Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2

juanmrojas

What are your thoughts on this updated version? I'm between this one and the old Nikkor 24-70 with no VR, I will mostly use it for travelling and MAYBE sometimes on a fashion shoot with studio flashes. My main concern is actually about quality control, I've read somewhere that you might end up getting a bad copy and I wouldn't be able to return it if that happens.

PB_PM

If you are concerned about issues and compatibility beyond your current camera, the Nikkor is the answer. If you are okay with a higher chance of having compatability issues the Tamron is fine. You can still get bad copies from Nikon, no brand is perfect.

spraynpray

Where on the planet are you Juan? Most places have a return policy if you buy new and are unhappy.

juanmrojas

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I'm in Argentina spraynpray, where I can't even get that lens, so an American friend who is coming to visit will bring it to me, and it wouldn't really be cost effective for me to buy a plane ticket all the way to the U.S.A. just to return it lol

WestEndFoto

Then buy the Nikkor.

Capt_Spaulding

I noticed the blog points to the Black Friday pricing on the Tammies as being live now. I checked B&H, Adorama, and Amazon, and still see the 24-70 and 70-200 G2 lens prices at MSRP (I think). Am I missing something?

juanmrojas

WestEndFoto said:

Then buy the Nikkor.

Will do.

Capt_Spaulding

I apparently misread the add copy. I thought Tamron was putting the G2 versions of the 24-70 and 70-200 on sale. It appears I was mistaken.

WestEndFoto

juanmrojas said:

WestEndFoto said:

Then buy the Nikkor.

Will do.

I think you will enjoy this lens. I dismissed the midrange zoom. I am generally a prime shooter. I only got this lens because as the "guy with the camera", I often get asked to shoot events. Changing primes in the rain where IQ is not that critical was not my idea of fun, so I got this lens.

And I am pleasantly surprised. Very sharp corner to corner which is an attribute that I have come to appreciate more as I often find my self composing with the subject on the edge. Also, the VR let's me get shots down to a fifth of a second. I just shoot in continuous and take ten shots. Two or three will be sharp. My only complaint is that Nikon needs to program their Auto-ISO to allow for VR. Even allowing me to lower the minimum shutter speed by more than a couple of stops would be useful.

For this reason, this has turned out to be a good street photography lens.

My only complaint is that my composition suffers with the zoom. I probably get more shots with the zoom, but despite the fact that I am changing lens, even in a street setting, I get more great shots with a prime.

So with this caveat, I am not dismissing the mid-range zoom anymore.