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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 278242" data-attributes="member: 13090">Let me see if I can't help clear up some of this fog for you...There was a time, many moons ago, when Tamron, Sigma and numerous other&nbsp; third-party lens manufacturers simply could not hold a candle to a genuine Nikon&nbsp; lens. Period. Nikon glass pretty much ruled supreme. Those days are gone now. If someone wants to&nbsp; own nothing but Nikon kit, for whatever reason, hey, that's cool by me... But in all seriousness there&nbsp; are several Sigma lenses on the market today that equal, or surpass, their&nbsp; Nikon equivalents and my Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 is a show-stopping good lens that cost a fraction of what its Nikon counterpart would have. People say that Nikon glass holds its value better but that has not been my experience. My experience tells me that QUALITY glass holds its value, regardless of whose name is on the barrel.I don't own any Tamron lenses so I won't speak to them. All that being said, I think you'd be a fool to rule out third-party lenses entirely. Each lens purchase must be carefully evaluated and all options considered. ...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 278242, member: 13090"] Let me see if I can't help clear up some of this fog for you... There was a time, many moons ago, when Tamron, Sigma and numerous other third-party lens manufacturers simply could not hold a candle to a genuine Nikon lens. Period. Nikon glass pretty much ruled supreme. Those days are gone now. If someone wants to own nothing but Nikon kit, for whatever reason, hey, that's cool by me... But in all seriousness there are several Sigma lenses on the market today that equal, or surpass, their Nikon equivalents and my Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 is a show-stopping good lens that cost a fraction of what its Nikon counterpart would have. People say that Nikon glass holds its value better but that has not been my experience. My experience tells me that QUALITY glass holds its value, regardless of whose name is on the barrel. I don't own any Tamron lenses so I won't speak to them. All that being said, I think you'd be a fool to rule out third-party lenses entirely. Each lens purchase must be carefully evaluated and all options considered. [COLOR=#ffffff]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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