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p.1 #1 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

Anyone here using that lens and comments on it
please?

Thanks

Aug 21, 2004 at 05:09 PM

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p.1 #2 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

i am , it is a good lens if you get a good copy, there are some bad ones in circulation, very good performer comparable to the L counterpart for 1/3 of the cost

Aug 21, 2004 at 05:52 PM

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p.1 #3 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

I agree, for 1//3 of the cost and 1/2 of the weight (of something like the 24-70L) you can get a 2.8 28-75 that really can be quite excellent. As far as bad copies, that seems to be true but I think it may be that many users don't realize how small a DOF you will have at F2.8 and 75mm at close range. Lens also has a 6 year warranty.
RA

Aug 21, 2004 at 06:05 PM

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p.1 #4 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

Very nice lens, sharp as a tack, I use it on my 10D and Drebel and get great infocus pictures, I must say with my copy that if I use it in AV mode at F8 I get an Error 99 every once and a while, but when I shot in P mode it has never happened?
not sure why this happens, I have contacted the distibuter in Canada and they said to send it in so they can look at it, but it will be gone aprox 2 weeks with the shipping time. And I don't want to be with out it for that long right now, so I will probably send it in during the winter unless it gets worse.

Rick

Aug 21, 2004 at 06:35 PM

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p.1 #5 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

Use it 75% of the time on my 10D. Great lens for the price. Tack sharp and great build quality. I highly recommend it.

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Aug 21, 2004 at 06:53 PM

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p.1 #6 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

Hmm. I am starting to wonder how would the coming up EF-S 17-85 compare to the Tamron. f4.5 - f5.6 + 3 stop of IS...... would this work better in low light? Sharpness (resolution/contrast technically) seems pretty good from MTF charts. Only place of losing out would be DOF and Bokeh? But you gain the wide angle that you cannot get from the Tamron. Zoom coverage is even better than Tamron. Any thoughts?

Aug 21, 2004 at 06:59 PM

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p.1 #7 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

I purchased this lens to use instead of the 18-55 mm S kit lens. The Tamron beats the kit lens hands down when I compare my two copies.

Aug 21, 2004 at 07:28 PM

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p.1 #8 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

How is the sharpness wide open on this lens?
My canon 24-85 is really soft wide open.

Aug 21, 2004 at 07:29 PM

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p.1 #9 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

I've used it wide open many times and find the lens to be very sharp. Great lens for the price.

Aug 21, 2004 at 08:53 PM

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p.1 #10 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

I used it mostly for models, and wide open @f2.8 is very good. but if you stop down @f3.2 is perfect. Go and buy it.

Aug 21, 2004 at 10:00 PM

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p.1 #11 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

My dissenting opinion:
Mine was average in terms of sharpness, and bad in the corners, even stopped down. Zoom ring was stiff and focus very slow (18-55 was slightly faster on the 300D that I had then). I highly disliked the lens and its handling. It's a cheap F2.8 and that's about it for me. There's more to a lens than just being sharp. And then, you have to hope you're going to get a good one.

Don't buy if you can't try it beforehand, make sure it's a good copy and you like how it works.

Aug 21, 2004 at 10:14 PM

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p.1 #12 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

I tried one out at the store today and the ring is very stiff.
It's hard to tell how sharp it is just looking at the image on
the lcd zoomed in.

Aug 21, 2004 at 10:56 PM

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p.1 #13 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

It's a very good lens for its price; optically sharp and good contrast.
My only complains are slow AF and average built.

Aug 21, 2004 at 11:18 PM

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p.1 #14 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

I have one. To give you an idea of the quality, I also own 3 L lenses and I think the Tamron performs well enough that I will not be replacing it with the Canon 24-70 L anytime in the near future.

Aug 21, 2004 at 11:21 PM

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p.1 #15 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

This image was with tamron 28-75 f2.8

1/125 sec, F/8 iso 100

This image is copyrighted by the owner

Aug 21, 2004 at 11:31 PM

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p.1 #16 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

Here is a sample at 75mm 2.8. Pretty sharp.

http://www.pbase.com/image/32843736

Took me a while to truly appreciate this lens ( learn how to use it basicly) but it is rapidly becoming a favorite of mine.

I dont know how to make it 100% crop, sorry....

Aug 21, 2004 at 11:40 PM

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p.1 #17 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

Greetings,

My experience with the lens has been very good. Very sharp, good contrast, and unlike some people commenting here, quick focus. Good investment !!

Best Regards,
Ron

Aug 22, 2004 at 12:54 AM

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p.1 #18 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

The zoom ring can be stiff at the start but becomes easier to adjust with some use. I really like this lens and I have no desire to replace it, even now that I've gotten 2 L lenses.

Aug 22, 2004 at 02:27 AM

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p.1 #19 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

It is on my Rebel 75% of the time. The zoom range is ideal. I find it very sharp and it uses the same filter size as my 70-200 4L. Also a pretty decent macro lens.

Aug 22, 2004 at 02:31 AM

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p.1 #20 · tamron 28-75 f2.8

It's as sharp as my Canon 85mm prime at f2.8, and holds contrast nearly as well in very high flare situations. Optically, it's top notch. Where Tamron cuts costs is that it's not weather-sealed and it doesn't have USM focusing--the mount is the equivalent of my Canon 50mm f1.8 Mark I or my Canon 24mm f2.8.

Aug 22, 2004 at 05:43 AM


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