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Tamron just announced the shipment date of the new 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. It will be in Stock in Japanese store by June 27. Coming later in EU and US stores. in US you can preorder the lens at BHphoto.
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Tamron missed the boat on this one.
The older version had the closest focusing and highest magnification of any of this type of lens but lacked a ssm motor.
This version has the better motor but they eliminated the close focusing ability.
This was not designed to shoot kitties.
And they reduced the zoom range. It is not 200mm at the end but much less, see the blog in lensrental.com: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/12/quick-resolution-tests-on-two-new-70-200s
What’s the point? According to PopPhoto no zooms are what they supposed to be.
68.72–193.94mm tested, f/2.71 tested: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
70.01–200.23mm tested, f/2.81 tested: Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
70.01–200.08mm tested, f/2.76 tested: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS
68.68–196.11mm tested, f/2.70 tested: Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD
What’s the point? According to PopPhoto no zooms are what they supposed to be.
68.72–193.94mm tested, f/2.71 tested: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
70.01–200.23mm tested, f/2.81 tested: Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
70.01–200.08mm tested, f/2.76 tested: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS
68.68–196.11mm tested, f/2.70 tested: Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD
Besides, it seems to be so that the zoom factor varies when the focusing distance changes.
You are right but the new Tamron is only 186mm (according lensrental), and both Canon and Nikon are closer. Look at the pictures and you see the difference is significant (between Tamron and Nikon/Canon)
Actually, all internal focus lenses change focal length to focus, so at shorter distances their focal length will be shorter than at longer distances. Only at and near infinity is the focal length as advertised.
Of course, it does seem that Canon does a better job of it, but Lensrentals’ point about sports shooters having a problem with a shorter than advertised focal length isn’t necessarily true, since most sports are shot from more than a few yards away.
And no focus limiter.
The Quick Test from lensrentals looked pretty good to me. I am not concerned about it not being a full 200mm or having a “macro” feature. I am more interested in a good resolution lens I can use for portraits etc and of course the price.
Bokeh does not seem to be among strengths of this lens.
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 APS-C zoom lens priced at a surprisingly reasonable $800
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/14/sigma-18-35mm-f-1-8-lens-only-800/#continued
I don’t get it. I know A-mount cameras have IBIS, but in what realm do the Tamron marketing people live in thinking they can charge the same EXACT price for an a-mount lens minus the IS… I know they didn’t design a different lens, they either left out the components or left out the ability to use the components…
I realy want this lens. I have been waiting for months.
BTW any news on the 70-200G II?
Focuses in opposite direction that Alpha native lenses.
I think most Tamron AF lenses do. In manual focus days, Tamron used the Adaptall 2 system, in which the same lens could be mounted on any camera (provided there was a compatible adapter), and this meant that focus direction was opposite Canon and Minolta, but the same as Nikon and Olympus.
It’s unfortunate that they have continued this practice even after the shift to AF, and strange that Sony accept it on their Sony-branded, Tamron-manufactured lenses.
That should have been: … same as Nikon and Pentax.
Olympus OM lenses had the aperture ring working in the same direction as Nikon and Pentax, opposite Canon and Minolta, and vice versa for focus.
Still good, I want a black version of 70200 for A mount from tamron, which is both sharp and fast focusing