I got my Tamron for under £60 just before Christmas. I haven't seen too much PF, except one shot I took simply because I thought it would show it up a treat - and it did!

However I use Picture Window Pro to do some of my editing and it has a colour correction tool (also avail as plug-in IIRC for Photoshop). Just a quick sample of the purple puts a merker on a colour frame, drag that toward white (or any other colour), and most of the PF went away!

I just felt that in the absence of any other telephoto length lens, at £60 I couldn't go far wrong!

andy

don't you mean 'how NORT to speak'?

Very funny - thanks Gwyn!

'ere's how to speak properly:
"'arry went to 'ampstead; 'arry lorst 'is 'at. 'arry's mother said to 'arry, ''arry where's yer 'at?'. 'arry said, 'twas 'anging in the 'all - 'arry told 'orrid lies, it wasn't there at all!

Dreaming of the mythical 60-250 perhaps...

Andy

Have bought a few (small) things from them over the years. They are for real, and I believe good to deal with!
Andy

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

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

Welcome from me, too!
Andy

I guess you can laugh now!
Andy

Me, too, probably!
Andy

I don't have the K20D but a reason I would like Live view is that I guess it would/ could be very useful for setting up macro shots and getting the focus exactly right - is this tru for those who have it?
Andy