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Nickler

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I looked at some of my friends pictures today They were taken with a tamron 17-50 they are so much better than my 18-55. Would I benifit getting one and would it auto focus on my nikon d3100
Thanks Nikki
 
Not sure about the auto focus part but the tamron 17-50 should be a vast improvement over any kit lens
 
is your friend's lens a nikon fit as well? if so, ask to have a try on your camera and see what you think of the difference... could be just different settings they were using which are making the images better. :shrug:

what do you mean by 'so much better than my 18-55'? Sharper? Deeper colours? Be interesting to know :thumbs:
 
Better in what way?

TBH there are so many variables (especially the JPEG processing pre-sets) that the lens is quite likely to be the least of them in most situations.
 
I'm new to dslr but I found when I first took photos I hade a similar problem and turned out to be just not focusing on the correct place on the subject I was using.I know it sounds a really stupid thing to suggest but it's something to think about
 
Nickler said:
I looked at some of my friends pictures today They were taken with a tamron 17-50 they are so much better than my 18-55. Would I benifit getting one and would it auto focus on my nikon d3100
Thanks Nikki
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The Nikon 18-55 kit lens is considered (among Nikon users) to be well above par - especially the VR version - so if you're getting pictures that are not crisply sharp I would look to your technique first before shelling out good money on another lens.

I can't comment on the Tamron 17-50 as I've never used one but I have their 28-75 f/2.8 and that is beautifully sharp. I'd still sell it and get the Nikon one though if I had the funds :)

Maybe is you post an example of a photo you're not happy with we can see if there are any glaring reasons that you might not have spotted :)
 
What kind of light were they taken in? That has more effect on perceived sharpness and impact than just about anything else. Seriously, I doubt it's the lens doing anything significant.
 
I think you are probably just needing a little direction as to whats not quite right with your shots. buying better equipment may give better results but I suspect its not the main reason things are not quite right.

I've seen some shots taken with teh camera I bought and they mine look terrible but then the last owner knew what they were doing.
 
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