Based on your one photo it looks like a keeper to me but you need to base your judgment on more than one photo.

I have a ZS40 and a ZS50 and have had no focus problems with either one. Both take super sharp photos. I suspect the seller was trying to put one over on you. Check Costco for excellent prices on these fine little cameras. I bought both of mine there.

Absolutely true. Chris T thrives on attention. Take away the attention and he will slowly fade away.

What an inane comment. I have read and considered every response on this thread. There would be no reason to respond to every post. Most have been well thought out comments that have been very much appreciated. All I can say to Mr. MT Shooter is, if you don't like the content or tone of the thread, don't read or contribute to it. You rarely post anything of merit anyhow. Your wisdom won't be missed here.

My daughter-in-law gave me a new Tamron 18-270 F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD for Christmas to use on my Nikon D3300. Due to the frigid temperatures I have not had a chance to use it yet. I went to register the 6-warranty on the internet yesterday and was unable to complete the process because I didn't have the original sales slip (proof of purchase) to submit with the paper work. So I called Tamron Customer Service in the New York area this morning and explained that I didn't have the original sales-slip because the lens was a gift. The lady very rudely advised me that I could not register the 6-year lens warranty if I did not submit the original sales slip, regardless if it was a gift or not. I feel very reluctant to ask my daughter-in-law for the sales slip since it was a Christmas gift. The very rude Tamron CS rep said "Sorry, no proof of purchase, no warranty on the lens." I'm very disappointed there is no provision for registering a gift without the original receipt. But I am more disappointed at the rude attitude this CS agent displayed. It's very doubtful I will purchase a Tamron product in the future. Just a word to the wise, if you are buying a Tamron product or receiving one as a gift, you'd better get the original bill of sale or you can forget about their 6-warranty on their products.

The box says "E Mount".

Shudder count on the D5200?

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Thank you. I totally missed that link. I use the B+W 72 mm 010M UV-Haze MRC on most of my lenses ((3rd in the overall testing) and Hoya (1st in the overall testing) on the rest of them. Both came out excellent in the tests. I like filters on my lenses because I don't like to clean, polish or rub the surface of my lens. I prefer to clean the filter instead. And I prefer the B&W because of their superior glass and their brass mounting rings. They don't get "welded" to the lens threads like some aluminum mounts do.

What article are you referring to? Can you post a link?

How true. The big camera companies must cringe when they read a post like that. I suspect many won't accept the truth of your statements.

kita="kick in the a$$"

An artist is a photographer with an attitude.

At $80 a pop it should be a great battery. I wish it would fit my A6000 but that's not going to happen.

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Bob, Ken Rockwell has a User's Guide on the Nikon D3300 camera that you might find helpful. Scroll down to PICTURE CONTROLS and I think that may answer your questions. I personally use Vivid with the settings for Saturation and Sharpness set at around +3 most of the time with good results. If you use the camera in the AUTO mode Nikon sets the default for all these setting the way they think your photos will look best.

Here is a link to his Nikon D3300 User's Guide:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d3300/users-guide/index.htm

Here is a link to his page that specifically covers PICTURE CONTROLS:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d300/picture-control.htm

I don't see any downside to using VR on my lenses. Except when using a tripod, my VR switches stay ON all the time. My longest lens is a Nikkor 18-200 VR and I can handhold my shots and get excellent results. I couldn't do that if they didn't have VR turned on.