Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 Macro DC

[NightZ88]

am considerin between tis and e Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR LD Aspherical (IF) Di11.. leanin more towards e sigma though. so, anyone wif sample pics. from tis lens? thx.

[ExplorerZ]

Originally Posted by NightZ88 am considerin between tis and e Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR LD Aspherical (IF) Di11.. leanin more towards e sigma though. so, anyone wif sample pics. from tis lens? thx.

17-50 and 17-70 is both pretty sharp wide open from some of the reviews... but anyway should you be comparing 17-50 with sigma 18-50?

[NightZ88]

Originally Posted by ExplorerZ 17-50 and 17-70 is both pretty sharp wide open from some of the reviews... but anyway should you be comparing 17-50 with sigma 18-50?

yeahz.. i shld be. but i'm comparin range versus constant f2.8..
wif e sigma 17-70, together wif my 70-200f4L, i wld haf covered frm 17-200 (27.2-320).. together wif a fast lens (50 f1.8) and a macro (tamron 90), all tis wld be gd enuf for outdoor shots.
e tamron 17-50 wld be better in low light and indoor shots.. but i realized i seldom shoot at large aperture. outdoor nid nt really requrie f2.8..

[ExplorerZ]

Originally Posted by NightZ88 yeahz.. i shld be. but i'm comparin range versus constant f2.8.. wif e sigma 17-70, together wif my 70-200f4L, i wld haf covered frm 17-200 (27.2-320).. together wif a fast lens (50 f1.8) and a macro (tamron 90), all tis wld be gd enuf for outdoor shots. e tamron 17-50 wld be better in low light and indoor shots.. but i realized i seldom shoot at large aperture. outdoor nid nt really requrie f2.8..

erm true that outdoor seldom need f2.8. but for me i will take it just incase and sometimes i do shoot at f2.8 even outdoor to get better bokeh as compared to stopped down (provided that the lens gives sharp result at wide open as well)
maybe you will want to look at your pass work and see if you shoot a lot of photos at f2.8? if not maybe 17-70 is a better choice for its extra 20mm

[NightZ88]

Originally Posted by ExplorerZ erm true that outdoor seldom need f2.8. but for me i will take it just incase and sometimes i do shoot at f2.8 even outdoor to get better bokeh as compared to stopped down (provided that the lens gives sharp result at wide open as well) maybe you will want to look at your pass work and see if you shoot a lot of photos at f2.8? if not maybe 17-70 is a better choice for its extra 20mm

yeahz.. so e tamron shld be out. wld 24mm be enuf for landscape? coz i'm really tempted by e Sigma 24-60mm F2.8 EX DG IF ASP..

[Isaiahfortythirtyone]

on a cropped sensor, 24mm is not exactly very wide. people do shoot beautiful landscapes with tele zooms, but i think that having wider lenses would be helpful. the sigma 24-60 is a good piece of glass.but if i were in your shoes, i'd go for the tamron 17-50 instead. it's wider and sharp enough wide open at f/2.8

[NightZ88]

Originally Posted by Isaiahfortythirtyone on a cropped sensor, 24mm is not exactly very wide. people do shoot beautiful landscapes with tele zooms, but i think that having wider lenses would be helpful. the sigma 24-60 is a good piece of glass.but if i were in your shoes, i'd go for the tamron 17-50 instead. it's wider and sharp enough wide open at f/2.8

hmm.. thx. e quality of e 24-60 cannot compare wif e tamron 17-50?

[ExplorerZ]

Originally Posted by NightZ88 hmm.. thx. e quality of e 24-60 cannot compare wif e tamron 17-50?

erm 24-60 should be very good as well... just that on a cropped sensor it will be around 36mm which ain't really wide where as a 17mm will only be about 26.5mm on a 1.5x cropped sensor

[NightZ88]

e 24-60 is discontinued..
so am left wif e sigma 17-70 (range) and e tamron 17-50 (constant f2.8).. wat say u guys? which has say, better optical quality, color and contrast..

[Isaiahfortythirtyone]

looking at ur current setup, ill get the 17-50mm tamron. simply for the f/2.8 constant aperture. optics wise, should be quite similar. the gap from 50mm to 70mm...just walk (:

[NightZ88]

Originally Posted by Isaiahfortythirtyone looking at ur current setup, ill get the 17-50mm tamron. simply for the f/2.8 constant aperture. optics wise, should be quite similar. the gap from 50mm to 70mm...just walk (:

yeahz.. walk. alrite.. tink i'll settle for e 17-50 den. thx for e advise..