avsquare
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True enough. But there's one exception that came immediately to my mind - Cheryl Tay. She was with the 1DX + 200 f/2L at the F1 with a monopod and she does handhold it
A little help on deciding: 24-70 2.8, 4.0 or 24-105?
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True enough. But there's one exception that came immediately to my mind - Cheryl Tay. She was with the 1DX + 200 f/2L at the F1 with a monopod and she does handhold it
avsquare
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I see that you're on 5D3 with a couple of L lens though. Which means that you had some purchasing power. You still can consider the 24-70 f2.8L or the new Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC, which are surely withing the your affordability range (looking at your lens). But given that the 2nd hand 24-70 f2.8L cost the same as the Tamron, I'll go with the Tamron, which is better than the 24-70 f2.8L.
For crop camera, yes.
Anyways Lynn, does Click! carry Tamron lens? I know you guys carry Sigma lens, saw them during my visits but didn't recall seeing the Tamrons.
avsquare
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We do sell, but we don't carry ready stock at the moment, a full range will be coming in soon!
Lynn
Cool, more choices for the consumers and for me to morlest before buying at your shop then :bsmilie:
We do sell, but we don't carry ready stock at the moment, a full range will be coming in soon!
Lynn
Some indication when the stock arrive will be nice, like to give you some support though i missed the last one for the 6D....
we welcome our advertisers making friends, sharing tips and connecting with members, but please keep your selling and business actives within your business threads /vshop.I will update for sure
Lynn
thank you for your kind understanding.
I have not used 3rd party lenses in a while, so I am not sure what the current situation is. Previously, my biggest gripe about 3rd party lenses is poor AF consistency. If the Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC has consistent AF, then I'll say go for it. Otherwise, paying the premium for original stuff may be a safer bet. I had bad experience with the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 long ago on different camera bodies, and swore I will not touch 3rd party lenses after that.
I had bad experiences with my Tamron 17-50 (BIM) as well, and like you, it has been AF inconsistency. It was a hit and miss, sometimes it was spot on, sometimes the focus refuses to lock. But that's the BIM (micro AF motor) version of the lens. I do not know about their lenses with their USD motor. Most reviews don't say anything about AF consistency, and even if they do, their tests are mostly done in the studio which does not reflect real world usage.
avsquare
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So far the Tammy has been good and consistent in AF, of course, I feel that Tammy's USD is still a little slower than the USM sometimes, but not critical to non sports scenarios.
That is an excellent point. I moved to FF for better DOF control. However, f/2.8 on FF is already too much for me. :bsmilie: I prefer ultrafast primes like the 50 f/1.4 and use them @ f/1.6. I use zoom lenses mostly for landscape shots, so I don't mind the slow f/4 variations. Overall, FF DSLR gives me: (a) narrow DOF associated with ultrafast primes (b) nice OVF which can never be beaten by EVF. YMMV.
But I agree if one does not want narrow DOF, then either APS-C DSLR or m43 MILC is good enough.
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SoundOfSilence
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I love the 24-105. more flexibility, and f4 is very good for controlling that depth of field.
IQ is very good. it's a damn sharp lens. You can't even say it's bad at all with the images that can be produced from it, really.
I agree with you
the only complaint i have of the 24-105 is its massive barrel distortion at 24mm
bkling1
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My 24-105 copy is relatively soft wide open. After 70mm+ is getting worse.
avsquare
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Maybe yours is a poor copy? IDK, I've handed 3 different 24-105L before and like the bro above you said, my only complain is that the barrel distortion at 24mm is too damn high.
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