Tamron AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF)

Its an amazing lens for the price it comes for. Like the sharpness. Problems: Noise of the focusing ring is little irritating, only at times. You might get little lens flare when focusing directly at the sun/source.

I use this lens often, and am satisfied with the optical quality. It does have some noticable barrel distortion at 28mm, but otherwise it provides fine image quality. Problems: The one gripe I have is that - with filter attached - you have to be very careful not to point the lens even close a direct light source, especially the sun. If you do, you'll wind up with severe lens flare. Removing the filter eliminates the problem, but that can be a real hassle in the middle of a shoot.

I have this lens in Nikon mount since a couple of years (the older version w/o focus motor, focussed faster on bodies with screw-drive mechanism than the built-in motor). On APS-C its optical quality was very good but due to its not so attractive zoom range I didn't use it very much in the last years. Now I have changed to full frame and gave it a try on the D600. I didn't expect too much - so I was toally surprised. It is fully usable on FF even wide open. The corners are a bit softer at f ...

A very nice kit lens. Cheap, too!

I bought this lens on keh.com for about $250 as my walk about for the D700. It surpassed my expectations for acuity and contrast -- even wide open -- and I could not have been happier with it on that score. AF was certainly slower than a much more expensive lens might have been, though, so it is impossible to give it 5 stars. It also has a bit more vignetting and a bit more CA, so again it is a compromise. But always remember the price. Even after selling the D700, I find myself unable to ...

I have had a lot of frustration trying to find lenses that focus accurately with my Canon 5D at large apertures. I'm too cheap to buy L series lenses. I saw one of these on Craigslist and decided to take a chance on it. The copy I bought was not in great shape, the rubber cover was dirty and worn, but the optics looked clean. For $260 I figured I did not have much to lose. To my suprise, the lens focused flawlessly and gave me excellent sharpness! It is now my favorite lens for the 5D. I ...

Let me preface this by saying, this review is intend solely for users of crop bodies. If you're considering this on FF bodies, there are other better (and much more expensive) options that are worth it in that case. However, on a crop body this lens is virtually flawless, especially when you factor in the very attractive price. This may be the best lens Tamron has ever produced (outside of the macro primes). Designed for full frame cameras, this lens feels more at home on a crop body. It ...

I got this lens for my D5000 because I needed a bright standard zoom with a built-in focusing motor and this was the only one in my price range. It is a terrific lens. It is sharp wide open, and tack-sharp by f/4. Although I have seen reviews that suggest that this lens often hunts for focus, I have never had that problem -- even in very low light -- with my copy. The colors and contrast are superb. I have found no CA at all with this lens. The only thing that I have found less that ...

I've had two copies of this lens in nikon mount. The new one with BIM and the olde non-BIM version. Both are equally good optically. Soild center wide open, verry sharp by F4. Corners really come in at F8 and beyond. Its no 24-70 but also doesn't cost 1800 bucks. Had the 24-70 for a week, sold it and kept the tamron and 1000+ in my pocket. Problems: BIM version is slow to focus, the non-BIM is rock solid fast.

I owned this lens in both Sony Alpha Mount and Nikon mount. This lens is fast. It is sharp even wide open, and a great lens to have for low light as well as taking shots close up. The lens is not true 1:1 macro however it does focus up very close. 28-75mm range is perfect for daily walk around as well as for nice portraits. I wish it was a bit wider however for the price you really can't complain. Problems: I wish it was wider. On occasion on the Nikon mount you will get an error if it ...