Tamron Zoom Super Wide Angle SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS

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I took pictures for several days with this lens, it focus fast and pictures look good.

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This is a great lens. Sharp focus. Smooth zoom.

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I love the look of wide angle, this lens has great colors and is an all around awesome lens.

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I use this lens the least out of all of my canon glass but I love it so much, I look for projects to use it on. The lens is nice and sharp and I don't have any problems with the focusing. I can see how someone who needs better reaction time would need to shell out more for a Canon L but this is perfect for me.

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I was searching wide angle lens for my Canon 50D and finally found this one. The goal was next: to find the lens not only for APS-C but for full frame cameras like Canon 5D. I hope to get a full frame camera soon. So I need the lenses for both cameras for Canon 50D and Canon 5D II.
IMHO f2.8 for less then 300USD is pretty cool.

Now I have several lenses:
Tamron AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF
Tamron AF 28-75mm f 2.8 SP XR Di LD Aspherical (IF)
Canon EF 70-300mm f-4-5.6 USM IS

Of course weak side of this lens is next - the focus ring rotates in AF mode. By the way Tamron 28-75mm has the same problem.

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yes i got it right, i fianally got a great lens after much searching have been using a 50mm and a 28mm lenes on my cannon d20 but the change is only amazing up close shots are clear as day and when i stand back and use it for wide shots it,s great,i will be now getting one for my d200 nikon cant wait...

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This lens is great. Needed a wide angle for a couple shoots and this lens looked great, especially the price. So I tried it out and got outstanding results. All my photos were extremely sharp. They even seemed to be sharper than my Canon 28-135 USM Lens. Definitely a lens worth looking into as an inexpensive wide angle. Can't wait for snowboarding season to really try this out. Oh and the focus was pretty quick.

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I bought this lens because I wanted something wider and faster than my Canon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM II. I think the lens takes quality photos. It's heavier than my other lens, which I actually like. I don't like that the zoom function is opposite of the Canon lens. That is, you have to turn counter-clockwise in order to zoom, which is a little disrupting. It's also nice that the lens comes with a lens hood. However, if you have a pop-up flash, you'll have to take the hood off when using it.

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I use this for still-life nature photography. Lens is a little soft wide open, but sharpens right up if you stop it down a couple. Performs great in full sunlight, needs a flash/tripod for indoor lighting. So far I am very pleased with its performance overall, photos are contrasty and have great bokeh (seven blade diaphragm). Sometimes the autofocus is a little off in lower light (which is to be expected), but in good light it is usually right on.

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This lens offers excellent optics at a good price. Does not quite offer the same corner to corner sharpness of the Canon L glass of similar focal range. However, the difference is hardly discernable with normal size prints, and minimal with larger prints. Produces vibrant colors equal to those of the Canon lens. A bit noisier when focusing but I honestly had to listen to both lenses in a quiet room. I have never noticed the "noise" while shooting an assignment. While the f/2.8 is handy at 17mm, the lens performs best at f/5.6 and higher. If lens weight and cost are no issue look into the Canon EF 17-40L or Canon EF 16-35L. But if you are looking for a super wide angle lens that performs well at half the cost or better, you will not be disappointed with this lens.

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I purchased this lense for outdoor scences and got great results out of the lense. The autofocus was quick enough for me. My pictures were clear and crisp.

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I really liked the wide angle, specially when using it with my film SLR camera, when I get the real 17mm. I'm experiencing a new way of composing my pictures.

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This is a nice lens. I think it is a real sleeper in Tamron's line. It is well built, zoom is smooth, and focus is not noisy at all. The pictures are sharp and have real good contrast. A great buy.

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if I compare with the tamron len and expensive lens, it is pretty good for the price. it has slow focus and some of noise, but it is ok to use.

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this lens is a lot of fun to use. It allows me to be more creative in my picture taking. The only negative is some distortion at the edges, but for the price, this is an excellent purchase. I would highly recommend this lens to any photographer.

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I am a realtor and i needed a camera lens that would get the entire room in one photo without distortion or a blast to my budget. This is it!
Compact and very eye catching for clients! Impressive tool and the quality has gotten me feedback and new clients already! Keep taking many photos they tell me. They feel like they've been through the home virtually with the help of this lens. A picture tells a 1000 words and people are too busy to make appts to see every home out there so tamron and bhp you gave me the edge! Thanks!

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This lens is especially a good fit for the digital cameras that have the full-size 24x36mm sensors, because you are getting a very wide 17mm. This lens is all about super-wide angle shots. It seems to be constructed very well, the image quality is outstanding, its not bulky, and its a lot of quality at reasonable price. I'm very satisfied with this purchase.

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Used it at a baptismal in a moderatly well light Catholic Church. I didn't switch to another lens for the whole event. Sharpness and color saturation was on par with what I have come to expect from Tamron. Build quality is consumer level. functionality is as expected. Tamron lenses are not as fast as Canon USM. Would and have recommended.

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Have used it on a couple of assignments, and must say am happily surprised at its performance. Crisp pics. Sturdy build (some would call it a bit heavy, but to me, its weight means it's build well).

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I just got a 1D Mark II used, and needed a wide zoom lens as my EF-S lenses wouldn't work with it. I did tons of research on the Canon 17-40L F4 and the 16-35L F2.8. At $697 and $1400, respectively, I was hoping for some great reviews. But there was plenty bad to say about both lenses. The fact of the matter is, if you read reviews an all three off these lenses they are more or less the same--all have some issues.

That being the case, plus the fact that Canon decided to raise its prices, I decided to give the Tamron a shot. So far I am very happy. I was worried about not getting a sharp copy, but I must have because I am a pixel peeper and I don't have any complaints. People like to complain about distortion at 17mm--really? I still consider most anything under 20mm a fisheye, so I am fine with what little distortion I get.

I am glad I saved the money. The lens is small, light, comes with the hood and I don't even notice the change from 2.8 to 4. I takes a little getting used to the focus ring spinning in AF, but I'm fine with that too. For the money, I say take the plunge!