Tamron's new 24-70mm f2.8 VC

[Kenneth67C]

Testing the macro of the 24-70.
Taken with 5D3, 1/100s, f2.8, 70mm, iso200.

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[G-man]

Great stuff Kenneth67C. Thanks for sharing your pics and thoughts on this lens.

 

[Kenneth67C]

Great stuff Kenneth67C. Thanks for sharing your pics and thoughts on this lens.

Thanks G-Man.
Here is another shot taken during the quarterfinals between Berdych v Tsonga during the Shanghai Masters 2012:

Shot with 5D3+Tamron 24-70@f2.8, 1/1250s, iso250, 70mm.
Notice there is obvious vignetting at this long end when shooting wide open.
Nevertheless, the shot is sharp. The photo was compressed in FB.

 

[G-man]

Thanks G-Man.
Here is another shot taken during the quarterfinals between Berdych v Tsonga during the Shanghai Masters 2012:

Shot with 5D3+Tamron 24-70@f2.8, 1/1250s, iso250, 70mm.
Notice there is obvious vignetting at this long end when shooting wide open.
Nevertheless, the shot is sharp. The photo was compressed in FB.

Yep can see the vignetting but I am quite sure the latest release of Adobe Camera Raw or LR will have the lens profile in time to come. Or has it been released already?

 

[Kenneth67C]

Just to give you guys an idea of where I was sitting during the quarterfinals:

Taken with 5D3+TSE17@f4, 1/50s, iso200, handheld.

 

[ageha]

Nikon 24-70mm vs Tamron 24-70mm vs Nikon 24-85mm review | Cameralabs

 

[G-man]

Nikon 24-70mm vs Tamron 24-70mm vs Nikon 24-85mm review | Cameralabs

Perhaps it's just me but I find the idea of shooting test charts on the bulk of a comparison and review to be terribly dull and does not reflect real world shooting scenarios.

 

[ageha]

Perhaps it's just me but I find the idea of shooting test charts on the bulk of a comparison and review to be terribly dull and does not reflect real world shooting scenarios.

No.

 

[G-man]

No.

Er care to elaborate rather than a vague "no"? No to what?

 

[ageha]

Er care to elaborate rather than a vague "no"? No to what?

To what you said. I thought "no" is pretty clear. ;-)

 

[G-man]

To what you said. I thought "no" is pretty clear. ;-)

I'm afraid my command of English and clairvoyance isn't as finely tuned as yours.

 

[Kenneth67C]

G-man, don't fret about nothing.
Yah the review is terribly boring...my eyes got tired with the first set of test charts...:bsmilie:
Not only that, the comparison with the 24-85 doesn't hold water...they are completely different class and speed(fstop).
Only the comparison with the 24-70 is, and in those instances, it wins big on price...which isn't surprising...yup you need more to surprise me.

 

[G-man]

G-man, don't fret about nothing.
Yah the review is terribly boring...my eyes got tired with the first set of test charts...:bsmilie:
Not only that, the comparison with the 24-85 doesn't hold water...they are completely different class and speed(fstop).
Only the comparison with the 24-70 is, and in those instances, it wins big on price...which isn't surprising...yup you need more to surprise me.

Kenneth67C yea I find that inclusion of 24-85 very weird actually.

 

[xtemujin]

The Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 at work

I always have people asking me about third-party lenses (probably because I use mostly Nikon-brand lenses), so when I heard we had one in-house I asked to borrow it for this shoot, because I’d heard some good things about it. I have to tell you, I was pretty darn impressed and wound up using it that day more than I thought. Check out the image below.

I always do a few details shots along the sidelines (they’re great for slideshows, photo books, and just as supporting images to tell a story) and the lens did beautifully! Sharp, crisp, nice contrast — overall a great value for the money (it costs a third less than the Nikon or Canon versions of the same lens). It’s perhaps not the prettiest lens, and it doesn’t feel quite a solid as my Nikon version, but outside of that nik-picking I was impressed.

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[G-man]

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Cool review even though I am a Canon shooter. Thanks for sharing. That remote set up looks interesting. Wonder if he experiences heart stopping moments if the game gets too enthusiastic. Haha.

 

[Ricardo Ong]

hi guys,
was at Paul Smith (mandarin gallery), opening last nite, saw a "pro-photographer" covering the event using Tamron 24-70 with MKIII, changing both Video / Pics...
so jus a observation, even professional are embracing this lens and do not really care about "third party lens" status...

 

[G-man]

hi guys,
was at Paul Smith (mandarin gallery), opening last nite, saw a "pro-photographer" covering the event using Tamron 24-70 with MKIII, changing both Video / Pics...
so jus a observation, even professional are embracing this lens and do not really care about "third party lens" status...

Whatever does the job

 

[raydio]

Thanks for the 'test shots', Kenneth67C.

I especially liked your last shot which provided a wider perspective. Surprising how many empty seats there were!

 

[G-man]

Surprising how many empty seats there were!

I think if this were a football match it would be completely packed. Haha.

 

[tkte0408]

was testing if VC works good for this lens. pretty impressive. of course, i shld just up iso for higher shutter speed, but i am testing e VC capabilities anyway
shot taken handheld with f2.8, 1/5s

415645_10151272602236800_620385849_o by tkte_85, on Flickr