Tamron 17-35

[danny_bhoy]

Anyone have any experience using at Tamron 17-35. Reviews are mostly all favourable and at around £200 for a landscape lens that is FF compatible it looks like a bargain (although they seem to be like hens teeth).

Specifically it's the Tamron SP AF 17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di LD (IF) Aspherical Lens.

Cheers,

Danny.

 

[Gary Coyle]

Hi Danny

Ive owned one for a couple of years, very decent for the price, nice and sharp though, rarely use it as i now use Nikon 16-35mm as and when i need to.

 

[danny_bhoy]

Hi Danny

Ive owned one for a couple of years, very decent for the price, nice and sharp though, rarely use it as i now use Nikon 16-35mm as and when i need to.

Cheers Gary,

The reviews all mention that it's nice and sharp, especially stopped down and controls CA quite well.

2.8 at the wide end is a nice bonus too.

I thought I might just be missing something as I'd never even heard of it before today. I'd make you a cheeky offer on your redundant one if it wasn't a Nikon fit

 

[Sir SR]

Cheers Gary,

The reviews all mention that it's nice and sharp, especially stopped down and controls CA quite well.

2.8 at the wide end is a nice bonus too.

I thought I might just be missing something as I'd never even heard of it before today. I'd make you a cheeky offer on your redundant one if it wasn't a Nikon fit

There's some hens' teeth in the classifieds at the mo

 

[jpw]

Excellent lens, had one for a while alongside a Nikon 17-35 and kept the Tamron. I'm sure Ffordes have still got one for £189.

 

[danny_bhoy]

There's some hens' teeth in the classifieds at the mo

Very true - but not of the Tamron 17-35 variety

 

[danny_bhoy]

Excellent lens, had one for a while alongside a Nikon 17-35 and kept the Tamron. I'm sure Ffordes have still got one for £189.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to have a look at that. I was surprised when I even went down the eBay route and there was only 1 search result!

 

[Sir SR]

Yes there is. Krazy horse I think

 

[Sir SR]

Hang on, are you looking for a canon fit?

 

[danny_bhoy]

Hang on, are you looking for a canon fit?

Ah and there lies the confusion - yeah, sorry I should have been clearer, it's canon fit I'm after.

Had my hopes up there

 

[Sir SR]

Sorry!

 

[danny_bhoy]

Sorry!

Haha thanks for the potential lead though.

 

[jpw]

Ah Fforde's is/was Nikon fit also.

 

[danny_bhoy]

Ah Fforde's is/was Nikon fit also.

Yeah I've just been and had a look on the website - scratching my head as to why it wasn't on the Canon list and the penny dropped

Again, thanks for the thought.

 

[danny_bhoy]

Might have to settle for a Sigma 17-35 instead - reviews aren't quite as favourable though.

 

[LongLensPhotography]

Might have to settle for a Sigma 17-35 instead - reviews aren't quite as favourable though.

Maybe just consider donating the money to charity then?

 

[danny_bhoy]

Maybe just consider donating the money to charity then?

Subtle as a brick

That bad??