Share your thoughts and experiance with the Promaster 28-210mm

Heya everyone;

There is a very cheap Promaster 28-210mm up on Craigslist and I wanted to know how those of you out there who have used it liked it.

This lens retails $220 but I cant find any real info about it anywhere let alone for sale through a dealer that I would trust.

Could anyone that has photos from this lens please post some up?

I wanted to give it a try on my 1DIII just for fun as its so cheap that really I cant hate myself.

Here are the specs on it.

Photo credit to H1Photo.com (The only place I found to buy this that was a good company.)

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Features:

Specifications:

• Lens Construction: 15 Elements in 13 Groups
  
• Lens Coating: Multicoated
  
• Angle of View: 75-11°
  
• Minimum Aperture: f/22
  
• Minimum Focusing Distance: 19.7in.
  
• Maximum Magnification: 1:6.8
  
• Weight: 13.9 oz.
  
• Diameter x Length: 72mm x 92.5mm
  
• Filter Size 67mm
  
• Available to fit: Canon EOS; Nikon AF; Pentax AF

This Item includes:

• Bayonet lens hood included
  
• Lifetime Warranty

Old superzoom? I'd steer clear and get a Sammy 85 for the same price instead

Not really worth any comments.

gasrocks wrote in post #10932083
Not really worth any comments.

Ooooh, that's COLD. However, true!

Its an old post but I forgot to update.

I stayed away from it, didnt find it worth while what so ever.

One cheap lens that DID surprise me was the Siggy 28-300mm
My copy is fairly sharp at the length I needed it for 200+ when stopped down.

I got it for $40 and it sells for $300 new and I watched one sell for $230 on ebay so it cant be that bad.

AF is of course NOT on par with any of my L's in ANY light but for $40 I cant complain.