Review Tamron 17-50 mm/2.8 DII VC SP XR LD (C APS-C)
written by Ivo Freriks
published on 08 June 2011
| In 2010, Tamron came out with the 17-50 mm 2.8 DII VC SP XR LD or Tamron 17-50 mm 2.8 VC. It remains available in addition to a version that is not equipped with built-in image stabilization. The direct competitors are the Canon 17-55 mm 2.8 IS and the Sigma 17-50 mm 2.8 OS. All three are equipped with image stabilization and all three have a maximum aperture of f/2.8 that remains constant throughout the entire zoom range. |  |
Review Tamron SP AF 28-75 mm/2.8 XR Di (C APS-C)
written by Ivo Freriks
published on 08 June 2011
| In 2007, Tamron released the SP AF 28-75 mm 2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) Macro or Tamron 28-75 mm. The lens has a strikingly long type of name of which the most letter combinations speak for themselves. The lens is designed for full frame and the angle is from moderate wide angle to moderate telephoto. If you put this Tamron on a crop camera however, the angle is from nearly standard to telephoto. To be precise, at a Canon body of 45 to 120 mm focal distance equivalent. That seems to be awkward, but if you subsequently combine this with a wide angle zoom of about 12-24 mm, you have a wide range with only two lenses. Because of the range on the telephoto side, the Tamron 28-75 mm can be used well as portrait lens. |  |
Review Tamron 17-50 mm/2.8 DII VC SP XR LD (N APS-C)
written by Ivo Freriks
published on 23 May 2011
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In 2010, Tamron came out with the 17-50 mm 2.8 DII VC SP XR LD or Tamron 17-50 mm 2.8 VC. It remains available in addition to a version that is not equipped with built-in image stabilization. Image stabilization makes the contemporary version much more versatile. Nikon offers no 17-50 mm 2.8 with built in image stabilization, but Sigma does: the Sigma 17-50 mm 2.8 EX DC OS HSM. The garantee Tperiod of 5 years, given by the Dutsch importer of Tamron lenses, is unique. |
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