I own both Canon equipment (Canon 40D) and Nikon gear (D40). Since Nikon is my cheaper lighter gear, I'm not going to invest a lot of $ $ $ in it. While the D40 is easy and cheap, it is an excellent camera that I use all the time for many reasons. I needed a telephoto lens to compliment my 18-55 kit lens (which is excellent in itself and gets good reviews). I was between the Tamron 70-300 and Sigma 70-300 APO since Nikon's 70-300 is four times more expensive than the Tamron and Sigma. After reading lots of reviews and play with both Tamron and Sigma, I chose the Tamron and I am very glad I did. There are several versions of Tamron 70-300, but this is the latest, 2008 edition is autofocuses on the D40, 40X and 60. This lens is remarkable for the amount it sold for. I have taken many good pictures with it on vacation and around the city. It is also very compact and light. Although there is an ideal lens to photograph birds in flight (either D40 with its 2.5 fps) because of its slow autofocus mechanism, it is good for general photos and portraits. As you can see from the samples I took some pictures of the bee. I took one star because of the slow autofocus, but hey, you pay $ 130 for it, realize it. I would recommend this lens over Sigma for Financial-shooters who want the 300 remote, but do not want to pay $ 450 Nikon wants for his version. I am satisfied with
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