Question 1

How does this lense work taking macro photos.  I would like to take close up pictures of coins, will this work?

Accepted Answer

Hello Michael! I have one and it works very good. You'll be able to take coins with no issues. The glass has been working fine with me for more that 2 years. However, have a look to the extension tubes perhaps is easier and cheaper to you to add an extension to your 50mm and take closer pictures to your coins. The other option is the Tamron 90mm, that is real 1:1 (I own it and it is much better than this 70-300, but more expensive) Finally, you could choose the "Magnification glass", that is good and cheap (Not as good as a macro, but very good in general) I hope this helps to you!

Question 2

will this lens work on my d3200?

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Yes this lens is excellent for the Nikon body D3200 I have one myself and getting great shots with this past christmas and I photographed someones Cat then put the pictures on iMovie in apple software the photos were fantastic. I enjoy this lens.

Question 3

Can I use this lens for portrait photography?

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Yes, you can.  Technically you can take a portrait with any lens.  Normally you want a focal length greater than 50mm so that you don't get distortion.  This lens is not sharp and you can't crop the picture so make sure that you frame the person as you want.  The bokeh is not really good, but this isn't a quality lens to begin with.  I recommended that people either buy the Canon 55-250 or save up for an L quality (if you are a Canon shooter).  I found that the quality of pics with this lens to be useless - maybe a 5% keeper rate.  Good luck with whatever your decide.

Question 4

Hey All!!   can anyone tell me what size UV Polarizer/ lens cap the Tamron 70-300mm DI- 5.6 ?? lens for nikon uses, thanks ,,J .R. Massachusetts

Accepted Answer

This lens uses a 62 mm diameter filter and requires a "circular polarizer" which is different from the ones used for film cameras.

ASIN	B0012UUP02
Best Sellers Rank	#744 in SLR Camera Lenses
Brand	Tamron
Camera Lens	300 month
Color	Black
Compatible Camera Mount	Nikon F
Customer Reviews	4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (8,588)
EU Spare Part Availability Duration	6 years
Exposure Control Type	Automatic
Focal Length Description	70-300mm
Focus Type	Micromotor
Global Trade Identification Number	04960371005188
Image stabilization	Digital
Item Weight	435 g
Lens	Telephoto
Lens Coating Description	Multicoating
Lens Design	Zoom
Lens Fixed Focal Length	30 centimeters
Lens Mount	Nikon F
Manufacturer	Tamron
Manufacturer Part Number	AF017NII-700
Maximum Aperture	4 f_stop
Maximum Focal Length	30 centimeters
Media Type	ProductImage
Minimum Aperture	5.6
Minimum Focal Length	7 centimeters
Model Name	A17NII
Model Number	A17NII
Number of Items	1
Number of Packs	1
Photo Filter Size	6.2 centimeters
Real Angle Of View	34 degrees
Screen Size	7.7 centimeters
UPC	725211177135 031961400127 725211177210
Unit Count	1 Count
Viewfinder Type	Optical viewfinder
Warranty Description	6 year
Water Resistance Level	Not Water Resistant
Zoom Ratio	4.3:1

Tamron Auto Focus 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens with Built In Motor for Nikon Digital SLR (Model A17NII)

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