot sharper than people have given it credit for.
The only neg I can give it is that it's about as slow as people say it is, but for the price you really can't complain about that.
If you're on a budget like me, grab one of these, and a Canon 50mm f/1.8 and a long with your kit lens you can cover quite a bit photography wise.
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