What Sigma lens compares to ....

[josh_rodriguez1]

Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical....I am planning on picking

up a new lens soon and the 24-70 is out of the question. Which

would you go with in that range the Sigma (which one) the Tamron or

some other Canon lens?

[andy_depaulo]

Tokina 28-70mm F/2.8 AT-X PRO SV

 

my suggestion over sigma/tamron

[rcox2]

How about the Sigma 24-70?

[sean_mclennan]

I bought the Sigma 24-70 2.8.....I found it soft and couldn't be bothered to send it in for calibration...so I returned it and bought the Tamron 28-75 2.8 di....Love it. It's not as rugged as the Sigma (Tamron is plastic body, Sigma is metal) but it shoots like a dream.

 

sean

[wolver]

My vote goes to the <a href="http://www.photo.net/equipment/tamron/28_75_Di/page4.html" TARGET=_blank> <i>Tamron 28-75</i></a>. An awesome lens for the price.

[strathconaman]

One more vote for the Tamron. It is so sharp that the only time I use a prime is when I need an extra stop or two for light or DOF. Hood is a little flimsy, but it was included in the price.

[danny_lee2]

Tokina 28-70mm F/2.8 AT-X PRO SV = Soft 70mm.

[darklights]

I've done a LOT of checking into the Tamron XR Di LD series of lenses. I have to say that, other than bad photographers, I haven't seen a bad sample yet and everyone that has bought and left comments on them rave about them. They aren't L class lenses, even the engineers and designers say so, but they are the closest thing to it for that price range. Personally I'd say they're like 85-90% as good as an L lens. For a K or more savings....I'd go with the Tamron.

[carlos_santos2]

The Sigma 24-70 I've got is tack sharp, even beat the Canon 24-70L in the in-store tests I was doing.

 

If you want that range, the Sigma comes very close, but make sure you get the newer Macro edition which was just updated for this past summer.

 

Some folks have seen soft photos, but I've also seen people complaining about soft photos for the Tamron 28-75 and even some that complain their Canon L 24-70 is out of adjustment(!). If you are serious about sharpness, the best bet is go to a store that stocks these lenses and verify for yourself that the lens is performing as you want. Reputable stores will let you do this without hesitation and will also let you return lenses if they're not what you expected. Yet another incentive to buy from them rather than online...

 

See:

 

http://www.pbase.com/fstopjojo/sigma_2470

 

Remember to test these wide-open (f/2.8)...stopped down they're all equivalent of course.

 

-cs

[yakim_peled1]

<p>As far as I understand, the Tamron 28-75/2.8 is possibly the best 3rd party mid-range zoom. It's a very good lens. A friend of mine uses it on the EOS3. He says it is very good. He tested it against the 28-70/2.8 USM L and says the results are very close. <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=008T9j">Here</a> is a user which compared it to the 1300$ 24-70/2.8 USM L and <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=008SgU">here</a> is a comparison to the 1600$ 70-200/2.8 USM L IS. If you ask me, it has <b>very</b> impressive performance for a 370$ lens. If I were in a market for such a lens I'd get this one.<p>

 

 

<p>Happy shooting, <br>

Yakim. </p>

[carlos_santos2]

Tsk tsk Yakim, test out the Sigma 24-70 Macro...it's *really good*.

 

Better than the Tamron 28-75 in some cases (mine is!)