Received my Tamron 17-70mm today...

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Lettermanian wrote:

pictograph wrote:

I saw a review of a pro-photographer some days ago..

conclusion: If massive ghosting is part of your personal image-style, you MUST purchase the Tamron 17-70….

cheers

A link to the review you saw would be helpful, otherwise the opinion is unsubstantiated.

Well,

thie review (video) is in German language so you might not be able to follow.

since you have the tamron 17-70 it is very easy to verify his founding:

do not take photographs of the lens, but use it and test it yourself by using the lens shooting against the sun or just so that the sun is visible at the border…. And post the images….

Well,

dear @Lettermanian

Maybe you accept at least the review of dpr themselves?

“On the other hand, the Tamron 17-70mm is rather prone to flare, which could prove more of a concern. If bright light sources like the sun can be kept out of the frame, though—and the provided compact lens hood certainly helps here—then things aren't too bad.

If the sun is in your shot, though, the lens hood can't help you, and you'll see rather intrusive cherry-red ghosting, something that can be a pain to fix in post. Again, for Tamron's target market it's not likely to be a big issue, but it may push more advanced users up the line to a more-expensive rival“

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/tamron-17-70-f2-8-di-iii-a-vc-rxd-field-review

I was able to shoot some stills and video with it yesterday morning at sunrise, trying to get some flare results and to see how the lens works with IBIS in the X-S10. I'll do a separate post later tonight with links to the videos, as I also tested the Viltrox 13mm. The Tamron does indeed have some issues, but I actually found the Viltrox to have more  serious issues in this area. That disappointed me because I was hoping it could replace my Zeiss 12mm 2.8 (the aperture ring has some issues). It was my first real outing with both lenses, and I'm not a videographer at all, so operator inexperience could also be at play 🤷🏻‍♂️