Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens?

Yatlapball · 16th May 2006

Anyone have any experiences with these 2 lens?

TAMRON SP AF 28-75 F/2.8 XR Di

TOKINA AT-X 287 PRO SV 28-70 F/2.8

Any recommendation of one over the other? All help and comments are much appreciated

smtan24 · 16th May 2006

I'm using the Tokina 28AT-X 270AF Pro II and I find the auto is focus fast and fairly accurate. I haven't tried Tamron 28-75 so I can't say.

Yatlapball · 16th May 2006

Pro II is the one with aperture f/2.6~2.8 right?

smtan24 · 16th May 2006

Originally Posted by Yatlapball

Pro II is the one with aperture f/2.6~2.8 right?

Yeah it does but the F2.6 is not useable on my Dynax 5D.

TMC · 16th May 2006

The Tamron is sharp when you get a good copy, fast AF too.

The Tokina is large and heavy but then the pic quality is good. AF slightly slower than the Tamron.

wind30 · 16th May 2006

I am very satisfied with my tamron 28-75mm.

It is pretty sharp at 28mm even wide open. Not much improvement even if you stepped down.

At 75mm, the contrast at f2.8 is not very good. The black is not as black when you stopped down to f4. But it gets 90% there when you use f3.3 so not too bad lor. Just use f3.3.

If you are buying a tamron, remember to test the 75mm performance as I THINK for most constant aperture zoom lens, the weakest link is always the tele end wide open.

And I think it holds focus across the zoom range, ie if you have difficulty is getting correct focus on your subject at 28mm, you can zoom in to 75mm and focus, then zoom out to shoot.

chngpe01 · 16th May 2006

There is a "Others" in the "Equipment Section" to discuss other brands. Please read the rules and regulation before posting.

Since you are relative new I shall move this thread to "Others" instead of deleting this thread.

BTW this is the second time, yesterday was your "Lens Cap" posting!

PE

Mod Nikon

Yatlapball · 16th May 2006

Oops sorry.

Posted it into Nikon coz I was looking for feedback from Nikon users of this lens...

Yatlapball · 17th May 2006

Hi friends, anymore comments?

ortega · 18th May 2006

i have the older orange ring version of the tokina 28-70 F2.8
no regrets, big & heavy
but sharp and tough.
Used to be my default lens on my SLR
but now the focal range not so useful on my dslr (1.5 crop)

smallaperture · 18th May 2006

For me, the Tm28-75 is a great portrait lens, at an eq of 42-105 range for dSLR. Still very sharp at 100% from my D70 6Mp sensor.

jdredd · 19th May 2006

using the tamron... so far pretty happy with it.

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Yatlapball Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: In God's Top Ten Posts: 2,249	Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens? Anyone have any experiences with these 2 lens? TAMRON SP AF 28-75 F/2.8 XR Di TOKINA AT-X 287 PRO SV 28-70 F/2.8 Any recommendation of one over the other? All help and comments are much appreciated __________________ my PBase(new)

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smtan24 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampines Posts: 1,482	Re: Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens? I'm using the Tokina 28AT-X 270AF Pro II and I find the auto is focus fast and fairly accurate. I haven't tried Tamron 28-75 so I can't say.

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Yatlapball Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: In God's Top Ten Posts: 2,249	Re: Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens? Pro II is the one with aperture f/2.6~2.8 right? __________________ my PBase(new)

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TMC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Beyond Space-Time Continuum Posts: 5,921	Re: Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens? The Tamron is sharp when you get a good copy, fast AF too. The Tokina is large and heavy but then the pic quality is good. AF slightly slower than the Tamron. __________________ Selling: 32GB Thumbdrive - Patriot Xporter XT 120sgd (Price reduced)

16th May 2006	#6
wind30 Deregistered Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,929	Re: Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens? I am very satisfied with my tamron 28-75mm. It is pretty sharp at 28mm even wide open. Not much improvement even if you stepped down. At 75mm, the contrast at f2.8 is not very good. The black is not as black when you stopped down to f4. But it gets 90% there when you use f3.3 so not too bad lor. Just use f3.3. If you are buying a tamron, remember to test the 75mm performance as I THINK for most constant aperture zoom lens, the weakest link is always the tele end wide open. And I think it holds focus across the zoom range, ie if you have difficulty is getting correct focus on your subject at 28mm, you can zoom in to 75mm and focus, then zoom out to shoot. Last edited by wind30; 16th May 2006 at 07:51 AM.

16th May 2006	#7
chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,469	Re: Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens? There is a "Others" in the "Equipment Section" to discuss other brands. Please read the rules and regulation before posting. Since you are relative new I shall move this thread to "Others" instead of deleting this thread. BTW this is the second time, yesterday was your "Lens Cap" posting! PE Mod Nikon __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4

17th May 2006	#9
Yatlapball Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: In God's Top Ten Posts: 2,249	Re: Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens? Hi friends, anymore comments? __________________ my PBase(new)

18th May 2006	#10
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,507	Re: Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens? i have the older orange ring version of the tokina 28-70 F2.8 no regrets, big & heavy but sharp and tough. Used to be my default lens on my SLR but now the focal range not so useful on my dslr (1.5 crop) __________________ The Law

18th May 2006	#11
smallaperture Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Catchment Area Posts: 2,423	Re: Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens? For me, the Tm28-75 is a great portrait lens, at an eq of 42-105 range for dSLR. Still very sharp at 100% from my D70 6Mp sensor. __________________ I love big car, big house, big lenses, but small apertures.

19th May 2006	#12
jdredd Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,273	Re: Any experience/comments on these two 3rd party lens? using the tamron... so far pretty happy with it.