I'm not at all satisfied with my Nikon Kit lense. It's just too soft. Im making pictures of architeçture most of the time, so I need very sharp results. I'm thinking of buying a new zoom lense but can't afford Nikon stuff. I am thinking of purchasing the 17-35 mm 2.8-4 Tamron lense of which I read good reviews on this site. Is there anybody who has experiences with this lense or any alternative. Will it be better dan the Nikon kitlens (which costs about the same?)
I'm not at all satisfied with my Nikon Kit lense. It's just too soft. Im making pictures of architeçture most of the time, so I need very sharp results. I'm thinking of buying a new zoom lense but can't afford Nikon stuff. I am thinking of purchasing the 17-35 mm 2.8-4 Tamron lense of which I read good reviews on this site. Is there anybody who has experiences with this lense or any alternative. Will it be better dan the Nikon kitlens (which costs about the same?)
Jos
If you're not getting sharp results you may have a bad copy of the kit lens, as it is quite sharp at all focal lengths. For architecture, however, the distortion may be a bit high. The Sigma 12-24 is excellent for architecture, as it has very little distortion even at its widest end. Don't know what you'd use to fill in at the longer end, as I am extremely happy with my kit lens.
Jos, remember you always get what you pay for. Tamron is able to sell cheaper becaues the're quality control isn't that great. This means that some of the copies will be great some will be soft. I had a friend who loved his 24-135 Tamron, so I bought one and mine suuuuucked. But his copy was great...
I've gone through enough hassles with cheaper lenses to know that I just buy the Nikon version bite the bullet on the cost and now I'll have it for decades to use.
I'm not at all satisfied with my Nikon Kit lense. It's just too soft. Im making pictures of architeçture most of the time, so I need very sharp results. I'm thinking of buying a new zoom lense but can't afford Nikon stuff. I am thinking of purchasing the 17-35 mm 2.8-4 Tamron lense of which I read good reviews on this site. Is there anybody who has experiences with this lense or any alternative. Will it be better dan the Nikon kitlens (which costs about the same?)
Jos
If your kit lens is soft, it needs to be checked. I've been using mine on my D2X with great results.
Another choice if you are serious about architecture photography is a large format viewcamera.....
Ah, swings and tilts, large image to look at, the ability to change what you don't like seeing to what you do like.. priceless...well maybe a little more reasonable on the market now with a digital back.. or maybe a Hasselblad wide with the digital back.............
I love shooting 4X5 chromes. Used to schlep a Synar P expert kit when I was a staffer. Great in the studio but a hoss in the field. The Tachihara is a beautiful wooden folder. Only problem is my customers don't want to pay for 4X5 anymore. I am hoding out for an affordable, full frame digital 4X5 back. I am guessing 5 years.
