Tamron 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical AF

Tamron 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical AF User Reviews

• 10 out of 10 points and recommended by ROD.LEE59 (1 reviews)
  LIGHT WEIGHT , SHARP IMAGE,GOOD SIZE, SHORT THROW, GREAT PRICE

  USING MANUALLY, PLASTIC, SLOW

  USING THIS LENS WITH SONY NEX-5, SHARP COLORFUL PICTURES 98%, IF I USE MF-ASSIST AND FOCUS PEAK, I BARGAIN STARTER LENS, PRO-LENS NO. GOOD ALL-ROUND DAYS LENS FOR CASUAL USER. YES, I LIKE IT SO MUCH I ORDERED TWO MORE $50 TOTAL. SOMETIMES A GOOD CAMERA MAKES A DIFFICULT LENS BETTER

  reviewed March 27th, 2020 (purchased for $25)
• 9 out of 10 points and recommended by joe88 (44 reviews)
  really sharp lens, stopped down a few very sharp

  some CA's

  for this low price good sharpness, stopped down to f 8-11 very sharp,
  
  nice colors, high contrast, but some few CA's (must be eliminated with PHSh for bigger prints)
  
  with achromatic macro glass on the top of it and f11 good macro shootings possible
  
  no distorsion remarkable on wide angle
  
  therefore 9 points

  reviewed April 27th, 2014 (purchased for $45)
• 8 out of 10 points and recommended by touristguy87 (33 reviews)
  light, small, rugged, good sharpness and color...and have I mentioned, "cheap"?

  plastic construction & limited zoom

  I'm giving it an 8 rating across the board simply because I don't want to seem like I'm overselling the lens.
  
  But good grief this lens does everything that I really need it to do. It's sharp (and quite sharp) across the frame at F8-F11 maybe even F13 at least on a film camera, which is pretty-much what I'd expect from most D/SLR lenses. I'm shooting it on a Nikon N80 which I picked up on eBay for $25, bought this on eBay for $40, got a multicoated UV for it for $8.50.
  
  The combination is not fast, doesn't have an ultra-wide or even medium-long zoom, doesn't even have IS, but boy does it take nice landscape pics with ISO200 film handheld even after the sun goes below the horizon. *Plenty* of speed in anything resembling decent light. I can't say much about the bokeh but if that's not really your bag this lens is just fine especially for the price. The *most* that I've seen it for is $80 retail. Another "winner" from Tamron, just goes to show that a basic lens, done right, really doesn't have to be all that big, heavy, fast or expensive to perform well.
  
  Just don't ask me how well it works in a rainstorm.

  reviewed November 22nd, 2010 (purchased for $40)
• 4 out of 10 points and recommended by anabasis (9 reviews)
  cheap, light

  poor BOKEH, no focus indicator, plastic lensmount

  This is a light weight, cheap lens. It is slow, and not too great on the zoom range, but the cost and weight of the lens make it good for carrying the camera around to shoot snapshots when you don’t want to drag around a heavier lens.
  
  The lens works well on both film and digital cameras, and is good for general shooting. It comes with the lens caps and a lens shade. Since the manual focus ring is a bit on the narrow side, I often find that I focus it with the lens shade on the FM2.
  
  I don’t use this lens too often, except when weight is a consideration and I don’t expect to need a longer or faster lens.

  reviewed December 10th, 2006 (purchased for $140)