TechRadar rating
/5
For
- Only a third of the price of some budget telephoto zooms
- Decent optical performance at the short end of the zoom range
- Quite light in weight for a full-frame lens
Against
- Lacks Tamron's Vibration Correction stabiliser
- Poor sharpness in the 250-300mm zoom range
- Basic autofocus system is very sluggish
- Product Type
- Lens
- Maximum Focal Length
- 300 mm
- Minimum Focal Length
- 70 mm
- Lens Mount Type
- Nikon F
- Maximum Aperture Wide
- 4
- Maximum Aperture Tele
- 5.6
- Brand Name
- Tamron
- Filter Attachment Diameter
- 62 mm
- Lens Type
- Telephoto Zoom
- Application/Usage
- Camera
- Minimum Focus Distance
- 950 mm
- Diameter
- 76.6 mm
- Depth
- 116.5 mm
- Compatibility
- Nikon DSLR Cameras
- Magnification
- 0.50x
- Manufacturer
- Tamron Co., Ltd
- Product Model
- A17
- Product Name
- A17 AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro Telephoto Zoom Lens
- Manufacturer Part Number
- AF017NII-700
- Manufacturer Website Address
- www.tamron.com
- Marketing Information
With this 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens, flipping a macro switch in the focal length range of 180mm to 300mm obtains a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2 at a minimum focus distance as short as 37.4", enabling close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other objects that normally require the use of a specially designed macro lens. Moreover, this is a zoom lens that casually offers the distant capture and foreshortening effect pleasures of the 300mm ultra-telephoto world.
- Weight (Approximate)
- 435.0 g