OOOO! A Zoom guy's dream!

[bdbits]

I think it is likely the max aperture is what really blew it up. Because yeah, physics. The other Tamron's I have used are usually pretty light, though, I think because they tend to use other lighter materials instead of metal. We will see.

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

it had better go to 11.

Don't they usually go to 22? Or 16, at the very least?

 

[davect01]

Ya, that's pretty big but a great range and F Stop

 

[Brownie]

The question is, how much of the zoom range is at f2?

But is only of academic interest to me, having bought the Tamron 17-70 and 70-180 f2.8 lenses. And having 30, 50 and 85 primes which are faster. That's it for me, until I can take the plunge on the 135/1.8.

Here you go.

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[Thad E Ginathom]

Thanks. If we think of it as 2.8 with everything wider being bonus, that seems pretty good to me. Even if it is 1Kg-plus.

Anyway, I have 17-70 (APS-C) and 70-180 2.8s. I'm not in the market for this. But for guy who wants to have an all-in-one over his shoulder, it looks great. As long as he has a strong shoulder!

I might have been in the market, if it had been there when I bought the other two Tamron zooms, but I'm glad it wasn't, as I find myself using around 17-30 the most on the smaller zoom. (and 100-180 on the larger. My 60 and 85 1.8 primes still see a lot of use, and I still hope to add the 135)

 

[Brownie]

Thanks. If we think of it as 2.8 with everything wider being bonus, that seems pretty good to me. Even if it is 1Kg-plus.

Anyway, I have 17-70 (APS-C) and 70-180 2.8s. I'm not in the market for this. But for guy who wants to have an all-in-one over his shoulder, it looks great. As long as he has a strong shoulder!

I might have been in the market, if it had been there when I bought the other two Tamron zooms, but I'm glad it wasn't, as I find myself using around 17-30 the most on the smaller zoom. (and 100-180 on the larger. My 60 and 85 1.8 primes still see a lot of use, and I still hope to add the 135)

I'm reevaluating it myself. The wide end is too narrow and it's large. I would prefer something 16-20 on the wide end, and it doesn't need to go to 150, even though that's a nice range. I do need something fast though, so an F4 won't cut it. 2.8 is minimum for the application.

 

[Brownie]

Pre-order today. 1600 Euros or 1900 U.S. I was hoping for 1600 U.S. but had pretty much decided against it anyway for reasons stated above. Still, if the IQ is that good it'd replace a lot of primes for some folks.