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 Very good..."Great too often overused" July 22, 2010
Charles L. Roberts (Louisiana)
I had this little gem for about a year when I still shot APC size DSLRs. Since the switch to FF, I may have to pick up a 28-75.
This Tammy was the most used lens on my 40d. I had the venerable 28-135IS, Canon 70-300 IS, Canon 10-22, 100mm/2.8 (non-IS), and days before I sold the 40d--a 35/1.4L and 17-40L. As widely known, the buzzing autofocus noise is dreadful!! Believe the hype. But otherwise I loved this baby. And the images rock!! It is an extremely sharp lens from 4.0-11.00. At 2.8--meh! Ok, usable but certainly not world-class. If I had to pick between this and the 28-135IS, I would go for the Canon. But I needed 2.8 more than image quality (only to realize that FF high-ISO was what I needed all along.)
For the price, especially used, well worth it. However, again the 28-135 IS is a killer lens with a circular polarizer. It's as good a walk-around lens that someone would ever need, if just amateur pics. Add the IS and 135mm length, great stuff for under $400.
Enough with the Canon. I only mention because we are talking el-cheapo lenses here. This Tamron has some distortion at 17mm, gone by 18 and 50mm not the best quality. 35-40mm shots were very, very good. And to the naked eye, not much different than my 17-40L at 4.0. I would know, I set up the tripod and compared them many, many times. The 17-40L has unreal color and saturation. But sharpness is not its strong point.
The moral--every lenses as its strengths and weaknesses. Test them out, research them, and decide what will fit your shooting needs. Once you do, the equipment is negligible to your photos. The best image quality comes from knowing your equipments limitations. And a 50.00 dollar tripod does amazing things
My new walkaround lens! July 15, 2010
nerwen15 (Tucson, AZ United States)
I was looking for an affordable lens to take on vacation with me and this one performed great. The large aperture is great for shooting in low light at all focal lengths (not quite like my 50mm/1.8, but I enjoy being able to zoom). Part of me wishes I had bit the bullet and gotten the new one with IS, but I got some really nice shots with this lens. I'm going to get rid of my kit lens because this one is SO much better. Totally worthwhile purchase!
GREAT lens. Excellent replacement for Kit lenses. May 29, 2010
bolton
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this to replace my 18-55mm kit lens that came with my Rebel. Since then this thing has seen a lot of action and the kit lens collected dust in the closet. This lens is really spectacular in sharpness and color. It rivals some much more expensive zooms. The constant 2.8 aperature is a huge improvement over the kit lens too. I would recommend this lens to any serious or amateur photographer.
It's also lightweight which is nice for a walk-around lens. the only down-side is that the AF is somewhat loud (compared to Canon), but still acceptable.
Very good but you get what you pay for May 17, 2010
Bala Kolluru (Troy, MI United States)
I did a lot of research and ended up buying this choosing this over what I really wanted the Canon USM mainly over price. The bokeh is good and the tamron does take sharp pictures but I am going to sell this one on Amazon to go get the Canon. I really want the USM and "optical excellence" that some online experts said the Canon has. I guess you get what you pay for.
 Awesome Lens, great price, better than the kit lens April 29, 2010
Steven Johnson (Tampa, FL United States)
I have been using this lens for about a month now. It is a really good lens and provides me with enough quality to get great shots in low light situations. It is fast, highly durable, I just wish it was a little longer.
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