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Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di OSD : Specifications and Opinions

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Roberto92

sent on May 15, 2021

Pros: Sharpness, yield, bokeh, brightness, price, weight, upgradeable, 77mm filters

Cons: AF, lack distance scale

Opinion: Excellent lens that fully reflects the excellent standards achieved by the new Tamron lines. Beautiful aesthetic "business style" (except for the matte paint too prone to scratches), very good build quality in relation to the low weight: it does not give me at all a sense of fragility, the movements of the helicoid are fluid and precise and the optics are well balanced. It mounts the widespread 77 mm filters. The only drawback is the af of old conception, there is no "full-time manual focus" (or MF override), as is now possible on almost all modern lenses, so between MF / AF there is just a physical trigger ring-engine, therefore you must NOT focus manually if in AF mode. The focusing speed is good but not excellent, typical of non-ultrasonic motors. Optically, however, it is a jewel: very sharp already at TA (it is an F2.8 up to and including 20mm and an F4 beyond), especially in the center of the frame, but the edges are still excellent; the color rendering is faithful and the contrast very good; excellent resistance to flare; good distortion control and above all the possibility of correction in post-production (while distorting, especially in the 17-20 range, it does not have "wild" distortions); the minimum focus distance of only 28 cm allows creative use (with a very pleasant bokeh), maintains excellent quality at the upper end of the focal length (I compared it to 35mm F4 with my 35 Z and holds up well). Coma very well controlled, which, combined with the 2.8 of the first 3mm, also make it an excellent candidate for astrophotography. In addition, it is compatible with the console tap-in and can be updated and adjusted. I use it with the latest firmware of its (2) on my Z6, and it works perfectly, with the advantage of the IBIS. Nikonists just have to be careful about incompatibilities with older bodies: it has the electromagnetic diaphragm for which the same limitations apply as the Nikkor "E" lenses. Knowing both the Nikon AF-S 18-35 and the Canon 17-40, I'm sure I can say that this is superior to both. Finally, excellent price, especially if import. Rating 10-.

Doriano Ciardo

sent on April 17, 2021

Pros: Embarrassing lightness and sharpness for a lens that looks like a toy.

Cons: nothing.

Opinion: Excellent yield and the variable diaphragm from F 2.8 down does not create problems if you leave a slight margin of ISO automation. Very light from embarrassment, you forget to keep it hooked to the SLR and is always ready in any shooting and atmospheric condition. Never a disappointment. Highly recommended for street and sporting events where you need wide shots. Compared with Canon EF 17-40 and EF 16-35, I noticed substantial differences for the better for this small tammy. -update June 2021- I'm using it with R adapter on the R5. Excellent results. The Ibis of the R5 works great and the lens churns out details and beautiful colors. Maybe it will take a long time before you think about the excellent RF 15-35 f2.8

Ciandy

sent on January 20, 2021

Pros: lightness, sharpness, footprint

Cons: external af, lack of distance scale, vignetting at 17 mm

Opinion: Finally a wide zoom with which you can do everything or almost everything. I don't understand what nikon is waiting for to do with it. Very sharp all over the frame, very light, compact. The only mole that vignettes well at 17 mm and on the nocturnal is irrecoverable on the sides. If it had been a starting 15 mm it would have been an unsurpassed and definitive wide angle in my view.

Riccardo.asselta

sent on May 18, 2020

Pros: Light, compact and nested.

Cons: Lack of distance scale

Opinion: Finally the wide wide zoom I was looking for. Light, compact, good build quality, in spite of the weight from a sense of solidity, tropicalized, sharp all over the frame already from the maximum opening, vignette and distortion imperceptible, and at a very acceptable price, what more to ask for? I use it on Nikon Df and even the autofocus seems to me fast and accurate. A zoom that allows you to make street, landscapes, reportage, set portraits and close-up photos given the minimum distance of MAF, in short it will always be present in my backpack.

Jonny78jjj

sent on May 21, 2019

Pros: Lightness, excellent sharpness, focal length excursion, 2:8 up to 20 mm then it becomes 4, excellent manual focus. ..

Cons: Lack numerical scale scale, but a large number of new lenses are not found.

Opinion: Bought with a bit of fear, but I'm really satisfied, I use it on Nikon D 810, and I must say that it makes fantastic shots, full of details, fantastic sharpness, almost absent distortion, sharp to the edges already with aperture of 4, Monto good sharpness even at 2.8 , possibility to assemble screw and 100 mm sheet filters, which I use a lot. Be a lens to have, the cost at the end is as good as surrender. I recommend it.

Solocanada

sent on October 12, 2018

Pros: Excellent quality of the shots, light and Versatile.

Cons: The manual focus scale is Missing. Switch from MF to AF Noisy.

Opinion: The lens I was waiting for, with the range I needed at the Bottom. Not being able to turn with 3 Fixed. Tried just bought in iceland, I think it works really well. Very quiet and precise focus. Some distortions to 17 and 20 that do not disturb in the Landscapes. Excellent treatment on the front lens. The Arrivatami lens does not suffer from Front/back focus.

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