ASK : want to buy Tamron 17-50mm / f2.8

[h4r1y0n0]

Hi Guys,

want to check with your guys wether you had any experience to buy a canon lens in Edison Electronic in Sim Lim Square because today i go there to check the lens price for Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 for Canon the price around 520 come with the hood and filter, but the thing is i check in other store like cathay, john, most of them are offered about 625, so i wonder is there anything i should consider before i go to edison to buy the lens? are the shop trusted?
any comment would be thankful....

[boyboy]

Originally Posted by h4r1y0n0 Hi Guys, want to check with your guys wether you had any experience to buy a canon lens in Edison Electronic in Sim Lim Square because today i go there to check the lens price for Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 for Canon the price around 520 come with the hood and filter, but the thing is i check in other store like cathay, john, most of them are offered about 625, so i wonder is there anything i should consider before i go to edison to buy the lens? are the shop trusted? any comment would be thankful....

what is the warranty? is it one year DISTRIBUTOR warranty? or is it just "shop warranty"?

Anyway, one reason it could be extra cheap, might be that it is a soft copy. That is, that the pictures don't look sharply focused, even if there is no camera shake and the focus is correct.

but then, it might be a really good deal. so bite if u know how to check the lens.

a brief guide to how to check for sharpness, is to shoot stuff with details (words would be great) at F2.8 (biggest aperture) and zoom in to 100%. use the highest quality settings on the camera to get the most MP. more MP allows u to see more clearly any image quality issues.

the center portion should be tack sharp (or at least, almost there). corners will not be so sharp, even if u focus for the corner of the frame. this is normal

do manually set the camera sharpening settings to the lowest. otherwise the camera will try to sharpen the images, particularly for jpeg.

[nigel84]

i'm not sure about this, but they might "persuade or otherwise 'con' you" to get other things to get the lens at that price. And that "extra things" would be severely marked up before selling you. Else another tactic they always pull off is say no stock. If they try anything like that, say no, walk away. Take the lift up to 6th floor, Orient Photo. ASk for Stanley, his quotes on lens are always consistent. and no funny pull off deals. Just that you might have to pay in cash to get the best price.

[lohkam]

I had an experience with this shop also on their pricing.Went in there and ask for the EF 70-200 f4 non IS lens and they quoted me 1.5k.In my mind i was like WTF?they straightly i say No Thanks and before i make a move to walk out of the shop,the salesman ask me whats my budget?Is it too exp?If exp we have grey set.They think i am a foreigner cause i look like a white guy from somewhere...wanna ripped me off.......luckily i know the market value for that lens.

Orient Photo in level 6 will be my choice to ask for gd pricing and gd service.Sp far they are the best for me in Sim Lim.

[hammie]

Just go to those listed shop and save a piece of your mind and sanity....

It already tried and proven so many times and yet ppl who wanna get a quick bucks off only to find out later they got roberted or goods don't match the $$. Just go to the few trusted shop.

[h4r1y0n0]

yeah actually i heard a lot of rumor that the weak point from the tamron lens is that some of the product isself is lost on focus..., maybe i better choose the Orient Photo to buy the lens... after all i'm not going just because to save some 50 dollar to get the product that i don't now the quality is...

[Octarine]

At Orient Photo you can try the lens. I saw many people trying equipment there to see whether it is a sharp copy. Save your time and possible frustration.

[charlesleong]

i have not had good experience with Edison.

they have various patterns to try and 'persuade' you to part with your $$$.

the tamron lens comes with hood in the box, so they shouldn't even try to 'sell' you a hood and give you a 'special' price.

did you make sure that it's brand new? and $520 is the all-inclusive price? INCLUDING GST? a lot of shops try to quote you a low price, then add GST at the checkout. It's not allowed in Singapore IIRC.

[h4r1y0n0]

Originally Posted by charlesleong i have not had good experience with Edison. they have various patterns to try and 'persuade' you to part with your $$$. the tamron lens comes with hood in the box, so they shouldn't even try to 'sell' you a hood and give you a 'special' price. did you make sure that it's brand new? and $520 is the all-inclusive price? INCLUDING GST? a lot of shops try to quote you a low price, then add GST at the checkout. It's not allowed in Singapore IIRC.

that's why i'm worried that the stuff they sell me is not a brand new or fail product, the price is 520 already with GST and they also can give me a free UV filer.... geezz..... maybe i better get then lens in oriont or maybe in john 3:16.

[Octarine]

Originally Posted by h4r1y0n0 that's why i'm worried that the stuff they sell me is not a brand new or fail product, the price is 520 already with GST and they also can give me a free UV filer.... geezz..... maybe i better get then lens in oriont or maybe in john 3:16.

That smells fishy. The filter will be some cheap piece of glass which you actually don't need. Go for lens in a reputable shop and save trouble. Read up about filters before you get one, regardless of brand and shop.

[h4r1y0n0]

hi Guys... last nite i already purchase my tamron 17-50mm in Orient... the shopkeeper was nice even i come to the shop for 2 times already and they also give me to tried the lens, and i bought the lens using a credit card with 590 SGD (Extra Charge 10 SGD), hope this experience will share to other SLR lover to choose the correct shop when going to have their things to buy.

[MSZ006Zeta]

Yeah, go to reputable shops or the shop you always frequent. You'll always get a better deal there, or at least better respect from the shopkeepers.

[JPLim]

Originally Posted by h4r1y0n0 hi Guys... last nite i already purchase my tamron 17-50mm in Orient... the shopkeeper was nice even i come to the shop for 2 times already and they also give me to tried the lens, and i bought the lens using a credit card with 590 SGD (Extra Charge 10 SGD), hope this experience will share to other SLR lover to choose the correct shop when going to have their things to buy.

590 for a gray set or local set?
How many years warranty?
I am interested to get this lens also at Orient in the Dec08.

[jasonteoch]

Originally Posted by h4r1y0n0 hi Guys... last nite i already purchase my tamron 17-50mm in Orient... the shopkeeper was nice even i come to the shop for 2 times already and they also give me to tried the lens, and i bought the lens using a credit card with 590 SGD (Extra Charge 10 SGD), hope this experience will share to other SLR lover to choose the correct shop when going to have their things to buy.

yes, please share with me is it a local set or gray set as I am also interested in this lens. thanks.