I purchased this lens to do all-around photography, but with sports and outdoor work in mind. This lens handles well and operates smoothly. The macro function works well in the field. The VC function provides vibration control that overall functions well.

An absolute dream of a lens! Coupled to my Sony A77ii it is giving me the finest results I have ever had in over 60 years of photography, it is an amazing piece of equipment.

This lense is a lovely accompaniment to my other glass. Takes much clearer pictures than the 250mm Canon lense, and has further zoom. Great buy for the price.

I am a happy customer. I expected this one to be a very ordinary low budget lens. But its image quality surprised me and I loved the images even though I have used Canon 70-200 L series. Its not weather proof as the L series.

I have recently bought this lens through flipcart. I made this decision after reading many reviews comparing Nikon and Tamron 70-300 lens. Flipcart service was good, I got this lens in time in excellent condition.

Amazing lens for the price. The VC is amazing and allows me to get crisp pictures every time. I had the non VC version and had plenty of blur, now I get sharp photos. Amazing for hand holding too.

Consistent Output; Durable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Nice Bokeh; Rugged; Strong Construction

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I saw Tamron has more rebates out right now. Got my first one on rebate...this makes it enticing to look at more toys...

Just chiming in as others have said--spectacular value; I bought this from Newegg over a year ago Along with a Canon T2i), and it is still performing flawlessly; It is a joy to use; The Image Stabilization (IS) is truly as good as everyone says it is.

It wasn't free

I bought this tamron lensf or my new camera, mainly to be able to get action photos, since my daughter is doing all kinds of sports. It is working nicely with the camera and the clarity is excellent, for an amateur photographer.

I really took a long time to purchase this lens. It was a mixed feelings on going for a third party lens for my Nikon D3100. The reviews of this lens and that of Nikon helped me on concentrating mainly on the VC of Tamron against the VR of Nikon, the price of Nikon 70-300mm VR 4.5 -5.6 vs the price...

This is an excellent Lens in comparison of Nikon 70-300 VR at a great price. I had tried both Nikon and Tamron before purchase and the AF of Tamron is better than Nikon. Also Tamron is better built than Nikon and it's 5K deare than Nikon.