p.4 #2 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Went to a local fashion show last night but I accidently "Clear all carmera settings" and had some technical troubles during the session. I did not get many good photos but I did feel focusing troubles in darker situation. However, this may be same for other lenses.
p.4 #4 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Ralph Conway wrote:
Thank you for 24mm, 38mm and that 70mm brige bic at 2.8.
I like the bokeh. And I like the IQ. And I like the 5 year warranty Tamron offers in germany. I will test this lens (against Canons 2.8 L) as soon as possible. If AF speeds "feels" acceptable and IQ fits my expectation, this might be a good choice over Canons 24-105.
Ralph
Even better, it's 6 years for this lens, not 5. (confirmed it on tamron's website)
p.4 #5 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Not here in germany . It is 1 year by law. Tamron enhances it up to five if you registrate your lens within 2 month after purchase. This enhanced warranty is not portable (if you sell your lens you will loose the enhanced warranty).
p.4 #6 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Just got my copy a few hours ago. My intial impressions: comparing it to my Sigma 24-70 HSM....slightly sharper in the center, less sharp towards the edges of the frame. Need to do some more testing but so far I'm a little disappointed.
p.4 #8 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Ralph Conway wrote:
Not here in germany . It is 1 year by law. Tamron enhances it up to five if you registrate your lens within 2 month after purchase. This enhanced warranty is not portable (if you sell your lens you will loose the enhanced warranty).
Here the minimum statutory warranty is 1 year too and as far as I know Tamron don't give us 6 years unless they have changed this recently?
p.4 #9 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Ralph Conway wrote:
Not here in germany . It is 1 year by law. Tamron enhances it up to five if you registrate your lens within 2 month after purchase. This enhanced warranty is not portable (if you sell your lens you will loose the enhanced warranty).
Here's some info from the Tamron site.
"
European Guarantee Card
Because each nation within the EU implemented its own law on the basis of a EU directive, there is no uniform result within the EU in terms of warranty. In Germany consumers have a legal of warranty of 24 months. A fault which becomes apparent within six months of the delivery of the goods is to be presumed to have existed at the time of delivery. This means that the consumer has a maximum of six months to establish that the goods do not conform to the contract. Further, the burden of proof is on the buyer."
It goes onto say it's 1 year on the warranty card. I think that the 1 year is the minimum for Europe and that any country that has a longer length by law takes it further .
As far as I can work out warranties here in europe can't be considered as only applying to the purchaser while in the statutory leagual period (ie 2 yr in Germany ) but that any extended period beyond the minimum can have separate rules .
Here in the uk we have a minimum 1 year , but things get slightly muddied because it has been set down by previous rulings in court that goods that can be expected to last a long periods should be expected to carry longer warranty periods.
ie if you buy a very cheap washing machine you can't expect it to last more than a couple of years but buy an expensive machine you should expect it to last quite some time so the warranty period would reflect this.
Looking at the Tamron importer (intro 2020) for the uk it say all lenses are 5 year warranty as long as you register within 2 months. So in fact they are supporting the extra warranty for 4 extra years as the first year is normal (and won't require any registration).
p.4 #10 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Pixel Perfect wrote:
Here the minimum statutory warranty is 1 year too and as far as I know Tamron don't give us 6 years unless they have changed this recently?
I just had a look on the Tamron au site. It seems that you do indeed only get 1 year , with the exception of the 18-270 which has a 5 year warranty
p.4 #11 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Looks like I'm going to stay away from this Tammy. For the same money, the 24-70L original can be had, and that too plenty sharp all the way across the frame.
It's just a shame that Canon didn't get their 24-70L MkII out the door as soon as planned. I am in the situation of NEEDING a 24-70 lens by late June. I had always planned on the Tamron or the Canon II. But it looks like it will come down to availability.
p.4 #13 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
rsg_1 wrote:
Looks like I'm going to stay away from this Tammy. For the same money, the 24-70L original can be had, and that too plenty sharp all the way across the frame.
The lack of edge sharpness of the 24-70L is one reason why so many find the Tamron interesting - that and the "VC". I bought two 24-70Ls from B&H and sent both of them back. Very poor edge performance IMO.
p.4 #15 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Ian.Dobinson wrote:
Here's some info from the Tamron site.
"
European Guarantee Card
Because each nation within the EU implemented its own law on the basis of a EU directive, there is no uniform result within the EU in terms of warranty. In Germany consumers have a legal of warranty of 24 months. A fault which becomes apparent within six months of the delivery of the goods is to be presumed to have existed at the time of delivery. This means that the consumer has a maximum of six months to establish that the goods do not conform to the contract. Further, the burden of proof is on the buyer."
It goes onto say it's 1 year on the warranty card. I think that the 1 year is the minimum for Europe and that any country that has a longer length by law takes it further .
As far as I can work out warranties here in europe can't be considered as only applying to the purchaser while in the statutory leagual period (ie 2 yr in Germany ) but that any extended period beyond the minimum can have separate rules .
Here in the uk we have a minimum 1 year , but things get slightly muddied because it has been set down by previous rulings in court that goods that can be expected to last a long periods should be expected to carry longer warranty periods.
ie if you buy a very cheap washing machine you can't expect it to last more than a couple of years but buy an expensive machine you should expect it to last quite some time so the warranty period would reflect this.
Looking at the Tamron importer (intro 2020) for the uk it say all lenses are 5 year warranty as long as you register within 2 months. So in fact they are supporting the extra warranty for 4 extra years as the first year is normal (and won't require any registration).
p.4 #16 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Ian.Dobinson wrote:
I just had a look on the Tamron au site. It seems that you do indeed only get 1 year , with the exception of the 18-270 which has a 5 year warranty
Typical of Australia, high prices and low protection. Why 5 years on the 18-270 though?
p.4 #18 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Ralph Conway wrote:
Why does USA get 6 years and regulary lower prices?
Maybe because they always whine about "even to high"?
Should we (the rest of the world) start whining, too?
Off Topic:
The US gets a break on some things. Otherwise, when it comes to likes of health care, we subsidize a good part of the world's population with the prices we pay. Living in Washington DC, I can tell you that food and groceries cost more than what I pay when in Europe. (And our crap is mostly processed.) We also pay more for telco services like cell phone service and high speed Internet. (But this is mostly due to collusion and lack of competition.) But we do pay less for certain clothing, electronic goods, and even cars. (And in regards to cars, we often don't get some of the cooler models the Europeans do.)
As for me, if I could get the proper work/visa permissions to work in say Germany, I would leave the US and never return. Europeans know what work-life balance is suppose to be. Americans only understand greed.
p.4 #19 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
galenapass wrote:
The lack of edge sharpness of the 24-70L is one reason why so many find the Tamron interesting - that and the "VC". I bought two 24-70Ls from B&H and sent both of them back. Very poor edge performance IMO.
You can find the 24-70L here on B&S and if bought new you can send it back to Canon for calibration. Recent versions of 24-70L have been very good. The weight was a drawback for me. The VC is the only thing good about the Tammy.
p.4 #20 · First Impressions: TAMRON 24-70 VC (A007E) on 3rd Party Body
Frankfurt is one of the most expensive cities in the world, and I would assume pretty much all of Germany, France and Switzerland are expensive ... MUCH more so than the USA. New York, Washington DC and San Francisco did not make it into the Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in the World in 2012, according to a recent survey by The Economist.
I think all the major cities in Europe (and including Sydney, Melbourne, Tokyo and Singapore) are more expensive than New York, Washington DC and San Francisco.
Yes, the grass always looks much greener on the other side.
SchnellerGT wrote:
Off Topic:
The US gets a break on some things. Otherwise, when it comes to likes of health care, we subsidize a good part of the world's population with the prices we pay. Living in Washington DC, I can tell you that food and groceries cost more than what I pay when in Europe. (And our crap is mostly processed.) We also pay more for telco services like cell phone service and high speed Internet. (But this is mostly due to collusion and lack of competition.) But we do pay less for certain clothing, electronic goods, and even cars. (And in regards to cars, we often don't get some of the cooler models the Europeans do.)
As for me, if I could get the proper work/visa permissions to work in say Germany, I would leave the US and never return. Europeans know what work-life balance is suppose to be. Americans only understand greed. ...Show more →
. It is 1 year by law. Tamron enhances it up to five if you registrate your lens within 2 month after purchase. This enhanced warranty is not portable (if you sell your lens you will loose the enhanced warranty). 
