Hi , I bought a canon EOS rebel 300 camera 3 months ago and a Tamron AF 28-80 lens.I bought both the things over internet.But The performance is realy poor.I spoke to different people and they had different views.Some said try using roll of 400,200,100 speed.That also did'nt work.Some said it's the Lens compatibility problem.Could it be ? I have bought a kodak gear 80-210 lens.But I need to try it.Will this lens work ?I tried with auto and manual mode both.But nothing worked.The pictures are still grainy,dark and unclear.

I am very upset about this camera.As I had minolta earlier which was a auto zoom camera and the results of that $80 camera is hundred times better .

Please suggest

-- Ambreesh Srivastava (ambrishsriv@yahoo.com), November 13, 2001

Answers

"grainy,dark and unclear" 1. What settings do you take your pictures with. 2. How large to you have them printed (ie. regular 4x6's or 8x10s etc.) 3. Could be your lens (btw. I never heard of a kodak gear lens, so it may not work). 4. Can you post an example of one or some of your pictures.

-- Jake F. (JakeF@nowhere.net), November 13, 2001.

It really depends on how you are using the camera. What settings are you using? What type of subjects are you shooting? SLR cameras do need a moment to focus. If you are pressing the trigger before autofocus is achieved, your pictures will be out of focus. It may also be a problem with the Tamron lens. Can you give more details about how you have the camera set, what subjects you are shooting, what conditions you are shooting under, etc.

-- Peter Phan (pphan01@hotmail.com), November 13, 2001.

"The pictures are still grainy,dark and unclear." - That sounds like underexposure of color negative (print) film.

Could be the lens stopping down to the wrong aperture, or the shutter setting incorrectly, or the light meter is way off.

It is possible that the lens is causing this, but in my opinion it is more likely you have a defective camera. Try a different lens if you can. Borrow or rent a Canon lens and shot another roll. (What's a Kodak Gear lens?)

Another possiblility is just plain old bad printing.

-- Jim Strutz (j.strutz@gci.net), November 13, 2001.

Well, look at that! (http://www.kodakgear.com/lenses-1.html) Kodak is getting into lenses. It's the only one so far. We'll have to wait & see where they go with this.

From the picture it looks like a cheap lens they bought from Cosina or sombeody and then put their name on it. Who know how good it is, but it should work with your EOS 300.

-- Jim Strutz (j.strutz@gci.net), November 14, 2001.

According to this Press Release, Kodakgear is a Tiffen brand. And so is Kalimar (of Barbie-cam fame). I suspect that the only Kodak involvement is a licensing of the "Kodakgear" brandname.

Cheers

-- Julian Loke (elan7e-owner@yahoogroups.com), November 15, 2001.