Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 for Canon DSLR Cameras (Tamron 6 Year Limited USA Warranty)

After doing a bit of research and reading review after review, The Tamron 24070 G2 was my lens of choice when I needed to upgrade my "go-to" portrait/product lens. So far, it lives up to most of the hype. It looks nice, produces very crisp images and has very nice bokeh. However, its not perfect. The autofocus is not quite as fast as expected after all the glowing reviews, and the focus/zoom rings do not feel as smooth as I wanted in a lens of this caliber. Other weird little things to note: the zoom ring turns the opposite direction of my Canon lenses, which takes a little getting used to. The provided tulip/hood has a nice locking mechanism, but does not want to go on as easily as it should, and the lens feels very heavy for its size. Overall it has a nice, high-quality feel and seems to produce sharp, impressive images. I just wish the autofocus was a little bit better.

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This thing is probably the best 24-70 that has IS and doesn’t break the bank. Has great image quality, good bokeh, almost no chromatic aberration and built like a tank. Almost too much so as it’s very heavy. Only gripes are that it’s got a super narrow focus ring which is kind of hard to use manually. Also it’s auto focus sometimes hunts, I say it’s accurate 90-95% of the time so sometimes it’s not the most reliable for that. But other than that, this is a great value for price. Especially with that IS that does sooo well even at low shutter speeds. A great lens for photo and video!

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I upgraded from the Gen 1 lens. I was expecting improvements all around after all the rave reviews. This lens is just as good and maybe a hair sharper but it hunts and my old lens, while slower, never failed to snap right into focus. This is annoying. That being said, the G1 was an awesome lens and this is as well, If you need fast focus this is it, but there are a lot of great deals out there on gen 1 and if this hunts the first gen will beat this to a sharp picture.

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Picture quality is great. Build quality has great feel in your hands. My lens had a small back focus shift out of the box. I could correct it in my camera but I needed to send it back for recalibration.

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