Tamron SP AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 Di LD (IF)

Pros: Light, long, relatively cheap and sharp.

Cons: No focus limiter. Tendency to front-focus. Soft, with purple fringing at 500mm.

The Bottom Line: Low weight and antishake make this a great long lens for hand-held shots. But I wish it had an autofocus limiter to help with flying birds.

Review: Epinions doesn't allow embedded images, which is a shame for camera/lens reviews. Hence, I've posted some images taken with this lens here: http://www.geocities.com/tom_j hou/tamron_200_500.html I previously tried this lens on a Canon SLR, and ...

Pros: Decently sharp, long, cheap, lightweight.

Cons: Slow autofocus, no focus limiter. Minolta version front-focuses (though Canon is fine)

The Bottom Line: Almost a great lens, due to low weight, low cost, and good sharpness. But focus issues makes it difficult for wildlife photography.

Review: This is the THIRD time I have submitted this review to Epinions. My first review somehow vanished, only to reappear under, of all places, the Epinions listing for a SanDisk flash drive. I never reviewed that drive, and have no idea how my lens review ...