Tamron 70-300mm + general opinion of buying second hand lenses

[TrojanWhore]

Hi all,

I'm just starting to get into photography (I treated myself to a d3100 a couple of weeks back )

the local CeX exchange shop has a tamron (I think) 70-300mm f/4-5.6 in stock at the moment, for £62

so 2 questions in essence:

- does anyone have experience with this lens, and is it worth considering (both in general and at that price)?
- has anyone bought lenses from any similar exchange shops? what pitfalls are there to watch out for? should I just wait and buy new after xmas (~£100 I think they are)?

sorry if any part of this is a dumb question, still getting my head around things!

 

[TrojanWhore]

thanks for the advice guys, went back in yesterday and they seems to have sold it...don't think it was the VC model anyway.

I should probably stop buying things and start learning to use my camera.
one of the things I want to have a play with is portraits, so I think my first lens purchase will be a 35 or 50mm 1.8