Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical A-mount lens review by Eric_D
 Eric_D#7106 date: Mar-16-2010 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.1 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | 18-70 Sony 75-300 Sony |
| price paid: | 399USD (New) |
| positive: | Sharp even wide open Zoom lock 7 year warranty Great value |
| negative: | Plastic (but it works great and its cheap) |
| comment: | This lens is SOOOO MUCH BETTER than the 18-70. You will be giving up some reach and magnification. But if you can scrape together the money you will gain so much in sharpness, speed and DOF control. The only real down side I have seen is internal flare from street lights when shooting at night. I could not give it a 5 on sharpness only because it is not at its best at 50mm f2.8, still very good, but better stopped down to f4.0. |
; 14MPrating summary
- total reviews: 214
- sharpness: 4.59
- color: 4.45
- build: 4.14
- distortion: 4.16
- flare control: 4.45
- overall: 4.36