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Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP ZL Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras | List Price: $763.95
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Brand: Tamron
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2006-03-08
Features: - Canon-compatible lens designed specifically for digital SLRs
- 17-50mm focal range equivalent to 26-78mm in 35mm format
- Maximum aperture of f2.8
- Filter diameter of 67mm
- Minimum focus distance of 0.27 meters over entire zoom range
Another pleased user [Posted on 2008-07-28]
This lens is great. Razor sharp at f5.6 or greater. Not too bad at f2.8! Really great day-to-day lens and you will be the only person not using a flash at those family functions! When I couple this with the great high ISO performance of the Sony a700 it is unstoppable indoors. There's just not many shots I can't get anymore indoors and for those few I can always still fall back on the flash.
This lens represents some of the best bang-for-the-buck in photography today.
SURPRISED AT THE QUALITY [Posted on 2008-08-27]
I bought this lens to replace my Sigma 18-50, after hearing the rave reviews of the Sigmas build quality long story short the Sigma died after 3 weeks of use (stripped gears). I then say the reviews of the Tamron and decided to try it. I was surprised by the following: Sharp Even wide Open , no color cast like the Sigma. Lighter and focuses alot faster. I like the way the Sigma feel in my hand but the image quality of the Tamron is far surperior, atleast on my A-700.
Great lens if you get a good copy [Posted on 2008-10-12]
I bought one, gave it a try. All the pictures which were in focus were great. The problem was the consistent back-focusing. I guess I had a bad copy so I returned it. A great lens otherwise if you are on a budget.
Great Lens [Posted on 2008-11-09]
This lens is a fast and sharp lens that really produces sharp pictures. It does a great job focusing in all levels of light. I'm using it on the Sony Alpha A700. My main reason for this purchase was for the lighting situations and have not been disappointed at all. While it has a zoom lock, I have not had to use it due to the firmness of the zoom ring, but its not so firm that you can't easily adjust the zoom.
I would recommend this for anyone who wants to step up from the kit lens but don't want to (or can) spend the big bucks of the top end lenses.
perfect wide-short zoom [Posted on 2009-01-06]
I'm very satisfied with this lens that has replaced the 18-70mm kit lens. F/2.8 is good enough for indoors at available light, so I use it a lot for casual family portraits. Then, when I go out I find its wide angle (25mm equivalent) to be very versatile for cityscape or street photography (I can even shoot from my chest, without looking through the viewfinder, at 17mm, for candids and stolen portraits). The best is that is not an expensive lens. For my style of photography, I don't find much need to change lenses. Also, it's a sharp lens to go with my A700. No complains.
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