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title: "Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Model A001NII)"
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# Constant f/2.8 aperture for low light 70-200mm versatile telephoto zoom 1:3.1 macro magnification Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Model A001NII)

**Brand:** tamron
**Price:** $14.86
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## Summary

> 📸 Elevate your frame game with pro optics that won’t break the bank!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Model A001NII) by tamron
- **How much does it cost?** $14.86 with free shipping
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## Best For

- tamron enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted tamron brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Pro-Level Sharpness:** Delivers razor-sharp images even wide open, perfect for professional-grade portraits and events.
- • **Macro Magnification Edge:** Unique 1:3.1 macro capability lets you capture fine details beyond typical telephoto lenses.
- • **Versatile Telephoto Reach:** 70-200mm focal range covers everything from portraits to distant subjects with ease.
- • **Built to Last & Travel Ready:** Robust build with metal tripod collar, lightweight design, and included case for on-the-go pros.
- • **Consistent Low-Light Performance:** Fast f/2.8 aperture ensures stunning clarity and bokeh in challenging lighting conditions.

## Overview

The Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens is a high-performance telephoto zoom designed for Nikon DSLRs, featuring a constant f/2.8 aperture for excellent low-light shooting, a versatile 70-200mm focal length, and a unique 1:3.1 macro magnification. It combines professional-grade sharpness and color reproduction with a durable build and a quiet built-in motor, making it an unbeatable value for aspiring and budget-conscious photographers seeking premium results.

## Description

Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Review: Great lens great buy. - After much searching for a budget alternative to the Nikon 70-200 F2.8 I settled on the Tamron version. Honestly this lens is worth the money, forget all the bad reports. Yes some people may get bad versions of this lens however honestly by far most versions are good extremely good. I am from the Caribbean and a "new photographer" if I could say that and for some of us we cannot afford a $2300 US lens that's $14000+ Trinidad dollars. I probably will get the nikon version later on when I am more established but honestly there is not much about this lens to be unhappy with. Let's list the good things about this lens- (i) Sharp, real sharp - I thought my 50 mm 1.8 was sharp boy was I wrong, this lens nails it almost every time on the auto focus at 100% crop there is no softness. (ii) Color reproduction is fantastic. (iii) Low light focusing is slow but honestly many good lenses hunt in really low light, I found that half way pressing the shutter releasing and pressing again solves that problem real fast. (iv) Bokeh is how to say....um just Bokehlicious (v) Really and truly the focus motor is not that loud as some people make it out to be it is well within acceptable levels your camera shutter will make more noise. (vi) Image distortion is minimal, if any at all (viii) ability to work on FX and DX bodies. Ok the bad - (i) Not for sports or action, auto focus motor a touch too slow for that. (ii) No VR. In my case I am lucky that I have real steady hands so a real slow shutter speed is not a problem for me (iii) The push/pull clutch system for some people it is a bit auk ward but after a while you get use to it and it does not bother you. So all round a great lens, you can't have everything you want, and if you do, then buy a Nikon lens but I can assure you this lens is honestly the best bang for the buck.
Review: Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 - I've been wanting this lens for a long while and I finally saved up enough money to get it with. I've got to say right off hand, you can't beat it for the price. I have had this lens for a few days and right out of the box, I noticed the weight. It's not extremely heavy but just heavy enough to show it's a quality lens. It doesn't feel like if you drop it that you're going to break it. It's made from a super thick feeling plastic with rubber grips on the zoom ring and focus ring. The tripod colar is made out of metal, I'm assuming. It's a quality tripod colar and feels very well built. Completely able to hold up the lens and camera with no problem. Now to address the problem that everyone has with this lens, the focus speed. I was worried about this as well when I ordered it, but it's not been a problem. I've seen videos showing this lens and it's focus speed and they always having it trying to find focus with the lens cap on. It just as fast as the Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 at finding it's focus point and is very accurate at finding it. I don't know why people have problems with it unless you're shooting high movement sports such as football or something like that. I'm shooting a Nikon D90 and it not slow with the AF at all. Tamron has classified it as a macro lens, but it's really a telephoto lens. It will not do macro so do not get it if you're looking for a macro lens. As for optics, it's very sharp. I shot my girlfriend with it and it's sharp even wide open. I stopped it down and it becomes extremely sharp. It has a great contrast, not any chromatic aberration from what I can tell or very little of it. It just has all around fantastic optics. As for the look of this lens alone, with the lens hood attached, it looks like a professional lens. It looks like a lens that a paparazzi would carry around with them to shoot the movie stars. In a nutshell, if you're looking for a lens that has great optics, has a nice professional weight to it, looks like a professional lens, and won't break the bank, I would suggest getting the Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 lens. I bought this and a Zeikos 77mm filter and it came out to around $710. You just cannot beat that when the Canon and Nikon versions of this lens are both around $2,200. If you're on a budget, this would be the lens you would want to get.

## Features

- 70-200mm focal length
- Diaphragm Blades: 9.105-300mm equivalent focal length on APS-C cameras, 112-320mm equivalent focal length on Canon APS-C cameras
- F28 constant maximum aperture; F32 minimum
- Micromotor-type AF motor without full-time manual focusing
- 77mm filtersMaximum Magnification Ratio :1:3,1 (f=200mm, MFD 0,95m)
- 095m/3740" minimum focus
- Available in Canon EF, Pentax KAF, Sony Alpha, Nikon F (FX) mounts
- Fast f 2.8 telephoto zoom
- Excellent macro magnification of 1:3.1
- Includes case and lens hood
- Removable lightweight Tripod Holder
- 6 year manufacturers warranty

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0012GDOQS |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,426 in SLR Camera Lenses |
| Brand | Tamron |
| Camera Lens | Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Model A001NII) |
| Camera Lens Description | Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Model A001NII) Camera Lens Description Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Model A001NII) See more |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Camera Models | Nikon D3500, Nikon D5600, Nikon D7500, Nikon D850 |
| Compatible Camera Mount | Nikon F |
| Compatible Mountings | Nikon F |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 339 Reviews |
| Exposure Control Type | Automatic |
| Focal Length Description | 70-200 millimeters |
| Focus Type | Micromotor |
| Image stabilization | Digital |
| Item Weight | 1330 Grams |
| Lens | Macro |
| Lens Design | Zoom |
| Lens Fixed Focal Length | 200 Millimeters |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F |
| Lens Type | Macro |
| Manufacturer | Tamron |
| Maximum Focal Length | 200 Millimeters |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/2000 seconds |
| Media Type | ProductImage |
| Minimum Aperture | 32 |
| Minimum Focal Length | 70 Millimeters |
| Model Name | A001-N |
| Number of Diaphragm Blades | 9 |
| Photo Filter Size | 77 Millimeters |
| Real Angle Of View | 34 |
| UPC | 725211017028 |
| Warranty Description | 6 year |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |
| Zoom Ratio | 2.86x |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Tamron
- **Compatible Mountings:** Nikon F
- **Focal Length Description:** 70-200 millimeters
- **Lens Type:** Macro

## Images

![Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Model A001NII) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Pq2nVL29L.jpg)
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![Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Model A001NII) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Kjm97JKrL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Has anyone determined if this lens works with Nikon D7100?**
A: It is fitted for Nikon, so it will work.  Just be careful if you are going to use a lens, other than Nikon, with a Nikon SB-910 as the user's manual says it could damage the flash.  I use my Tamron 70-200mm with a Nikon D700 and it works great.  Good luck!

**Q: If I buy a Nikon d7200 which Tamron 70--200 f2.8 do I need?  There is a less expensive lense and a more expensive lense.  Thanks!**
A: Both will work very well with your D7200.  I own the D7200 and the Tamron 70-200.  Either of the versions of the 70-200 would work well.  The more expensive one is just the newer version but the results will be ultimately about the same.  I recently purchased the Tamron 70-300 and it is an AMAZING lens and works well with the D7200 and also my D600's.  This lens is not 2.8, most times I shoot it at 4 or 4.5 or even 5.6 but it rivals my NIKKOR 70-200 2.8 in many regards but the reach of the 70-300 is great!  The 70-300 is less than 500$

**Q: does this lens work on a Nikon d3200?**
A: Yes, this lens works with a Nikon D3200.  The D3200 does not have an internal (to the body) AF motor.  Therefore, if you're going to do autofocus, you need a lens with an AF motor in it.  This lens has that motor.  As long as you buy the lens version with the Nikon mount (rather than the Canon mount) you'll be fine.

**Q: I'm concerned about the speed of the auto focus. Can only compare it to Nikons standard 55-200 3.5-5.6 lens' autofocus speed..?**
A: Slightly slower than Nikon, but knowing that, I adjust for that.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great lens great buy.
*by G***T on June 13, 2013*

After much searching for a budget alternative to the Nikon 70-200 F2.8 I settled on the Tamron version. Honestly this lens is worth the money, forget all the bad reports. Yes some people may get bad versions of this lens however honestly by far most versions are good extremely good. I am from the Caribbean and a "new photographer" if I could say that and for some of us we cannot afford a $2300 US lens that's $14000+ Trinidad dollars. I probably will get the nikon version later on when I am more established but honestly there is not much about this lens to be unhappy with. Let's list the good things about this lens- (i) Sharp, real sharp - I thought my 50 mm 1.8 was sharp boy was I wrong, this lens nails it almost every time on the auto focus at 100% crop there is no softness. (ii) Color reproduction is fantastic. (iii) Low light focusing is slow but honestly many good lenses hunt in really low light, I found that half way pressing the shutter releasing and pressing again solves that problem real fast. (iv) Bokeh is how to say....um just Bokehlicious (v) Really and truly the focus motor is not that loud as some people make it out to be it is well within acceptable levels your camera shutter will make more noise. (vi) Image distortion is minimal, if any at all (viii) ability to work on FX and DX bodies. Ok the bad - (i) Not for sports or action, auto focus motor a touch too slow for that. (ii) No VR. In my case I am lucky that I have real steady hands so a real slow shutter speed is not a problem for me (iii) The push/pull clutch system for some people it is a bit auk ward but after a while you get use to it and it does not bother you. So all round a great lens, you can't have everything you want, and if you do, then buy a Nikon lens but I can assure you this lens is honestly the best bang for the buck.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tamron 70-200mm F2.8
*by L***I on February 12, 2012*

I've been wanting this lens for a long while and I finally saved up enough money to get it with. I've got to say right off hand, you can't beat it for the price. I have had this lens for a few days and right out of the box, I noticed the weight. It's not extremely heavy but just heavy enough to show it's a quality lens. It doesn't feel like if you drop it that you're going to break it. It's made from a super thick feeling plastic with rubber grips on the zoom ring and focus ring. The tripod colar is made out of metal, I'm assuming. It's a quality tripod colar and feels very well built. Completely able to hold up the lens and camera with no problem. Now to address the problem that everyone has with this lens, the focus speed. I was worried about this as well when I ordered it, but it's not been a problem. I've seen videos showing this lens and it's focus speed and they always having it trying to find focus with the lens cap on. It just as fast as the Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 at finding it's focus point and is very accurate at finding it. I don't know why people have problems with it unless you're shooting high movement sports such as football or something like that. I'm shooting a Nikon D90 and it not slow with the AF at all. Tamron has classified it as a macro lens, but it's really a telephoto lens. It will not do macro so do not get it if you're looking for a macro lens. As for optics, it's very sharp. I shot my girlfriend with it and it's sharp even wide open. I stopped it down and it becomes extremely sharp. It has a great contrast, not any chromatic aberration from what I can tell or very little of it. It just has all around fantastic optics. As for the look of this lens alone, with the lens hood attached, it looks like a professional lens. It looks like a lens that a paparazzi would carry around with them to shoot the movie stars. In a nutshell, if you're looking for a lens that has great optics, has a nice professional weight to it, looks like a professional lens, and won't break the bank, I would suggest getting the Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 lens. I bought this and a Zeikos 77mm filter and it came out to around $710. You just cannot beat that when the Canon and Nikon versions of this lens are both around $2,200. If you're on a budget, this would be the lens you would want to get.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solid Lens for Portraiture; Not Great for Fast Moving Subjects
*by J***. on April 28, 2015*

I've been using this lens for more than a year and thought I would take a moment to add some comments here for those considering purchasing it. I would first say that considering the price, this is an excellent deal and would allow many photographers to get into an F/2.8 lens that normally would be priced out of the market. With that said, I would add some qualifications to what the lens is used for, because there are limitations on what it will do. If you read through the comments and reviews, you'll see a pattern emerge. Many people have commented on the fact that the focus is either "slow" or "misfocuses" often. After using this lens a great deal, I can answer this without any qualification: the lens is not particularly slow in focus, but it tends to focus and re-focus a great deal on fast moving subjects. So the people that say that this lens is "laser fast" to focus are in a sense correct. The lens focus happens very quickly and this is great if you have a stationary subject. However, when the subjects are in motion (such as children playing, talking, or moving their heads quickly) the lens will constantly be picking different focus points. The result is that some images will be in very sharp focus and others will be just slightly off. Part of this is due to the fact that when buying an F/2.8 lens you may want to shoot at F/2.8 and this will mean a very small depth of field. This is often true because people understandably want to "blur" the background. But to help understand this a little, the depth of field at 70MM at F/2.8 with a subject 12 feet away from you would be about 1.5 feet. At 200MM (fully zoomed in) the depth of field would only be about two inches. That means that the sharp crisp focus zone is only two inches zoomed in to 200MM (or 1 1/2 feet at the widest setting). So if you were shooting kids playing with the lens at F/2.8 and the lens acquires one of the subject's noses in one image and then one of their sets of hands in another, one image might have their faces in sharp focus, and the other only their hands in sharp focus. Or what more often happens is that in one image one of the people's faces are in sharp focus, but not the other. On the other end of the spectrum, if you were shooting at F/22, you would have a depth of field of 15.8 feet at 70MM and 1.5 feet at 200MM (still at 12 feet, which is a number I picked at random to make the calculation). This means you have a deeper focus area and less chance of missing shots when the lens is acquiring the focus point. I've played around a lot with this lens and what I tend to use it for now are portraits of stationary subjects. If I am shooting subjects that are in motion, I will make sure that I'm not shooting at F/2.8 or anything close to give myself a much deeper depth of field (or sharp focus area) so that the camera is likely to get the whole target in focus. I shoot a lot of sports events and will not use this lens for those jobs as I like to have a narrower depth of field, but the likelihood of missed shots is simply too high. I've attached a couple of shots taken with this lens as examples of what it can do. I added one image of myself shot at F/2.8 and obviously I wasn't in motion, but you can see how sharp it is. The image of the sheep was taken more in the middle of the aperture range to ensure that I would catch them in focus (and as you can see, it works just fine.) Note that the sheep image has been edited to enhance their fur, but if you look closely you'll see blades of grass in the air that have been kicked up by their feet that are quite sharp.

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