Nikon D300S Zoom Telephoto lenses made by Tamron

"I'm a portrait photographer who loves close-ups but sometimes I just need a break from people, so I use this lens on my Nikon D300 to photograph wildlife for my own pleasure. Wow what a lens! It brings stuff in just where I want it to be."

Great telephoto lens 500 mm

	Zoom range	2.5x			Max focal length	500 mm
	Image stabilization	None			Length	227 mm
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/5
	Fixed aperture	No			Min focal length	200 mm

"There are two things that impressed me as soon as I started to use it. It's sharpness is great at all focal lenghts and all apertures all the way to F16 ."

Silent focus motor Silent and fast

More advanced image stabilization Tamron VC

	Zoom range	4.3x			Max focal length	300 mm
	Image stabilization	Tamron VC			Length	n/a
	Focus motor	Tamron USD			Aperture	f/4
	Fixed aperture	No			Min focal length	70 mm

"Image quality is outstanding. Pull for manual focus is a sweet feature."

Fixed aperture The same aperture at all focal lengths

Wide aperture f/2.8

	Zoom range	2.9x			Max focal length	200 mm
	Image stabilization	None			Length	194 mm
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/2.8
	Fixed aperture	Yes			Min focal length	70 mm

"Extremely clear images, and the mechanisms have a very good feel"

	Zoom range	3.6x			Max focal length	200 mm
	Image stabilization	None			Length	83 mm
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/4
	Fixed aperture	No			Min focal length	55 mm

"I love the crispness and clarity in the pictures."

	Zoom range	4.3x			Max focal length	300 mm
	Image stabilization	None			Length	117 mm
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/4
	Fixed aperture	No			Min focal length	70 mm

"Great lens at great price. You can't go wrong with it."

Great zoom range 13.9x

	Zoom range	13.9x			Max focal length	250 mm
	Image stabilization	None			Length	84 mm
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/3.5
	Fixed aperture	No			Min focal length	18 mm

"Lightweight, easy to use & it's so wonderful to use one lens & not have to switch back from one lens to another & miss a photo op!"

Great zoom range 11.1x

	Zoom range	11.1x			Max focal length	200 mm
	Image stabilization	None			Length	84 mm
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/3.5
	Fixed aperture	No			Min focal length	18 mm

"Great price! especially relative to Nikkon."

Great zoom range 10.7x

	Zoom range	10.7x			Max focal length	300 mm
	Image stabilization	None			Length	84 mm
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/3.5
	Fixed aperture	No			Min focal length	28 mm

"I like this lens. It is nice to have wide range of focal lengths. The lock on the lens is good, I don't have to worry about the lens creep. The focus is fast and consistent. I have gotten a lot of great photos from this lens in the short time I have had it (action, macro, outdoors and indoor)."

More advanced image stabilization Tamron VC

Great zoom range 10.7x

	Zoom range	10.7x			Max focal length	300 mm
	Image stabilization	Tamron VC			Length	99 mm
	Focus motor	None			Aperture	f/3.5
	Fixed aperture	No			Min focal length	28 mm