A full frame compatible lens with a wide range of 28-300mm and built in VC (Vibration Compensation) has to be an attractive proposition in terms of convenience. With cropped sensors this turns into a range of about 42-450mm, not as wide but giving even greater telephoto range.

Compact; Well made; Versatile range; Convenient

Performance limitations

When I was selling camera gear one of the most common complaints I heard from customers was that their lens wasn't sharp. It wasn't poor optics that was giving them blurry pictures, the blur was caused by their not being able to hold the camera still during the exposure.

The fourth version of Tamron's popular 10.7X superzoom since 1999, this 28-300mm ($600, street) is the first Tamron to offer image stabilization. Called "VC" for "Vibration Compensation," the system is the industry's first to use a three-coil design (up from the usual two) that theoretically can...

Tamron's various 28-300mm "ultra" zooms have been best sellers since their first model of this type was introduced in 1999. Each subsequent version featured improvements and this latest "4th generation" product is the most desirable to date, since it includes a Vibration Compensation stabilizer...

I am a realist and read a lot about this lens prior to purchase. I have a 5DII and 6 lenses - 3 of which were expensive. It is all in a large now heavy camera bag. I stopped taking the 5DII out because of the weight and taking 2 or more lenses. I was taking a Sony NEX instead.

Size; weight; VC; convenience

not 'tack' sharp at 300mm wide open

"If you are looking to create a photography system that gives you all the versatility of a super point and shoot digital with a DSLR at its core this is how it's done". If you only are going to buy one lens for your digital SLR check this rascal out.

The 32-bit data processing allows for a much higher frequency of ‘sampling' camera shake and hence a higher rate of continuous adjustment. To ensure the mechanics can keep up with this, the compensator lens group rests on steel sliding balls which minimise friction, and triaxial adjustment allows...