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Tamron EF 24-70 f/2.8 VC in Stock & Quick MTF Review
mbworldz:
I just received mine yesterday and I have to say this lens is freaking amazing. Weight is about the same as the Canon 24-70 , Solid built.
To me the quality is pretty much as close as Canon. Focusing is super quiet. Before I purchase this I was debating should I get the Canon 24-70 or the new 24-70 II ? But when I thought about
the VC from the Tamron, you can't beat it. You spent over $2000 for Canon and still don't have IS. This VC from the Tamron is bad ass, it helps a lot in low shutter speed. You still can get sharp pictures.
For $1299, this is well worth it. I bought it from B&H. I also went to WPPI in Vegas back in Feb. At the Tamron booth, they didn't have the lens for demonstration, but tons of the people were asking about it and
they show the post production quality of that lens. Since then, I already have that in mind, this probably my alternative. Since the Canon 24-70 cost too much (without IS).
Trust me, you won't be disappointed :-)
well_dunno:
--- Quote from: mbworldz on May 22, 2012, 12:35:24 PM ---I just received mine yesterday and I have to say this lens is freaking amazing.
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Congratulations on your purchase!
Could you share some pictures that contains bokeh highlights? There has been quite some talk on the concentric circle pattern aka onion bokeh which was initially blamed on the rain drops on the front glass...
Cheers!
Marsu42:
--- Quote from: well_dunno on May 22, 2012, 05:19:45 PM ---There has been quite some talk on the concentric circle pattern aka onion bokeh which was initially blamed on the rain drops on the front glass...
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It's not due to rain drops, it's how the lens is built and will show up when point light sources are in the background. You'll only recognize it at higher magnification, some other well-received lenses have it, too (Sigma 50/1.4) and it depends on your shooting style if you'll see it at all.
The bokeh is not the problem, if any then the large production variance of Tamron, the slower af and the sharpness falloff even in mid-frame on ff bodies might be. You'll have to weight this against the Tamron having image stabilization and being half the price of the upcoming Canon 24-70ii.
Look here for a conclusive thread about the Tamron including many sample pictures:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1145772&page=33
well_dunno:
--- Quote from: Marsu42 on May 22, 2012, 05:37:30 PM ---
--- Quote from: well_dunno on May 22, 2012, 05:19:45 PM ---There has been quite some talk on the concentric circle pattern aka onion bokeh which was initially blamed on the rain drops on the front glass...
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It's not due to rain drops, it's how the lens is built and will show up when point light sources are in the background. You'll only recognize it at higher magnification, some other well-received lenses have it, too (Sigma 50/1.4) and it depends on your shooting style if you'll see it at all.
The bokeh is not the problem, if any then the large production variance of Tamron, the slower af and the sharpness falloff even in mid-frame on ff bodies might be. You'll have to weight this against the Tamron having image stabilization and being half the price of the upcoming Canon 24-70ii.
Look here for a conclusive thread about the Tamron including many sample pictures:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1145772&page=33
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Thanks! I did follow some of the talk on the net too. The issue is my main reason for purchasing a f/2.8 lens is its ability to blur the background, thus bokeh is important. I need to disagree on the concentric rings being visible at high magnification - the initial sample shot at f/2.8 (http://www.ephotozine.com/article/tamron-sp-24-70mm-f-2-8-vc-usd-lens-review-19056) shows a good deal of it without any magnification at all. My request was more out of curiosity though, I am waiting to see what the mighty 24-70 mark II is going to deliver :)
Cheers!
aznable:
--- Quote from: nelza1992 on June 19, 2012, 03:37:16 AM ---Tally up the recent blows to Canon on 3 major projects
1) Nikon D800 is better than the 5D3 in almost all aspects, even video.
2) Very overpriced Canon Cinema division got destroyed at NAB by Black Magic and Sony who stole all the buzz.
3) Now Tamron fills the I.S. niche that #1 feature in the 24-70 that Canon customers were begging and pleading for, but Canon failed to deliver.
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so i guess Canon will shut down and exits the camera, lenses and video to focus on printers soon...lol
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