Tamron 70-300 bargain..... almost! Jessops

Last week I thought I'd got my hands on a Tamron 70-300mm for £58 fro the Jessops website. Despite being offered one from the cabinet without box or hood after hearing nothing for 3 days I said I'd wait for a new one to arrive. On Saturday I got a text saying it was ready to collect. 10 minutes later I get a phone call saying unfortunately they can not locate one and I said I'd just received a text but I'd cancel the order and look myself. The guy than said you'll probably get another text in a few minutes saying it's ready to collect but just ignore that as well. I can't remember the odd explanation for the texts. Checking on Jessops website not only do they not have the lens on there at all in Pentax fit but the nikon and canon mount ones have gone up from £68 to £195. Who are they kidding! That's the most I've seen them advertised anywhere.

I almost got one for £40 instead of the Pentax 50-200 but decided to wait. I am still waiting!

Cheers, Kris.

Don't hold your breath womble, searching jessops site for anything Pentax is a bit of a let down.

If they have a body or lens in your local shop I'd suggest making a reasonable offer, otherwise visit SRS.

I don't think SRS will sell me one that cheap. I did get an email today saying it will be with me by the end of the week but I am not banking on it. As my 50-135 is off being repaired I am down to my SMC-M 200mm for telephoto capability or using the M42 stuff. I must buy an adaptor

Cheers, Kris.

Adaptor sounds good, just get a good one.

I didn't, I wish I had.

Sorry to rub it in, but I was fortunate enough to get the Tamron 70-300 for £58 from my local Jessops. Ok it had been in the window, but was there with lens caps on and they found the box and hood - and it ain't bad at all!

Andy

I'm happy in a Tamron-related way this evening - just found my ancient and trusty Tamron 80-210/3.8-4 languishing in a shoe box in the wardrobe that's full of my "just in case" stuff. I loved that lens, saved my overtime money for months to buy it. Wrapped up with it was a couple more 35mm Flektogons (ten-a-penny in the 90s), another 135mm Sonnar (stunning lens), a Pentax-M 50/2 (damn, just bought one on ebay last week!), a Russian Flektogon copy (Mir-1 from late 50s) and the Industar 50/3.5 that I've been hunting high and low for.

It was a bit like rediscovering old friends

...so I have no excuse not to go and take some photos I 'spose

Unlike Womble I accepted the Tamron instead of the 50-200 as I had my suspicions that they may struggle getting the Pentax glass.

As they manually altered my order they forgot to charge for delivery, so I managed to get it for £38.93. Not a brilliant bit of glass but for under £40 it was well worth it.

I bought it to accompany the kit lens so that I can work out at which focal lengths I need to invest in. At the moment it looks as if my style is developing into favouring the wider range. So I may well sell it on sooner than I thought.

I've wrote in a topic as well,, but..

after 25 days waiting for the 50-200 pentax for £48 from jessops, i called the call center to know the delivery date, but i discovered that jessops doesnt sell any pentax items any more for contract problems.
i think whe are not going to recive any pentax lens from jessops.

GrahamNR17 wrote I still have mine - a brilliant lens in its day. It does struggle getting a 'clean' image with extra flare, and seems to lack contrast.
Andy

Can I ask what's wrong with yours Womble? Looks like the autofocus on my one has just failed !

More basic on mine. Part of the flange that holds the lens hood on has cracked and is dangling off. Minor cosmetic thing really but I thought I would get it done before the warranty runs out.

Cheers, Kris.

My original order was 02/12/08. Was offered the replacement before xmas. Looks like they've run out of Tamrons to offer now too.

They'll either bite the bullet & cancel all the orders & lose face. Or offer you all Sigma 70-300's next & lose money.

I notice that SRS have some Tamron 70-300's for sale in their ebay shop;

link

£79 + Postage...

I had a look on the website but couldn't find it I'm afraid.