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new standart lens - miro - 08-29-2014 Hello, I'm in the marked again for standard zoom lens. The old one died-tamron 17-50 non vc. It survived several crashes except the last one. Here are my options.
What is your choose and why? Thanks in advance, Miro new standart lens - Guest - 08-29-2014 Well, I'd go for another Tamron 17-50 non-VC, for the reasons you mentioned . If you hadn't the Sigma 10-20 I would have also suggested the much more expensive Canon 15-85, but since you do... new standart lens - Brightcolours - 08-29-2014 The Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 OS HSM is better built than your old 17-50mm Tamron. It is a bit more contrasty, it has less problematic CA at 17mm. It focusses more accurately and silently. It offers IS. From what I have seen, bokeh is pretty pleasing too. I wonder which phone offers a standard zoom? new standart lens - davidmanze - 08-30-2014 Quote:The Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 OS HSM is better built than your old 17-50mm Tamron. It is a bit more contrasty, it has less problematic CA at 17mm. It focusses more accurately and silently. It offers IS. From what I have seen, bokeh is pretty pleasing too.I've tried both, my copy of the Sigma (S/H) was poor, while trying just about all the F2.8 short zooms (in Pentax inc. the DA* 16-50) I realized just how good the Tamron is, I still think the Tamron nudges it fully open, but it's a close race! If I was starting again I'd try a new Sigma knowing I could return it for another if necessary. new standart lens - miro - 09-01-2014 Thanks for the input. I have given a try of Sigma 17-50.
I have returned sigma and will search for second hand tamron, with only 50euro above kit lens is not brainer. Thanks, Miro new standart lens - davidmanze - 09-02-2014 Watch out for decentered copies, strangely the Sigma I tried wasn't decentered but didn't have any edge sharpness, I tried for half a day to get something out of it to no ends. new standart lens - Guest - 09-03-2014 Tamron can survive longer in “MY” everyday use, but once broken it is not repairable item. My Tamron broke after 8 years of use (zoom ring stopped working, something broke inside). Probably caused an incident involving the camera falling on asphalt once, but it took years for it to finally give in. I've sent it for repair to the local Tamron centre and it cost me about 120Euros. I got back a perfectly functional repair, cleaned throughout and looking almost as new. I feel it should last me just as long. So it definitely can be repaired - depending on damage and costs of course, as well as buying a replacement can sometimes be more cost effective. new standart lens - miro - 09-03-2014 Quote:thanks for input. My tamron has the same syptom - zoom ring , hovever it is still working, I alreade got another used for 150euro. BTW: my tamron survied at least 3 crashes,across my family use. I'll keep in mind that tamron can service my new-old tamron. I had similar problem with my sigma 10-20 - I opened by myself - One pin was damaged. I'me made another metal pin and srew it up. I suppose that Tamron has similar problem. The problem is that tamron dissasembly seems no trivial - at least for me. many thanks, Miro |