tamron SP AF70-200 F2.8..

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Does anyone have this lens,and if so,how good is it?

i was going to get the sigma 100-300 F4 EX IF DG lens,but i cannot get it anywhere in this country,and maybe not for another few months or so..so i'm now looking at alternative lens,and this popped up so i'm thinking..get this and a 1.4X or 2.0X teleconverter...sony/minolta fit

any help appreciated
 
http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/tamron_70-200_2p8_c16/

Apparently not very fast and a bit noisy when it comes to auto-focus so tracking may be out, and also its a tad soft in the middle at 135mm. However, it's sharper elsewhere than L glass and even as good as the Nikon 70-200mm.

Never seen one in real life though and am simply regurgitating what I've read in the link above. I do like Tamron glass and would definitely buy one myself though.
 
theory said:
http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/tamron_70-200_2p8_c16/

Apparently not very fast and a bit noisy when it comes to auto-focus so tracking may be out, and also its a tad soft in the middle at 135mm. However, it's sharper elsewhere than L glass and even as good as the Nikon 70-200mm.

Never seen one in real life though and am simply regurgitating what I've read in the link above. I do like Tamron glass and would definitely buy one myself though.
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cheers for that theory...mmmmmmmmmmm....choices,choices..i'm also tempted by the sony 70-200 F2.8G lens,but it's £1200 :thinking:
 
I'm in the same boat... Been wanting a fast 200mm zoom for a while. I use Nikon and the VR version is just crazy expensive, while the non-VR 80-200mm is about a grand cheaper but at the same time only a hundred or so more than the Tamron or Sigma versions....
 
The nikon 70-200mm is really special though. I got mine for £800ish second hand and loved it - it wasn't just fast, it was super sharp too and with a really nice bokeh. It's just one of those lenses and it oozes character in the shots it takes, plus the AF was pretty much perfect. I wish I still had it to use on my D300 but it was worth too much of my lovely money and bills came in. *sigh*

I'll probably plump for the tammy next as I've not been disappointed by their lenses yet, only pleased.
 
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