Tamron 28-75 f/2.8

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I'm seriously tempted by this lens and was wondering if the good folk of TP who own one could give me some feedback on it. I will never be able to afford the Nikon 24-70 so this is my budget option.
 
i had it on the sony a300 and loved it

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I bought this as a budget option and am glad I did. It's a fantastic lens, worth every penny. I only seem to use this and the sigma 10-20mm now. Rob
 
I've been using one on my D700 for most of this year (after lots of recommendations on here to buy one ;)). I have to say, it's one of the best lenses that I've had and also the second cheapest (after my Nikon 50mm f/1.8).

The sharpeness is easily on par with my best Nikon glass and even the slightly noisey built-in focus motor is no problem for me. It's only the plastic construction, which reminds me that this was a "cheap" lens - the results are certainly not what I expected for 260 quid (don't know what they cost now :shrug:). It's a great walk-about lens, too ;).

Provided that you get a 'good one', I think that you should very happy to own this versatile, fast lens.
 
I have one on my D90, and echo what everyone else has already said.

Be aware that it can struggle to focus on low light on a non-contrasty subject, but frankly I'm clutching at straws to find fault.

You'll not regret this lens at all....
 
siwhite said:
I have one on my D90, and echo what everyone else has already said.

Be aware that it can struggle to focus on low light on a non-contrasty subject, but frankly I'm clutching at straws to find fault.

You'll not regret this lens at all....
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did you have the kit lens? how does it compare?
 
Cheers all, I need to sell my D60 to fund it, but it's going to be a cross between this and the Nikon 70-300mm. I might just get the Tamron and Sigma 70-300mm though which will just about cover the cost of a Nikon zoom.
 
once i sell mine, i'm going to fund a sb600 and then this will be on my wish list after

the issue i have as looking second hand, do i go for an older version non motorised which is suppose to better compared to the later models with a motor.

any thoughts yourself?

i'll be interested in a 70-300, but am worried if it's not a VR version and be a waist of money
 
I'm not that fussed about non motorised now I have a D90, whereas it was the be all and end all with the D60. I've got an SB-400 but also want a 600. Just as I thought I had everything I needed, my list is now quite long again :bang:
 
i had the sb400 on the d40 and good little flash. shame no rotation function

however for the tamron the non motorised is suppose to focus quicker
 
I have one on my d300 and i love it
 
Got a 2nd hand no motor one to go with my d300. Not yet used in anger but everyone said the non motor version is faster AF.
 
cambsno said:
Got a 2nd hand no motor one to go with my d300. Not yet used in anger but everyone said the non motor version is faster AF.
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so that's one advantage of the no motor one, is there any advantages with the motorised ones?
 
p1tse said:
so that's one advantage of the no motor one, is there any advantages with the motorised ones?
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Well, if you also own a non-motorised body (as I do with my D40), then the advantage is that you can use it with those cameras too. That and the fact that, as far as I can work out, these lenses are all built with motors in now, so you have more chance of finding a brand new one :shrug:.
 
it would be for a d90. surely the earlier versions would be better choice if focus quicker and possibly cheaper if older (just maybe)?
 
My particular copy of the 28-75 was very soft wide open, which was unfortunately where I needed to use it. It would sharpen considerably when I stopped down to f/4, but that's not why I bought it. I ended up selling my copy and replacing it with the Tamron 17-50, which I'm quite happy with. But, that's just my experience.
 
I had one a little while back on a Canon. From new it was also very soft at F2.8. The good news is that the UK dealer (Intro2020 IIRC) was happy to deal with re-calibration of it and it was pretty good post that.
I eventually sold it and replaced it with a 24-105L F4. The Tamron was sharp and is clearly good VFM. However the 24-105 has better build, colour rendition, AF and adds IS.
 
as i have sold my sony fit one, i'm now looking for a nikon fit.

again, can someone point out which would be better on a nikon d90:
- older non motorised, suppose to focus quicker
- newer motorised version?
 
I had a faulty version, so I'm afraid that I can't praise this lens...

It's really hit and miss with this one...
 
why was it faulty, in what way?
 
p1tse said:
why was it faulty, in what way?
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It had an over exposure problem at lower apertures, so I ended up swapping it for the Nikon 24-70 2.8 - obviously this was a lot more expensive, but it worked like a charm. This was back in my Nikon days :)
 
xil3 said:
It had an over exposure problem at lower apertures, so I ended up swapping it for the Nikon 24-70 2.8 - obviously this was a lot more expensive, but it worked like a charm. This was back in my Nikon days :)
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What Nikon did you have? This seems to be quite a common issue on the D90 from what I can see.
 
also same as on the d40 as explained by ken
 
xil3 said:
It had an over exposure problem at lower apertures, so I ended up swapping it for the Nikon 24-70 2.8 - obviously this was a lot more expensive, but it worked like a charm. This was back in my Nikon days :)
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Dman said:
What Nikon did you have? This seems to be quite a common issue on the D90 from what I can see.
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I had the D700.
 
I wasn't referring to this particular lens, just in general.

I think the non-motor version is the better bet from user reviews, seems to be better in low light situations.
 
Yeah, I had the motor version, so not so sure about the non-motor.

If you do manage to get a good one, I'm sure you'll be thoroughly happy with it.
 
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