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1bwana1 wrote:
The G2 versions of this series are a project of Tamron to take this important trinity upscale feature and performance wise. For this long FL, in lens stabilization adds great value in the same lighting and subject situations by allowing you to shoot at lower shutter speeds, therefore lower at ISO, improving IQ.
The usb driven lens configuration system is a very important evolution inside Tamron. In a recent presentation on lens designing Tamron made to its VIP members they said that this as the future of its lenses. It provides users with the same options and customizations that the advanced configurability of the most current high end camera bodies. The entire shooting experience should fell like the camera/lens was custom built just for you, and your current subject matter. It is going to be spread across its entire line. Soon lenses without this will feel like legacy lenses just like in camera bodies.
Tamron also announced that they are now the only lens line in existence that has full weather sealing, and fluorine coating on the front element of the entire line.
Having owned both generations , if this lens follows the path of the 28-75 G2 then there will be obvious optical/IQ improvements as well.
Finally Tamron lenses can be sent in for a full CLA for free annually for the duration of the 6 year warrantee period. This includes new weather sealing gaskets, and optically adjusting to new factory specs. The pay shipping as well one way. Turn around for me has always been between one and two weeks.
Finally Tamron has the best warrantee in the lens industry ranging from 6 years minimum up to lifetime depending on your membership in their free VIP program.
In my opinion it is unfortunate for the Nikon user base that Nikon has chosen to badge these lenses as OEM rather than just licensing Tamron to build for the Z mount. It looks like this decision just keeps the lenses a generation behind, reduces the warrantee and service package, and costs the consumer more. Hopefully, Nikon allowing a Tamron badged 35-150 lens indicates that they might be opening up more on this.
I think it is only fair to also point out that other manufactures are not completely open in this regard either. Sony limits FPS to 15, and won't allow TCs on third party lenses like Tamron. This has pushed me into a Sony lens instead of a Tamron on at least one FL. All companies have a bit of profit over customer in them......Show more →
Interesting perspective Steve. I am very happy that Nikon is providing the 70-180 f/2.8 and while I can see the advantages of having the newer version for me having the older version that Nikon is providing fits my need better than the newer version that is coming for Sony E mount for four reasons. First, this lens is on the border of what I am willing to put up with in terms of size and keeping it smaller, even if it just a little smaller is an advantage for the Nikon version. Second, for my use of the lens VR isn't really useful. I will be using it the most for sports (indoor basketball shots of my son) where VR won't help at all because I will need high shutter speeds, and almost all my other use will be portraits where two stops of VR is really all that is useful and I can easily get that with the IBIS in the camera. Third, for the sports shooting I will appreciate having 20 fps over 15 fps at times, and fourth for some outdoor portraiture and occasional wildlife shooting I will appreciate being able to add a 1.4X TC for a 100-250 f/4 lens. Sure you gain OS (i.e., VR) with the Sony lens and you might get a bit better optics (but honestly the first Sony version is quite good optically), but I would rather have the slightly smaller size, the ability to shoot at higher fps, and the ability to use a TC that the Nikon version provides. Of course different people might very well have different perspectives, but I think this is a really nice lens and a really nice price for Nikon users.
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