Tamron AF017NII700

Pros: Image quality and sturdy built, Tripod Collar

Cons: Rotating front barrel, AF is a bit slow, screw-in lens hood HN-24

The Bottom Line: If you are looking for an excellent optics combined with a sold built for handling with a reasonably good price, look no further.

Review: I already own several lenses that cover the 20-300mm focal range, but I still want to have a lighter general-purpose zoom as a spare and/or travel-light lens that also includes the 300mm end. The first zoom in this 70-300mm range I tried was a Tamron...

Pros: Quality, durability, price

Cons: None

Review: If you are looking for a good quality zoom lens that can be used for just about anything, the Minolta 28-135mm is a great one to try out.

With the huge zoom range, you can do everything from taking close-up pictures with the 28mm setting to...

Pros: Good quality and price, great lens for beginner and budget-conscious

Cons: Nothing to complain about for 109$ incl. shipping.

Review: This lens works fine with my D50 and D70 Nikons D-SLRs. The autofocus is not noticeably slower than with my regular Nikkor lenses and the quality of build and optics are very reasonable. The lens is very light and I use it for outdoor portraits of ...

Pros: Light, Inexpensive, Good range

Cons: Sort of cheap build, a little soft

The Bottom Line: If you are on a tight budget, Go for it.

Review: When it comes to camera lenses, like pretty much everything else, you are going to get what you pay for. Optics aren't cheap, and good optics are just plain EXPENSIVE. Now, having said that, don't completely discount a lens like this for all uses! No, ...

Pros: Sharp, Good for Beginner

Cons: Slow AF, and Slow overall

Review: If you can find one of these older lenses, grab it. I have compared this lens and the newer "D" 70-300mm Nikkor lens on my Nikon N80, and found this lens to be a little sharper, and less distorion at 75mm and 300mm. If you are looking for...

Pros: very good value for money

Cons: slow autofocus

Review: Good solid lens, using it on my EOS-20D. A bit slow on AF, but i mostly use manual focus. ...