Tamron SP AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD ( little review )

Hi folks out there, few days ago I bought a brand new Tamron SP AF 70-300 telephoto zoom lens.

Before the purchases I've read quite many of the lens review. Tamron SP series lenses has never disappointed
user with its glass performance such as 17-50mm f/2.8 lens. 

Of course its Cost : Price greatly attracted a lot of amateur users to buy it. Let's see how is this great lens doing. :D

Lens comparison with Nikon 70-300 VR

Wide open shooting with the lens isn't a major problem, its kinda sharp at whole range

Not as sharp as Nikon/Canon 70-200 series but it's way better than many telephoto zoom out there.

Visit my flickr to see the simple sharpness test

link : http://www.flickr.com/photos/junkeatyong/5819936729/in/set-72157626934142496/

 On the other hand,

 the Chromatic Aberration (CA) is very low, very impressive.

Thanks to the XLD element which improve the CA performance dramatically.

I believe this is the first Tamron lens with silent motor.

This lens featuring the new focusing motor, just like Canon's USM, Nikon's SWM,

Tamron named it USD. Means Ultrasonic Silent Drive. :D 

and of course the VC is extremely useful when comes to telephoto.

You will feel weird when you try to shake ur camera,

but inside the finder still stable solidly :p

To test out the VC capability, I simply tried it at 300mm with 1/15s shutter speed
continuously shot for 10 frames.

I already uploaded the 100% cropped part in flickr. 

You might want to click this link if you like to see it in original size.

Panning with this lens while the VC on is not really a problem.
Well about this I need take it to few more field tests.
But since I went to another plane spotting with this lovely lens, 

I don't find any problem other than me being lack of skills.

These were shot at 1/80 shutter speed. Quite impressive, but of course I have to improve more

to get better panning hit rate lah :)

This is the first lens ever that Tamron put silent motor in. Despite being the first, it never compromise

the performance.

 The AF speed is kinda fast, as fast as the 70-300VR. AF sound is absolutely quiet.

 About 70-250mm range the AF speed remains the same. Nearing 300mm the AF started to slow a bit.
In case you have any doubt, I've uploaded a video to youtube regarding the AF speed. :D

Personal thoughts :
This is an amazing telephoto zoom lens at reasonable price.
As I said earlier Tamron never disappointed end user with their SP series lenses. 

It is cheaper than the Nikon one

by approx Rm300 ( ~USD99). Somehow Tamron Malaysia give you 2 years local warranty while

Nikon only 1 year. Some said this lens is on par with the Nikon, some said its better. 

I'd strongly suggest people to get this lens if he/she is thinking of getting a telephoto zoom lens.
If you're a non 3rd-party believer, go and get the more expensive Nikon for nothing extra. :p

Always remember one thing :

 *For third party lenses there is always an infamous issue which is Front/Back focusing issue.
As long as you test the lens properly before you purchase it , there will be no problem with the focusing.

Note : Please do drop me comment if there is anything I need to put in this post.

Thank you ! :)