Tamron announced Ultra Wide Angle Lens: SP AF 10-24 f3.5-4.5 DI II

[fengwei]

Source from DPR...

Tamron just announced they will be releasing a new 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 UWA lens including a Pentax version:
http://www.tamron.com/news/35mm/1024_pma08.asp

That'll be a great competitor to the Sigma 10-20


In addition to all the new Pentax lenses just announced, this brings a total of new/updated lenses due out during 2008 for Pentax to 17 new lenses plus a TC!:

Pentax (by summer 2008) - 7 lenses:
DA 18-55 mkII
DA 55-300 f4-5.8
DA*200 f2.8
DA*300 f4.0
DA 35 f2.8 macro
DA*60-250 f4.0
DA 17-70 f4.0
(after Summer 2008) - 3 lenses + TC
15mm Limited
DA*30mm
DA*55 f1.4

Sigma - 4 lenses
50-150 HSM
70-200 HSM
120-400 HSM
150-500 HSM

Tamron - 3 lenses
17-50 f2.8
70-200 f2.8
10-24 f3.5-4.5


This year looks pretty good for us Pentaxians

[Viewpoint]

This looks to be an exciting year, with quite a few new lenses and sensors...

Will have to wait and see how good this new 10-24mm really is. The specs are certainly a big improvement over the last one. Last time I checked (b4 buying the Tokina 12-24mm), the Tamron 11-18mm f4.5-5.6 was generally not well received.

[istDeS]

That's good, Pentaxians now have more choices for lenses.

[alanswan]

Hope it's competitive to the Sigma in both image quality and pricing...

[roentarre]

Thanks for this post! Tamron wide zoom seems really attractive if matching the quality of sigma 10-20

Looking forward to pentax 15mm limited. It seems like a good option too if it is going to be light and compact

[Redsun]

wa UWA lens!!
10mm

[airconvent]

Fisheye lens give good effects but you also want undistorted wide angle images too. If only they can design a 10mm lens that can easily switch from fish eye to "rectilinear" (is this the correct term?) whenever needed, that would have been one cool lens!
BTW, anyone has any idea how much will this Tamron cost?
I have a touch of "night86mare 10mm" buy flu....if price is right, will "cure" it instantly!

[seafone]

Originally Posted by airconvent BTW, anyone has any idea how much will this Tamron cost? I have a touch of "night86mare 10mm" buy flu....if price is right, will "cure" it instantly!

Not sure how the Tamron will cost and how it will perform. From the spec, it does look good. I just bought that Sigma10-20. ai yaaa... tamron should have annnouce this eariler. Its still a good news that Tarmon is having a uwa zoom for pentax.

BTW, that Sigma10-20 is quite very nice lens. I am still having lot of fun with it...

cheerss..

[alanswan]

Yes... I was damn tempted by the Sigma 10-20 too...
Now I will wait for the Tamron 10-24 to see how it turns out... :P
Then again, my company's on the headlines lately for all the wrong reason.
So I better hang on and see what happens to my job before I give in to any temptations...

[fengwei]

Originally Posted by alanswan Yes... I was damn tempted by the Sigma 10-20 too... Now I will wait for the Tamron 10-24 to see how it turns out... :P Then again, my company's on the headlines lately for all the wrong reason. So I better hang on and see what happens to my job before I give in to any temptations...

Good luck Alan. But sometimes change is good, better actually

[fengwei]

Originally Posted by seafone BTW, that Sigma10-20 is quite very nice lens. I am still having lot of fun with it...

Congrats on the new lens, a great one by all owners and reviews.

I was tempted to get a Sigma 10-20 too due to its low price, especially on the second hand market. Now the Tamron 1024 looks even tempting

[fengwei]

Originally Posted by airconvent BTW, anyone has any idea how much will this Tamron cost? I have a touch of "night86mare 10mm" buy flu....if price is right, will "cure" it instantly!

I'm guessing it'd be within 800 to 1k mark. But who knows. Tamron lenses haven't been too expensive so far, let's hope it's affordable as most other Tamron lenses.

[slacker]

Just curious... how much does a Sigma UWA 10-20 cost? Am looking for a wide lens to "complete" my range for the time being.

[fengwei]

Originally Posted by slacker Just curious... how much does a Sigma UWA 10-20 cost? Am looking for a wide lens to "complete" my range for the time being.

Heard it's around 700 from OP, 900 from CP or MS Color.

[Gengh]

Originally Posted by slacker Just curious... how much does a Sigma UWA 10-20 cost? Am looking for a wide lens to "complete" my range for the time being.

The last time I asked in Sep 07, was $735 with GST from OP and $830 w/o GST from CP.

[slacker]

Thank you so much guys!
Saving up for this UWA.