Cheap Lens...any good?

[Bend The Light]

I just spent a tenner on a lens from FleaBay. It's a Tamron 28-80mm f3.5-5.6.
I wasn't expecting amazing images, but had the idea that it was a small enough lens with a little extra reach compared to the 18-55mm kit lens I have. Can carry it around and not worry about it getting damaged for £10!.

So, is it good enough? Here is a picture (please ignore the content as such). Is it sharp enough, decent quality, etc?

I know it's not a 50mm f1.8 portrait, and I don't have L-glass money.

Let me know what you think:


Ruby Tamron test by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

 

[Bend The Light]

A Processed (obviously) image...I will do "proper" tests this evening:


Ruby Tamron Mono by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

 

[jaomul]

Tenner well spent. Nice shots, I like your processing on the second

 

[Bend The Light]

Tenner well spent. Nice shots, I like your processing on the second

Thanks.

 

[Derrel]

I have a plastic-y Nikon 28-80mm f/3.5~5.6 AF-D...might even be the same lens design...image quality at f/8 is surprisingly good. These low-cost 28-80's were the kit zooms of the late film/pre-digital era. A lot of them were sold on the little Canon film Rebels and the Nikon N65 and N75-type cameras.

 

[Bend The Light]

I have a plastic-y Nikon 28-80mm f/3.5~5.6 AF-D...might even be the same lens design...image quality at f/8 is surprisingly good. These low-cost 28-80's were the kit zooms of the late film/pre-digital era. A lot of them were sold on the little Canon film Rebels and the Nikon N65 and N75-type cameras.

I saw a Canon lens with the self same spec on FleaBay too, but it went for about £35. Might be the "same" lens...

It seems ok, though.

 

[gsgary]

Looks good,
old canon 28-80 from film camera

 

[LaineAp]

I think the photos look good enough!
And I just love messing around with interesting lenses found on eBay! I mean.. it's for your fun, ain't it? So use whatever you like, explore the options of the lenses and .. just have fun with them!

 

[Bend The Light]

I think the photos look good enough!
And I just love messing around with interesting lenses found on eBay! I mean.. it's for your fun, ain't it? So use whatever you like, explore the options of the lenses and .. just have fun with them!

Thanks...I agree...it's all for fun.

 

[unpopular]

I also have this lens, but have not used it much since it's slower than I am used to and I just am not used to this AF thing. Wide open its pretty mushy, imo, and for a slower lens this can be limiting.

I paid about $35 for mine, which is a fair price.

ETA: On second look, its back focusing improperly

 

[JordanTarrant]

Sounds like a good deal to me!