anyone using this for 5D, 7D or ALpha ?Tamron SP AF17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di

solomon76 · 3rd October 2006

Hi , anyone using this? considering looks quite good leh :P
got fotos

got fotos for the sigma one also ?

pai · 3rd October 2006

minolta has an oem version of this lens. some difference in body styling but the optics are more or less the same. very popular wide-angle lens for A-mount users, as well as canon and nikon users who don't wanna fork out for the L and AF-S lenses in that range.

solomon76 · 3rd October 2006

hi ! is it much cheaper... ?
I am actually wanting to buy the A100 soon

just sold off my nikon gears

GENO · 4th October 2006

KM version is about $700. cheap and good.

dr34mc4st3r · 4th October 2006

i got it. sharp and good

no need for USM...haha

Johnston · 4th October 2006

Yup, KM 17-35 is very sharp. Good buy too.

TME · 4th October 2006

This lens has a tendency to misfocus when the contrast is poor... that's my experience on my 7D... it may be the camera body... I dun have this problem with a Tamron 24-135SP though...

solomon76 · 8th October 2006

Originally Posted by TME

This lens has a tendency to misfocus when the contrast is poor... that's my experience on my 7D... it may be the camera body... I dun have this problem with a Tamron 24-135SP though...

hi hi just bought a Tamron 24-135 Sp. the lens is pretty good, images are sharp and nice

dr34mc4st3r · 8th October 2006

you will hunger for a wide angle soon enough hehe.....get tamron/minolta 17-35, or tamron 11-18, or sigma 10-20...you know you want it...soon...hehe

TME · 9th October 2006

Originally Posted by solomon76

hi hi just bought a Tamron 24-135 Sp. the lens is pretty good, images are sharp and nice

Yes it's a great lens... unfortunately it is just not wide enough... it's about 36mm on the 7D... that's no good when shooting group pictures... not versatile enough as when I used it on the Dynax 7 film body... it was really a sweet compact lens... and it's very heavy too for it's price - pretty good quality glass I must say...

tokrot · 9th October 2006

Hmm. since it is the same optic (OEM version) with KM version, i believe it may backfocus at 17mm wide. Can anyone with this lens tell us whether it is same backfocus for Tamron version too? Thanks.

3rd October 2006	#1
solomon76 Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 631	anyone using this for 5D, 7D or ALpha ?Tamron SP AF17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di Hi , anyone using this? considering looks quite good leh :P got fotos got fotos for the sigma one also ?

3rd October 2006	#2
pai Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lala Land Posts: 1,664	Re: anyone using this for 5D, 7D or ALpha ?Tamron SP AF17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di minolta has an oem version of this lens. some difference in body styling but the optics are more or less the same. very popular wide-angle lens for A-mount users, as well as canon and nikon users who don't wanna fork out for the L and AF-S lenses in that range. __________________ Black lens, white Lens, can take picture is a Good lens

3rd October 2006	#3
solomon76 Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 631	Re: anyone using this for 5D, 7D or ALpha ?Tamron SP AF17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di hi ! is it much cheaper... ? I am actually wanting to buy the A100 soon just sold off my nikon gears

4th October 2006	#4
GENO Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Teddy Bear Land Posts: 2,859	Re: anyone using this for 5D, 7D or ALpha ?Tamron SP AF17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di KM version is about $700. cheap and good. __________________ Take both its legs down first, then cuts its tail, next is shoot between its eyes:devil:

4th October 2006	#5
dr34mc4st3r Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,843	Re: anyone using this for 5D, 7D or ALpha ?Tamron SP AF17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di i got it. sharp and good no need for USM...haha __________________ sony a700 \| km 5d \| m d7 film sig12-24/cz16-80/70-300g/sig400/lensbaby2.0 Last edited by dr34mc4st3r; 4th October 2006 at 01:18 AM.

4th October 2006	#6
Johnston Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sengkang Posts: 2,476	Re: anyone using this for 5D, 7D or ALpha ?Tamron SP AF17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di Yup, KM 17-35 is very sharp. Good buy too. __________________ *Multiply / JohnstonFotography** Shadow@Alphadslr

4th October 2006	#7
TME Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clementi Posts: 6,188	Re: anyone using this for 5D, 7D or ALpha ?Tamron SP AF17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di This lens has a tendency to misfocus when the contrast is poor... that's my experience on my 7D... it may be the camera body... I dun have this problem with a Tamron 24-135SP though...

8th October 2006	#9
dr34mc4st3r Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,843	Re: anyone using this for 5D, 7D or ALpha ?Tamron SP AF17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di you will hunger for a wide angle soon enough hehe.....get tamron/minolta 17-35, or tamron 11-18, or sigma 10-20...you know you want it...soon...hehe __________________ sony a700 \| km 5d \| m d7 film sig12-24/cz16-80/70-300g/sig400/lensbaby2.0

9th October 2006	#11
tokrot Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,243	Re: anyone using this for 5D, 7D or ALpha ?Tamron SP AF17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di Hmm. since it is the same optic (OEM version) with KM version, i believe it may backfocus at 17mm wide. Can anyone with this lens tell us whether it is same backfocus for Tamron version too? Thanks. __________________ Colors of Photography through my eyes...