Nikon should not test Tamron lenses. Instead, Tamron should test its own lenses and collaborate with Nikon to resolve any issues that may arise. Tamron is well-versed in the software and hardware differences across its lens lineup and would be the best party to diagnose problems, not Nikon. It’s not efficient for Nikon to do the testing.
Some Tamron lenses are functioning perfectly fine after the update, while others work well after disabling Focus Limit, some lenses work fine after updating their software that predates FW 3.0. I can’t believe anyone is expecting Nikon to maintain a comprehensive library of Tamron lenses for testing purposes while ensuring that these lenses are up to date, as it would essentially serve as a test standard that represents the current state of the market.
We have known about this FW update for a month? Tamron likely longer. Tamron has a quality department as well. There’s no way they didn’t have access to it and ample time to fix whatever issues were present.
One positive is that this shouldn’t happen again in the future if they figure out and correct whatever the root cause is.
Jul 05, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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