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a quick comparison between the nikon and tamron 17-35
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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 274406" data-attributes="member: 14443"><p>I couldnt agree more. the days to get a great lens at a reasonable price with stellar IQ is over.</p><p></p><p>-wide angle zoom, we have the tokina 16-28mm 2.8 which is supposed to be close to the 14-24 in IQ. personally, I would say from f/4 onwards its a great performer.</p><p>-midrange, the tamron 24-70 is fabulous. it might not be the best but im sure its better the nikon 28-70 AFS or 35-70 AFD, and with very useful VC. maybe the new tokina has something good to offer. also im very interested in the sigma 24-70 2.8 OS</p><p>-long end we have the tamron and sigma 70-200. very nice IQ. vignetting may be a tad worse with the tamron at 200, but IQ is very sharp wide open (matt grainger did a 3 way test sigma/nikon/canon). im waiting for tokina to wake up.</p><p>-macro tokina 100 2.8/tamron 90 2.8 VC/ and sigma 105 OS give a great fight and alternative. the sigma 150 is on my radar as well. for portraits, im dying to find out about the sigma 135 1.8.</p><p>-primes- 35 ART now 50 ART, possible a 24 ART down the line. im waiting for tamron and tokina to wake up here. there is dedfinitely a market for competition.</p><p></p><p>economy is tough and people think twice and three times before forking over money to nikon thinking they are the last word in superior lenses. not anymore. its actually the opposite if you noticed. nikons build quality had gone down and they have slowish AF and the trio have upped their build. im happy the trio have woken up and realized that people would buy 3rd party lenses if the IQ is great. now they need to work on their QC to give people confidence in buying their gear. today you dont have to buy nikon to get excellent glass. </p><p></p><p>Im considering the Tokina, but after this early test, Im considering just keeping the tamron. I will do another test though. this test is just a quick on the fly test and needs to be more precise. ill do it soon as im very curious about this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 274406, member: 14443"] I couldnt agree more. the days to get a great lens at a reasonable price with stellar IQ is over. -wide angle zoom, we have the tokina 16-28mm 2.8 which is supposed to be close to the 14-24 in IQ. personally, I would say from f/4 onwards its a great performer. -midrange, the tamron 24-70 is fabulous. it might not be the best but im sure its better the nikon 28-70 AFS or 35-70 AFD, and with very useful VC. maybe the new tokina has something good to offer. also im very interested in the sigma 24-70 2.8 OS -long end we have the tamron and sigma 70-200. very nice IQ. vignetting may be a tad worse with the tamron at 200, but IQ is very sharp wide open (matt grainger did a 3 way test sigma/nikon/canon). im waiting for tokina to wake up. -macro tokina 100 2.8/tamron 90 2.8 VC/ and sigma 105 OS give a great fight and alternative. the sigma 150 is on my radar as well. for portraits, im dying to find out about the sigma 135 1.8. -primes- 35 ART now 50 ART, possible a 24 ART down the line. im waiting for tamron and tokina to wake up here. there is dedfinitely a market for competition. economy is tough and people think twice and three times before forking over money to nikon thinking they are the last word in superior lenses. not anymore. its actually the opposite if you noticed. nikons build quality had gone down and they have slowish AF and the trio have upped their build. im happy the trio have woken up and realized that people would buy 3rd party lenses if the IQ is great. now they need to work on their QC to give people confidence in buying their gear. today you dont have to buy nikon to get excellent glass. Im considering the Tokina, but after this early test, Im considering just keeping the tamron. I will do another test though. this test is just a quick on the fly test and needs to be more precise. ill do it soon as im very curious about this. [/QUOTE]
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