hawthorne907
New Member
well if you're talking about the tamron 17-50 non-vc. you can probably get it grey at 500 or local at $600+. I have it and it was my first upgrade from the kit lens. Image sharpness and contrast etc is really pretty good, never ever looked back at the 18-105mm anymore. But you might miss the focal length though. However you might like to buy the VC version if you don't really use a tripod or have shaky hands. If you prefer the VC version, have a look at sigma 17-50, its also very good, in fact better than tamron, but costs quite a bit more.