Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (For Sony) Lens Specifications
Brand
Tamron
Model
SP 24 - 70 mm F/2.8 Di VC USD for Canon
Color
Black
Type
Standard Zoom
Prime/zoom
Zoom
Lens Type
Standard
Filter Attachment Size
82 mm
Picture Angle With 35Mm (135) Format
Diagonal: 84° 04′ - 34° 21′
Minimum Aperture
F/22
Designed For
Canon 1300D, 700D, 200D, 750D, 77D, 800D, 80D, 5D Mark IV Series, 6D Mark II Series, 5D Mark III Series,7D Mark II Series
Suitable For
Journalism
Lens Mount
Canon Mount
Lens Construction (Elements/groups)
17 Elements in 12 Groups
Angle Of View
60° 20 ′ - 22° 33 ′ (APS-C Format Cameras)
Drive System
Ultrasonic Silent Drive
Maximum Focal Length
70 mm
Minimum Focal Length
24 mm
Aperture With Max Focal Length
f/2.8 Di VC USD
Aperture With Min Focal Length
f/22
Minimum Focusing Distance
0.38 m
Maximum Magnification (X)
1:5
Other Specifications
Di, Rotation Optical Construction, Ultrasonic Silent Drive Motor for Fast and Quiet Autofocus, 3 Low Dispersion (LD) Lenses, 2 Extra Refractive Index (XR) Lenses, Reduces Various Types of Distortion, Drip-proof Structure, High-quality, Highly Functional, High-speed Standard Zoom Lens, Constant Aperture Zoom Lens, Moisture-resistant Construction
Dimensions
88.2 x 116.9 mm (Diameter x Length)
Weight
130 g
Doesn't disappoint, AT ALL.
By Alok Kon
After quite a bit of research and dilemma between this and its canon counterpart, braved to order this lens from FK, all thanks to the Monday-special extra 10% off.
And first things, first, this lens is worth more than its money. After using it for almost a month now (which included a baby portrait shoot and a pre-wedding shoot), I am totally satisfied with the performance of this lens. I have used the canon 24-70 for a couple of weddings earlier so I can say that the VC in this lens is extremely useful if you are going to use it for similar events under difficult lighting conditions involving a lot of haphazard movement of the subject(s). Sharpness is of top quality, especially in well-lit conditions. The same suffers a tiny bit in darker scenes but I have seen it only at 24mm and at ISO > 6400 on my 5Dmk3. And the bokeh is amazing at f/2.8 which wasn't something I expected but extremely happy with!
I have captured a few landscape shots with this lens, which, at 24mm is almost wide enough for landscapes but if that is your primary use, you wouldn't be looking for this lens anyway.
The only glitch I faced with this lens so far is the one time when the camera complained of mis-communication with the lens in between a shoot where I was capturing high-speed continuous candid portrait shots. Rebooting the camera solved this though.
If weddings, candids and portraits are going to be your primary use-cases, this lens is totally worth it - better than the canon 24-70 I would dare to say, especially with its lack of IS and exorbitant pricing.
Nice lens at price
By Sandeep Mohanon
I'm a professional photographer and used canon 24-70L as well. I was bit hesitate about this purchase but this lens worth at the price, better than canon 24-70 but nowhere at newer version of canon 24-70L II which is best among all, but so the prices!!
If you are on budget, give it a try.
May be I'm happy because I got good copy of this lens. This lens sometime (read rarely) give soft focus on 5DMKIII but consistently give good results on 5DMKII, 1DMKIV and over 6D.