Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras

List Price: $366.55 Price: Too low to display

Product Details 9-blade circular diaphragm provides beautiful soft-focus imagery; 62mm filter diameter Minimum focus distance of 59 inches from subject (normal) or 37.4 inches (macro) 70-300mm macro lens with f/4-5.6 maximum aperture for digital or 35mm cameras Easy-to-use macro switch lets you alternate between 180mm and 300mm focal lengths

Product Description

Tamron now offers a lightweight, thick, high-image-quality telephoto zoom lens with macro adeptness of 1:2 that can be used with digital cameras. This lens is a Di type lens using an visual system with improved multi-coating designed to function with digital SLR cameras as well as pellicle cameras. With this 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens, flipping a macro redirect in the focal length range of 180mm to 300mm obtains a extreme magnification ratio of 1:2 at a minimum focus distance as be as 37.4, enabling close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other objects that normally force the use of a specially designed macro lens. Moreover, this is a zoom lens that closely offers the distant capture and foreshortening effect pleasures of the 300mm ultra-telephoto life.

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Customer Reviews

A accomplished telephoto lens for the price range.
The Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens is a considerable option for a telephoto lens if you're on a budget or just starting to build your photographic kit and don't have much notes left to spend on a long range lens.

This lens will work on APS-C and Full Frame sensors. On a APS-C sensor, the lens will have a dependable focal length of 105-450mm if you're using a 1.5x sized sensor.

The features that give this lens a bit of an nervous over other lenses in this price range are:

- The slightly faster aperture. Most telephotos in this focal space fully range usually start at f/4.5, but this one starts at f/4 which is half a stop and may not be a huge disagreement, but if you're working in low light, that extra stop may prevent you of raising the ISO.

- The macro function. This lens allows you to spawn things up to half their true size on your photos (1:2) Not all telephotos have this capability. Because of this competence, the lens has a minimium focusing distance of 95 centimeters (3.1 inches) which is a lot quicker than what you could focus with other lenses.

For the price you're paying, you're a getting a good lens, but of course, don't hope for this lens to perform as well as other options that are more expensive; like the Sony G 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 or the Sony G 70-400mm f/4.5-5.6.

With that out of the way, let's get to grasp this lens better.

The lens is light, is not too heavy. The construction is mostly plastic but overall the edifice is solid and good. The zoom ring is big and wide enough to manipulate without hassle, the rubber hold on it will prevent slips. The focusing ring is smaller and thinner but good as well. It's easy to find without bewitching your eye off the viewfinder since the texture of it is different from the lens body. It also has the grip as the zoom ring to hinder slipping. This is particularly helpful in humid conditions or if you're hands are sweating.

One point advantage mentioning to Sony DSLR users is that the grip plastic does NOT attract and convene dust like the zoom and focusing rings on Sony lenses. It's also easier to entirely, Sony lenses just make it impossible to keep them clean on those two parts, but not this one.

To activate the macro aim of this lens, you got to move a switch on the lens. The lens has a normal focusing range starting at 1.5 meters (4.9 inches) up to infinity in all the zoom fluctuate, but from 180mm to 300mm you can activate the switch and access the closer focusing capabilities of the lens. Visually you shouldn't have a unmanageable to figure this out since the lens carries markings for both ranges; white for the normal and gold for the macro.

The only can of worms with this function is that you can't go below 180mm without disenganging the macro function and you can't access it unless you're at 180mm or farther. It sounds unneeded but better know it.

One little problem I tend to have with this lens when mounted on my Sony A700 is that if I battle the macro function and want to return to the normal one, I need to switch from AF to MF to move the focusing tinkle back to normal range if the ring is on a macro distance setting. Otherwise, it won't let me disengage the macro use nor return to a wider focal length. I don't know if this behavior applies to other DSLRs but it's good mentioning it.

This lens takes filters of a 62mm size, but unfortunately the filter ring rotates when focusing so you got to be aware if you're a polarizer or a ND filter.

The hood has a good size, it may not be too deep, but serves it's purpose. It has a layout of several rings inside it, this is meant to cut light rays when they hit the interior surface of the hood and hinder them of bouncing there and into the lens, reducing flare and glare. It does work but don't expect it to take anguish of these problems every single time, there will be times when the light is just too hard for the hood to lock avoid flare or glare. Finally, the hood reverses for storage in this lens, making it peaceful to store and carry, the only problem is that it will block access to the focusing ring from 70mm to 135mm. On one's own, I recommend using the hood everytime you use this lens. If you don't like using hoods, then fly it at home.

Optically, this lens can be good for the price or ruin your shots due to softness. Let me busy on this.

If you have movement in your shot caused by camera movement and you're shooting wide open, the softness will be very seeable. To make this lens sharp, you need to close it down to f/8 or more, it's sharpness on wider apertures depends a lot on you shooting at a accelerated enough speed or a stable enough tripod, and even then it may be soft. Again, remember you're paying below 200 dollars for this lens, so you can't look for Sony G or Carl Zeiss sharpness. I've had sharp enough shots at wide apertures but not always, fitting as I haven't always gotten sharp things using small apertures, it depends a lot on the status you're working on.

If you close it down enough, the sharpness improves dramatically and will work well enough.

One important thing to keep in feeling: the longer the focal length, the more obvious camera movement is, this will reduce sharpness drastically using this or a $1000 lens. Use a hunger strike enough shutter speed or a monopod/tripod to reduce or prevent camera shake. SuperSteadyShot will certainly help but it's not a cure for everything.

Focusing speed is alright, it's not amazingly fast as SSM lenses, but it can be fleet enough. The problem comes when the lens hunts for focus, which can take a LONG while and eventually give up with no focus locked. The other intractable is that if you're using the macro range and the lens has to look for focus, it will move the focusing ring all the way and rather slowly at that, which may gain you lose the moment you want to capture and/or drive you mad in the process. I've found that as long as the lens doesn't have to move hanker distances in the focus ring, it's fast enough, but if it has to check the whole range, it will take a while. The lens sometimes focuses "in steps". By this I dismal that it will try one distance, then another and then it will settle on something in between which usually tends to be the right distance, but not always though. This mostly happens in low light, if you injure in day light, the lens shouldn't have a lot of problems.

The lens is not quiet, but it's not a howling siren either. I entertain the idea my Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 is a bit louder, maybe a bit higher pitched than this Tamron.

One feature that puzzles me is that the lens is advertised as having a metal mount, but Amazon sent me a facsimile with a plastic mount. It's no biggie, but it did catch my attention.

For the price I paid for this lens (which was a bit cheaper than what it's customary for right now) I'm satisfied with this lens. The lens has it's limits optically, but once more, you're getting a good status for the price you're paying. If you absolutely need a sharp telephoto, have a look at Sony G series telephotos (or the twin of the camera brand you use), you will get a far better performance, but the price will be higher as well.

I would recommend this lens to populace who need a telephoto but can't afford a more expensive option. You get good enough sharpness, macro capabilites, a candle package and a good telephoto range for a good price.

Finally, you get a 6 years covenant from Tamron, which is an even better warranty than the one Sony offers.

If you need an alternative to what Sony (or the kind you use) offers in this focal length range, give a good look to this Tamron lens, a well-founded option for a good price.

2010-09-06 (Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Secure on the go
I got this lens from a cohort who called me telling there's a store having a clearance sale and he told me this lens had 90% dismiss so without any hesitation I asked him to buy it for me (cost 7KD = $23.5 USD). As soon as I tried it on my Sony A100 (Now A700) I knew this lens is not as meet as the other lenses but it could handle its job nicely. It lacks quality, its Macro switch always getting on the way of the zoom rotation, has the partiality to slightly go out of focus even with spot focus and also a very slow focus. Picture quality is not as capable either but it's good if you're not going big scale. High chromatic aberration on low apertures and hard/nifty DOF which makes the pictures less appealing and need more editing. You don't need to bother if you're going to gamut down pictures, you'll be on the safe side.

2010-08-27 (Kuwait City, Kuwait) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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Very healthy len for a new learner
I have no grievance about this lens and will recommend it to anyone who starts to learn photography.

2010-08-27 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Superior for amateur photographer!
I'll start by saying that I am by no means a qualified photographer. I only recently picked up my Sony a330 DSLR, and while I love everything I've been able to do with the kit lens, I recognized that I needed something else to get those end up shots I've desired. This lens does pretty much everything I wanted it to do without me even trying! I took it to the preserve and got some great shots of strangers walking by from at least 100 feet away. It creates exceedingly good bokeh and the subjects come out looking crystal clear in the foreground. The Sedan-fucus seems to be a bit slow, but honestly if you're shooting things from really far away, you'll probably call for to use Manual focus anyway (at least I do). Can't wait to take this to some concerts and see what kind of shots I can get.

2010-08-12 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Well turned out
Righteous ordered mine yesterday, got to work this morning, and received an e-mail that my lens was delivered to my entrance at 7:30am. Amazing! I'm already dumbfounded with the quick delivery time. I'm a Amazon Prime Alcohol but it was faster than one-day shipping!!!

Will update this once I get home and have a chance to play with my lens!

2010-08-10 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Konica Minolta NP-1 - Camera battery Li-Ion 820 mAh

Product Description

In accord battery for the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1.

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Customer Reviews

NP-1 mobile
This mobile saved me from buying a new camera. The mailorder service was outstanding and price very reasonable.

2010-05-17 | ptvtlr (Camarillo, USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Replacement Battery-operated
Works high-minded. Identical to battery that came with camera which I replaced. Original lasted about 4yrs.

2009-11-14 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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camera fit out
i bought the minolita dimage x1 about 4 years ago and the mobile np1 that i repaced started showing signs of short power so after 4 years i was very impressed of how great it lasted i pretty much cary the camera with me where ever i go for what ever events i want on film and at the end of the day i faithfully put my camera back in its mare i recently bought the same battery that came with the dimage x1 and i had forgot how much power had actual lightened from my old one im able to shoot several min of video and lots of still photos with no red light signal informing low battery-operated power for the price its a geat deal also i have a 4gb sd card whic is plenty of storage for what ever, im very satisfied with this thanks ken

2009-09-05 | ken camera ready (fresno ca) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Minolta Maxxum QTsi 35mm SLR Camera Kit w/ 35-80mm Lens

List Price: $299.99

Product Details Easy-to-use single-lens reflex camera Includes detachable 35-80mm zoom lens Programmed autoexposure plus 5 preset exposure modes Automatic pop-up flash with 4 modes

Product Description

The Minolta Maxxum QTsi is the easiest-to-use unattached-lens reflex camera in Minolta's Maxxum product band. It handles and operates similarly to a fully automatic point-and-zip camera, but provides the picture quality and system flexibility that only an SLR camera can proffer. It is a camera you can grow with by adding lenses, flash units, and garnishing.

The Minolta QTsi features a detachable 35-80mm lens, selectable reflex or manual focus, a built-in pop-up flash with four modes, a self-timer, and TTL-specimen metering. It also offers programmed autoexposure with an additional five modes for portraits, landscapes, come-ups, action shots, and night portraits. Film transport is self-governing as well. A large on-body LCD panel displays exposure mode, freestyle condition, mode selection, and whether manual focus or autofocus is selected.

In the box, you walk off the Minolta Maxxum QTsi body, a Minolta lens and lens cap, an flexible neck strap, a user's manual, and warranty information. It operates on two 3-volt CR2 lithium batteries, which are sold individually. This camera is covered by a one-year manufacturer's warranty on parts and labor.

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Customer Reviews

Very Satisfied
I upright wanted to say that I received my product and was very happy with the product and all the extras that came with it!

2010-07-13 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Minolta Maxxum QTsi 35mm SLR Camera w/35-80mm lens
Our son needed a camera for photo-peach on class. Teacher's recommendations were to look in pawn shops. Went to several places but each wanted $150+ for ones that were visibly crush up. Husband looked here on Amazon & gave our son a few choices. Of course he decided on the more expensive one on our register, which was the same amount we would have paid at a pawn shop anyway. But it was no biggie since his b-day was right around the corner! He was excited to go show it off in class. Dominie told him it was a good camera! Son loved it! And we enjoyed each picture he brought home!

2010-06-15 (Cali) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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My spirit partner
This was the first "authentic" camera I ever bought. I have recently moved on to a Sony digital SLR, but I still love this camera. It's wonderful basic, you can't adjust your shutter or aperture, but it does the job for you. Perfect for a person just wisdom how to shoot. Takes flawless pictures. I can use all my lenses on both cameras. I'm so happy that Minolta was bought out by a top camera company!

2009-12-02 (RI) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Skilled CAMERA
I have had my Maxxum QTsi for 9 years now and have been exceptionally pleased with its performance. I have a Sony digital point and shoot camera, and have NEVER been able to arrest anywhere near the quality of photo that I can get with this camera. In fact, I only use the digital when I need something really pithy. I find that framing the subject with this camera is really easy (your picture comes out exactly as viewed), and I have totally enjoyed it as my first SLR. I have beautiful sunset and beach shots that are clear and colorful, even without a UV filter. The camera has never prearranged me a day of trouble. My first 28-80mm lens that was packaged with the camera eventually jammed and would not focus after 5 years, but I purchased a Tamron 28-200mm lens 3+ years ago with no further issues. I well recommend this camera...even a novice like myself can take from the box and start shooting great pictures.

2008-09-28 | zaj000507 (Chapel Hill, NC USA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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There IS no improve!!!!
I nothing but got finished writing a review on one of my digital cameras.
I have gone thru several digital cameras in the past few years. I had a $400 Nikon camera which firm to break on me 1 month after the 1 yr warranty. I had a Sony Cybershot (forgot which one) which lasted at least 2 yrs. But the new ones are not even terminate to the quality of the old ones. A Canon Powershot A530 - which got great reviews... but has a Immutable battery low blinking.. That only lasted 5 months. Lastly, a DXG (Kyocera) CHEAP CHEAP Tatty $50 dig camera. STAY AWAY!

Bottom line. After owning those digital cameras while owning this Minolta. I will never go back to a digital camera again. This definitely is the best camera I have ever had. You won't find a better camera that takes such great pictures. Especially the up close by nearly shots! Hands down, WORTH buying one. Even used. I got my USED one on ebay about 4-5 yrs ago. and it still works awful - never a problem!

2007-12-13 | Kelly (Chicago, IL) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Konica Minolta CSDG1000 Camera Case for Dimage Z1, Z2, Z3, Z5, Z10 & Z20 Digital Cameras

List Price: $27.99

Product Details Two-zippered enclosure, shoulder strap Keep your camera protected from bumps and small drops Large camera bag with black nylon exterior Compatible with Konica/Minolta Dimage Z1, Z2 , Z3, and Z10 cameras

Product Description

KONICA MINOLTA CS-DG1000, Suit FOR THE DIMAGE-Z2

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Customer Reviews

Very punctilious case
This is very a very nice case. But doesn't have room to bulky items. So it is perfect to me :-). You can hoard memories and 4 batteries without problems, also have a shoulder strap and you can use in your belt also.

2007-01-18 (VENEZUELA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Panic for less
Although my Z-6 Camera wasn't scheduled I took a leap of fate and voila! It was 1/2 the price the local stores wanted.

2006-01-30 | Helpful Votes: 6 | Rating: 5

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Wonderful specimen
Awful case. Not too big or too small. Has a little pocket inside to hold extra sd cards and another to prolong a rob a set of extra batteries without taking space away from the camera. Highly recommend!

2006-01-29 (Los Angeles, CA USA) | Helpful Votes: 5 | Rating: 5

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Too hermetic
This is a competent camera case but man, it's a tight fit. No way extra batteries will fit in this.

2005-10-23 | Helpful Votes: 8 | Rating: 3

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Would undoubtedly buy from this seller again!
The turns out that is in perfect condition and arrived quite a bit earlier than was predicted.

2005-10-20 | celt (Atlanta, GA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Brand New Konica Minolta NP-400 Battery Digital Camera & Camcorder Home Travel Charger with...

List Price: $39.99

Product Details Slim and portable design. Smart LED charging status indicator. Voltage: 100V - 240V. UL & CE listed High performance fully automatic charger designed to quickly and safely charge digital camera AC/DC output for both home and travel use. Collapsible plug on the back of wall charger. The charger is for charging battery only. It does not work as AC adapter for digital camera or camco

Product Description

In accord Battery:Konica Minolta NP-400. Compatible Model: Konica Minolta Dimage A1 / Dimage A2 / a-7 DIGITAL / aSweet DIGITAL / Dynax 5D / Dynax 7D / Maxxum 5D / Maxxum 7D

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Customer Reviews

Freestyle Charger
This upshot was the wrong charger and was not able to charge the battery for the Maxxum 7D

2010-05-06 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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Particular Improperly shipped by BargainCell and never received
Point Improperly shipped by "BargainCell" and never received. Item was returned by USPS to vendor and I was billed. They said I would be credited for securing once they receive the item back, tracking says they have it yet I have not been credited for item. Very disapointed with purchase and vendor.

2009-08-26 | Free Energy (PA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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Works OK
... and a gainful little gift: an european AC plug adapter (in addition to the car adapter).

The AC plug retracts flipping horizontally in place of of vertically: better.

2007-05-05 | Giorgio (Texas, USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Can anyone help me to understand my Konica Minolta camera?

Q: I bought a Konica Minolta Dimage X1 8.0 megapixal camera at Ambit City about 2 years ago. I have never been able to find help to figure some things out with it because if I go back to Ambit City I just find kids that don't know anything about it. I tried to go to other sites online and I couldn't find anything either. My puzzler is that all the sudden it won't let me crop pictures anymore. In the past 6 months or so it at most wouldn't let me do it anymore. This isn't that big of a deal because I guess I can fix it once I get them on my computer, but still I should be able to determine this.

My next and main issue with the camera is that when I take pictures at night you can seldom see anything and that's even with the flash. My husband and I have tried every different lighting selection there is and still it comes out dark. I know disposable cameras that take better unendingly pictures than my $400 camera! I know there has to be some way to fix this so please help!!!!

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A: Did your shine always act like that, or did it just start recently? Are all the pictures uniformly ignorance, or do some come out okay? I'm thinking it might just be that you're taking pictures exterior the flash range. Just move in a bit closer, and see how they come out. Too not far from, though, and pictures will be washed out with too much flash. Using a telephoto lens with a beam can also make pictures darker, because it cuts off even more light. Oh, and the perceptible, make sure the flash is going off. If you can't tell, have someone look and ask them. Your burst could have low batteries if it's too dim. There are any number of things it could be. You could be using a shutter further too fast for the flash (you might see part of the picture come out if that's happening). You might trouble to use a wider aperture on the lens to let in more light.

I'm afraid I don't identify anything about the Dimage or cropping in your camera. It's actually best not to goods in the camera. Save the full picture and crop on your computer. You could try Googling the camera paragon. Maybe someone else has had a similar problem with it.

where can i get a charger for the konica minolta dimage a200 camera?

Q: i bought a konica minolta dimage a200 about 2 years ago .... its acute but i lost my charger. anyone know where i can get it in Hong Kong or Guangzhou, China? Upon addresses/locations please.

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A: Most outstanding I can suggest is to check on ebay.

question about the Konica Minolta G600 digital camera?

Q: I have a konica minolta G600 digital camera that I purchased Euphemistic pre-owned a couple of years ago for less than $100 on ebay. recently though I've seen the same rigorous camera on Amazon and other sites for prices reaching nearing $900. The SAME freakin' camera. I'm just trying to get an tenet where this insane price jump came from. please respond only if you can give a relavant surrebutter. Thank you

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A: The G600 is an older camera (not quite three and a half years), thus older technology.

Statistics on the camera.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/rival_ post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=k onicaminolta_dimageg600&show=all

Refurbished G600's cost around $400.

You seem to have found a great amount. The big plus for this camera has to do with the fact that it can use both the most popular SD memory in the offing and the propriatary Sony Memory Stick. In addition is has one of the largest sensors found in P&S digital cameras