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Tamron SP AF 17-50 mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC
Specifications:
| Manufacturer | Tamron |
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| Model | SP AF 17-50 mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC |
| Lens style | Universal zoom |
| Focal length | 17 - 50 mm |
| Maximum aperture | f/2.8 |
| Angle of view | 78.75 - 31.18 o |
| Closest focusing distance | 0.29 m |
| Maximum magnification | 1:4.8 |
| Minimum aperture | 32 |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 7 |
| Auto focus type | AF |
| Lens Construction | 19 elements / 14 groups |
| Filter diameter | 72 mm |
| Macro | No |
| Available mounts | Canon EF Nikon F |
| Dimensions | 79.6 x 94.5 mm |
| Weight | 570 g |
| Additional information |
Average rating (4 owners reviews).
| Build quality | 3.00 |   |
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| Optical quality | 3.75 | |
| Value for money | 4.25 |  |
| Overall | 3.67 | |
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Owner since:
Price: 350*
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Build is correct, but don't forget to block the zoom before you remove it : dust can go inside the lense. 17 mm with lots of barrel, witch is quite normal on this type of lense
Pros: good overall quality, sharp until f/4, f/2.8 a bit soft, but usable Stabilization is excellent, works well. No big issues while shooting in raw, every thing can be fixed.
Summary: It was my first lense, and it never let me down. I made 5000 pictures with it, and I still use it when I need a wide angle.
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Owner since: 3 months
Price: 250 euro
User profile: Amateur
Cons: -Zoom-ring turns the oposite way then Canon lenses. -Noisy AF. -Sometimes struggling to find focus in low-light situations.
Pros: +Image quality. +The price.
Summary: An affordable upgrade from the kit lens with great image quality. Highly recommended for begginers. Beats the newer version with IS in terms of image quality.
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Owner since: 3 years
Price: £300
User profile: Professional
Cons: The image begins to soften at apertures below f13. This is, however, to be expected in a lens of this size. In any case, at f13 depth of field extends from a little less than 3ft to infinity which should be adequate for most situations.
Pros: Excellent image quality between f5.6 - f11. Compact size.
Summary: An attractive and affordable alternative to kit lenses.
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Owner since: 3 months
Price: =/ $800
User profile: Amateur
Cons: massive amount of barrel distortion at 17mm slow(ish) + noisy af plasticy barrel with poor focusing ring poor dof control
Pros: vc works very well looks impressive resonably good iq
Summary: Had high hopes for this lens; i was expecting a highly portable walkaround lens which offered a wide aperture (thus useful for portraits) coupled with vc to do low-light gigs+parties. While the lens is useful; i would recommend a cheaper varient (namely the sigma {renowned for excellent af etc} or the non-vc {which apparently exhibits less distortion and has higher iq} ) and save the extra money for a portrait specific lens (i have now also bought an ef 85mm f/1.8; absoloutely amazing glass <3 )
