Di: Digitally Integrated Design, is a designation Tamron puts on lenses featuring optical systems designed to meet the performance characteristics of digital SLR cameras.
Advent of an ideal Ultra wide-angle zoom lens well balanced in all aspects. With its superb image quality, compact size and excellent operational ease, this ultra wide-angle zoom lens lets you enjoy dynamic image composition by exaggerating your main subject against a wide background.
Tamron's new ultra wide-angle zoom lens starts at 17mm when used with a conventional 35mm SLR camera. When mounted on an APS-size digital SLR camera, it provides a Focal length coverage equivalent to a 28-55mm (on a 35mm format camera), covering the desirable wide-angle to
standard range.
Di: Digitally Integrated Design, is a designation Tamron puts on lenses featuring optical systems designed to meet the performance characteristics of digital SLR cameras.
Advent of an ideal Ultra wide-angle zoom lens well balanced in all aspects. With its superb image quality, compact size and excellent operational ease, this ultra wide-angle zoom lens lets you enjoy dynamic image composition by exaggerating your main subject against a wide background.
Tamron's new ultra wide-angle zoom lens starts at 17mm when used with a conventional 35mm SLR camera. When mounted on an APS-size digital SLR camera, it provides a focal length coverage equivalent to a 28-55mm (on a 35mm format camera), covering the desirable wide-angle to
standard range.
One of my favorite things, Sunday, 30 November 2008
Overall rating (weighted)
4.0
Sharpness
3.0
Build Quality
4.0
AF Speed
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
A really nice lens, great fun, great shots, a little slower than f2.8 more like f4. But still for the price it's great. At 17mm, not a huge wide angle effect, but still great for street shots.
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Super-sharp + super-fast = SUPER LENS, Saturday, 22 November 2008
Overall rating (weighted)
4.8
Sharpness
5.0
Build Quality
4.0
AF Speed
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
WOW! The quality of my photos just went way up. I needed a good wide angle lens and instead I got an awesome ultra-wide angle lens. This lens is fast, quiet, and produces sharp images. I use it on mu XSi to produce some poster-sized prints. One can tell that the lens construction is very good, but not so heavy that you have use a tripod. It takes a 77mm filter, so it is big, but not bulky. I just can't say enough good things about this lens...apparently others can't either. Get one while the price is low. Retail on this lens is over $800...I got mine for $300 and I am very pleased.
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A very nice lens, Tuesday, 07 October 2008
Overall rating (weighted)
4.8
Sharpness
5.0
Build Quality
5.0
AF Speed
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Very sharp, sharper than I had expected. The build quality is decent while size remains fairly small. I also like the fast 2.8 which beats the canon's 17-40mm. And it is very cheap!
Vignetting is obvious on full frame bodies, especially with a filter screwed on, but most of this type of lenses are like that.
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Terrific lens at unbeatable price!, Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Overall rating (weighted)
4.8
Sharpness
5.0
Build Quality
5.0
AF Speed
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Exactly what I was looking for for my new Canon EOS 40D (also an Amazon buy). I own two other Tamron AF lenses. Tremendously pleased with Tamron's quality, warranty and service (the one time I had to use them, and it was my fault, and they charged NOTHING to repair it).
I comparison shop a lot, for items like these. Amazon's hard to beat in terms of price and trust! That's why I keep coming back.
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Sharpest lens I've ever owned, Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Overall rating (weighted)
4.5
Sharpness
5.0
Build Quality
5.0
AF Speed
4.0
Value for Money
4.0
I had just received this lens the other day from Amazon.com and immediately attached it to my Canon XSi and was suprised at the sharpness of this lens compaired to the two canon Lenses I have. I took a few pictures in our back yard and again was just amazed how sharp this lens was. I noticed the Pics were sharpest closed down to about F5.6. The lens feels solid and focus is fast and quiet. the other lens I had in mind before purchasing this one was the Canon 17-40mm USM wide angle but at 200 bucks more and some bad reviews I read I picked the Tamron 17-35mm Lens and was happy I did. A nice carry around Lens. For a fine quality lens at a moderate price, buy it. This lens also has a 6 year warrantee I realize that with any lens you purchase you may receive a bad copy. If you do return it immediatly for a replacement.
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Sharpest lens I've ever owned, Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Overall rating (weighted)
4.5
Sharpness
5.0
Build Quality
4.0
AF Speed
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
I had just received this lens the other day from Amazon.com and immediately attached it to my Canon XSi and was suprised at the sharpness of this lens compaired to the two canon Lenses I have. I took a few pictures in our back yard and again was just amazed how sharp this lens is. I noticed the Pics. were sharpest closed down to about F5.6. The lens feels solid and the focus is fast and quiet. the other lens I had in mind before purchasing this one was the Canon 17-40mm USM wide angle but at 200 bucks more and some bad reviews I read I picked the Tamron 17-35mm Lens and was happy I did. A 1.6 crop factor makes it a nice carry around Lens. I leave it attached to my XSi. For a fine quality lens at a moderate price, buy it. This lens also has a 6 year warranty which is great if the focus motor should ever go out.
With any lens you purchase you may receive a bad copy. If so do return it immediatly for a replacement.
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Excited so far..., Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Overall rating (weighted)
4.8
Sharpness
5.0
Build Quality
5.0
AF Speed
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
This lens definitely meets my expectations so far. I ordered the Canon EF-S, without realizing it wouldn't fit my 10D without modification (which I was unwilling to attempt). So I finally decided on this lens over the Sigma, and I must say that it's giving me much better quality output from my camera than I've ever had. I was *this* close to getting an entire new system, but I have no problems out of my current one other than the fact of age...and a few more megapixels. I just can't believe it's taken me so long to get a better lens for my wonderful camera.
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Incredible lens - great price!, Thursday, 03 January 2008
Overall rating (weighted)
5.0
Sharpness
5.0
Build Quality
5.0
AF Speed
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
I received this lens for Christmas(was asked what I wanted and I said this lens) and so far the image quality is outstanding. I know this lens is a little Bit older than say the Tamron 17-50 and several other Canon lenses that I checked out (including the new Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS) that, like this lens are made more for the DSLRs, but this one won out due to the great reviews that I've read that say that the optics in this lens compare with the L Series Canon lenses and after vewing the results I can see why. With a f/2.8 it's an extrememly fast zoom lens especially in low-light situations. The price.... roughly $290.00 is terrific for a lens of this quality. My advise .... don't hesitate buying this lens!
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almost a general purpose lens, Wednesday, 14 November 2007
Overall rating (weighted)
3.8
Sharpness
4.0
Build Quality
4.0
AF Speed
4.0
Value for Money
3.0
I was on a tight budget to get a single lens (for indoor/outdoor people & group shots and few landscape shots) and chose this based on reviews. This lens produces sharp pictures outside and in good lighting conditions (non-flash situations). However, it does leave something to be desired for low-light hand held indoor shots of people. I am looking into getting the Canon 28mm f/1.8 USM to fill that gap (I would have loved to get the canon 50mm f/1.4, but on a 1.6x camera it is 80mm which is not very useful for me). It does produce soft corners in wide angles. I also had a lot of focus issues when I used a UV filter with this lens. A good lens hood (the one supplied with the lens is useless) is needed to remove flare.
Update 12/20/2007 - I have since swapped this lens for the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 DC fixed aperture lens and the pictures are stunningly sharp compared to this lens, particularly in indoor low-light situations. Sharp in center and corners at f/2.8 itself with no need to step down at all. At about 150$ more, its definitely worth plunking more for the 17-50 f/2.8 over this lens for CROP CAMERAS (17-50 is a DC lens and will cause vignetting in FF cameras).
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good len for the money, Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Overall rating (weighted)
4.8
Sharpness
4.0
Build Quality
5.0
AF Speed
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
i got this lens 4week ago iv taken alot of pic.with it and they all came out flawliss.it a 2.8 len so it fast.iv had no problem with this len i like the tamron lens they truely are the best lens for the money in my book.give them a try see what you thing you won"t be sorry
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Fantastic lens for a great price, Thursday, 09 August 2007
Overall rating (weighted)
1.3
Sharpness
1.0
Build Quality
1.0
AF Speed
1.0
Value for Money
2.0
Got this lens recently and have taken it to various shoots with different lighting situations. It works great and is nice and sharp. It does make a bit of a loud noise when on auto focus mode. It's a good buy and has a very good price.
NOTE: Stars should be 4 stars, not one. Amazon won't let me change the stars. Bad Amazon...bad! (hits with newspaper)
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Looks good where it counts, Sunday, 15 July 2007
Overall rating (weighted)
4.0
Sharpness
4.0
Build Quality
4.0
AF Speed
5.0
Value for Money
3.0
I upgraded my kit lens that came with my XTi with this lens. I took it with me on a 2 week mission trip to Nicaragua with me and it did a superb job. Great Resolution all around but it would be nice if it put out a little more in macro.
Overall I'm very pleased with this lens. For under $500 you can't go wrong.
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Wide angle lens winner., Monday, 12 February 2007
Overall rating (weighted)
5.0
Sharpness
5.0
Build Quality
5.0
AF Speed
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Wide angle lenses have got to be the love-hate lens in any high end camera collection. You are always giving up something. Zooms especially engender frustration as they are least able to tease away the annoying reality of wide angle problems.
Except in a very high end models, the sensors don't see the full 1:1 range, so any lens tends to be somewhat telephoto (zoomed in). So now a wide angle lens , zoomed in a bit by that geometry, may stand in to serve as a more standard viewing lens to offset that inherent zoom (from the digital sensor). In that case, variable zooming sure would be nice to have - but not if wide angle optical problems come with it.
So go totally broke (a lens over $1500) or put up with some form of nasty edge lighting problems, distortion, color shift etc. One brand of wide angle - a well known brand - has a great potential version with great sounding specs, but gets it right on maybe half (huge problem with bad manufacture). Nope. Crap shoot.
This brand's version, Tamron, is rock solid, inexpensive for the level of image quality, and can serve as the default lens to leave on your digital SLR. It's that good. Whatever they did to make this lens, you are not aware of seeing "wide angleness" when viewing the images.
And yes you could go wider in angle with other choices, maybe buy the Russian fisheye for really extreme purposes. That's not an alternative for this lens, especially on a 1.6 conversion as with most digital backs. The one reviewed here, got a good work out on a Canon Rebel, given as a gift to a professional photographer whose images with it are just wonderful.
Now I want one for me.
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Consider this lens instead of a kit lens, Wednesday, 13 December 2006
Overall rating (weighted)
4.3
Sharpness
4.0
Build Quality
4.0
AF Speed
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
I am using this lens on a Pentax K10D and have been extremely impressed. I'd recommend that someone looking at a Canon body with a kit lens to consider this instead of the kit lens. It is a much better lens, with a better warranty. The advice I'm passing on is that instead of blowing your lens budget on the kit lens and another lens, spend the extra money for this one lens. It's well worth it.
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A very sharp lens with good Contrast, Sunday, 22 January 2006
Overall rating (weighted)
4.0
Sharpness
4.0
Build Quality
4.0
AF Speed
3.0
Value for Money
5.0
On a 1.6x crop factor camera like the Canon 350D/20D, the effective area of this lens is equivalent to a 27-56mm lens on a old school film-based SLR camera. As I come from a background of extensive 50mm lens use, I find this to be my most common working range (and I have four other excellent lenses in my bag to choose from).
My reason for purchase was to replace the pathetic kit lens that comes with the 350D. The Tamron is a much faster lens at f/2.8-4, and as it is designed for full-frame SLR use, the photos you'll get on a 1.6x crop factor camera are outstanding. The edges are sharp and just as bright as the center. In fact, the images produced with this lens are so sharp that you'll find yourself reducing the in-camera sharpening for portraiture. Additionally, my photos show great contrast and need very little--if any--post processing.
I do have a few complaints about this lens. First, the lens hood's diameter is enormous (over 4"), and I wish there were a smaller hood for 1.6x crop factor camera use. Second, like all Tamron lenses that I have encountered, the manual focus ring moves during autofocus. Third, the focus should be faster and much quieter. However, in light of all the positive aspects going for this lens these are minor issues.
Reviewers on other websites have given this lens outstanding marks, and it was only after careful research that I decided on purchasing it. I was then off to Thailand where this lens truly proved its worth.
