Tamron 28-75/2.8

Hope I am not making a mistake here. I have been flopping on my walk around lenes.I have the 28 to 105 USM II. I like the lens but I thought maybe the 28 to 135 IS would be better suited. A little longer reach and the IS is nice I bought the lens and I hated it. So I sold it.
I have the 28 to 105 on ebay for sale and I have the Tammy on its way. I like the idea of the 2.8 speed. After doing a car show, I realized I need the extra light that the 2.8 offers
Any thought on this lens ?

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Permalink Reply by Earl E. Gibson on April 2, 2008 at 10:45am

Scorpio... If you are talking about the Tamron AF 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di Zoom, I have not seen it, but have read some on it. I have read reviews where they would state "Pros" & "Cons". Most of the Pros were the price & Sharpness, even at f/2.8, but the cons were things like Tamron's warrenty, cheap material, Loud AF, AF inconsistency & Slow in focusing for sports to name a few. You may want to go to a dealer and take your camera with you. See if they will let you mess with it in the store on your equipment.

Thanks,
Earl

Permalink Reply by Scorpio_e on April 2, 2008 at 11:00am

Thanks for the input. I will let you know how I make out !!!

Ed

Permalink Reply by Earl E. Gibson on April 2, 2008 at 2:27pm

Scorpio.. At the top of the group section there are some links about various Canon equipment. On the site called The-Digital-Picture.com they have a review on your lens in question. It actually has nicer things to say then other reviews I have seen. You may want to check it out.

Earl

Permalink Reply by Scorpio_e on April 4, 2008 at 3:43pm

I got the Tammy lens. So far so good. I like the size. It is bigger than my 28 to 105 and smaller than my old 28 to 135 IS.
This could be the walk around lens I am hoping for. I had a chance to take a few shot but it was almost dark and the subjects were not great. Hopefully I can get out and do some shooting this weekend :)

Permalink Reply by Matt Needham on November 7, 2008 at 6:19am

I own the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 and the Canon L 24-70 f/2.8. Both are very sharp, even wide open, and auto-focus well in my experience (I do a lot of low light shooting). The Tamron is smaller and lighter, which is a pro IMO, and the Canon seems more robust. I think Tamron's warranty is 6 years, compared to Canon 1 year and Sigma 3 years. The Tamron costs less than 1/3rd the price of the Canon L. The Canon flares more easily. I do find the extra bit of wide angle nice, but the next time I need a back-up lens with these specs I'll be going with the Tamron. Even if it's not as sturdy as the Canon I can buy 3 of them for the same price (one after the other that's 18 years of warranty).

Permalink Reply by Trev0r Chr!st!ne on February 3, 2010 at 9:08pm