TAMRON A06 AF28-300MM F/3.5-6.3 XR Ultra Zoom Lens for CANON

Rating:
Summary: Good all round lens for Canon EOS 10D
Review: I have been using this lens for a couple of weeks now and over all have been very pleased with the results. I have shot over 500 photos (I love digital photography!) and for the price you cannot beat the wide range and over all function of this lens. Sure there are better and faster lens out there but they will not cover the zoom range and you will pay out the nose for a brand name lens. I have to admit I use PhotoShop to tweak all my photos but for me, that is part of the fun. This is the only lens you need to carry in the old camera bag!

Rating:
Summary: This is a Lens You Will Use
Review: I have the older version of this lens. It is not the world's best piece of glass, but it goes everywhere with me. It's relatively light-weight and does what it is supposed to do. Not spectacularly. But when I travel, I don't want anything heavy or fussy. I take this lens and a wide angle (to get complete buildings or monuments in the picture) and that's it. You don't look conspicuous carrying a big photographer's bag.

You can pay a lot more and get a much better lens. But if you spend the money and get a great Canon L lens, you're going to end up leaving it at home since it's so heavy and intimidates people (forget about getting casual shots).

My rule of thumb is: when the tripod mounts onto the lens, not the camera body, the lens isn't portable.

I also shouldn't say this---but the lens is relatively indestructible. I had the Tamon 28-200 before this, and I've fallen off things with it, and the lens still worked. Plus it's cheap enough (for a lens) that you don't worry about it.