Tamron 15-30 2.8 VC- killer price and probably killer performance

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rocketman122

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NVSteve said:
They finally have it listed on Amazon, but still not finding any real reviews yet.
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fat grainger has a review up.


In my eyes he has no credibility though. his cheesy deceitful D750 review was enough for me. entertaining to see, but till I dont see full untouched raw files on my pc to judge no one is legit to me.
to me, there are only 2-3 good reviewers who arent biased and are more than happy to upload full raw files for comparison. I dont care for the reviewers POV or what they say. simply show me the raw files and that will tell me all I need to know. shoot it on a tripod. shoot 2.8/4/5.6 at 15mm and 30mm and thats it. 6 images of a brick wall and thats all I need. all the paka paka they spew is fluff.

look in the description and all the sponsor links he has and then understand they need give and objective review.
 
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NVSteve

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rocketman122 said:
fat grainger has a review up.
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Well, it certainly didn't remove any of my interest in this lens. I agree though, post some raws in the f2.8-f12 range and let us decide for ourselves. I like the size and weight of my 16-35, but the corner softness just kills me. I'm really hoping the Tamron will be much better in that department. Really looking forward to seeing some unbiased reviews soon.
 
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rocketman122

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NVSteve said:
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Well, it certainly didn't remove any of my interest in this lens. I agree though, post some raws in the f2.8-f12 range and let us decide for ourselves. I like the size and weight of my 16-35, but the corner softness just kills me. I'm really hoping the Tamron will be much better in that department. Really looking forward to seeing some unbiased reviews soon.
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I really like the beefy build on the lens. Thats a big boy. Same here. Doesnt like its disappointing.
Only thing im wondering is sharpness at f4 wide/tele and the supposed onion bokeh. Vignette/distortion/flare does not Interest me in the least.

All of the reviewers will say every piece of gear is great then Post u sponsor links. Ifthey said bad thibgs of the gear no one would buy. All i want is raw files. I dont care for the hype they spew. Ive burned too many times. So I no longer believe reviewers. The only one who I really like is Thom Hogan. But he doesnt review a lot.

Very easy to make reviews for money. Buy a camera. Record video clip on the camera, do some test pics, return, get credit then buy something else. Post sponsor links-bam!
 
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NVSteve

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2 Canon RAW files if you scroll down just below the snow pictures: Google Translate

Plus a few smaller samples. He does say this: "Less edge blur, less CAs maximum bit more vignetting at 15mm." Fine with me. Vignetting I can handle. Really tempted to just order one, reviews (and the lack thereof) be damned.
 
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Rick M

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NVSteve said:
2 Canon RAW files if you scroll down just below the snow pictures: Google Translate

Plus a few smaller samples. He does say this: "Less edge blur, less CAs maximum bit more vignetting at 15mm." Fine with me. Vignetting I can handle. Really tempted to just order one, reviews (and the lack thereof) be damned.
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This was more informative than grainger even with a poor translation. Test subjects a bit better than a brick wall :)!
 
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NVSteve

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PapaST said:
I will likely get this lens if I can get a decent price for my 16-35 f4. I like what I'm seeing with this lens so far.
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I've noticed used 16-35s don't seem to sell for very much, at least compared to the new price. Doesn't matter to me as I don't buy lenses as investments, but I know I'll be struggling with this same decision for a while I'm sure. I'd like to see a good review that pits this against the flagship Nikon and the f4. That alone would probably be enough to sway me if the IQ is obviously better with the Tamron.
 
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