[Review] Tamron AF 24-70mm f/2.8 SP Di USD VC Tested By Photozone
We already have seen a review (with specs) and a comparisons involving the new, weather-sealed Tamron AF 24-70mm f/2.8 SP Di USD VC lens. Now also well reputed photozone.de published a review (samples and conclusion here). The impression is generally positive. A few excerpts from the review…:
- The build quality of the Tamron lens is on a professional-grade level
- The ultrasonic AF drive (USD) is both very fast as well as virtually silent
- At 24 mm the lens shows a heavy amount of barrel distortion (~3.8%), which flips over to a slight pincushion type (~0.8%) at 70mm. In the middle range the distortions are marginal.
- The lens delivered very solid resolution figures in the MTF lab. At 24mm the center resolution is already superb at f/2.8.
- At 24mm f/2.8 the amount of vignetting is very pronounced at more that 2EV [...] can be decreased by stopping down
The conclusion sounds also good, giving this lens an overall, positive assessment.
[...] the Tamron AF 24-70mm f/2.8 SP Di USD VC is an impressive lens. It is capable of delivering very sharp results at medium aperture settings and at max. aperture the center quality is more than decent. Lateral CAs are very low which contributes to the high sharpness perception.
The build-quality is pretty good, making this lens more rugged than it may look at first glance:
[...] the Tamron AF 24-70mm f/2.8 SP Di USD VC. The lens barrel is mostly made of plastics but it is of high quality and it is tightly assembled. The new weather sealing is very welcome
The following sellers have the Tamron AF 24-70mm f/2.8 SP Di USD VC lens in stock and ready to ship:
- B&H ($1,299, click here)
- Adorama ($1,299, click here)
- Amazon US ($1,299, click here)
- Amazon Germany (€1,099,00 click here)
- Amazon France (€1,134.88, click here)
I provide more world-wide availability and price check options (be aware that the Tamron AF 24-70mm f/2.8 SP Di USD VC may not be available right now in some countries):
Australia: Amazon, Adorama, B&H, Digitalrev, eBay.au
Austria: Amazon.at, DigitalRev, Wex Photographie, eBay.at
Belgium: Amazon UK, DigitalRev, eBay.be
Canada: Amazon.ca, newegg, DigitalRev, Adorama, B&H, eBay.ca
China: Amazon.cn, Digitalrev, eBay
Denmark: DigitalRev, eBay
Finland: DigitalRev, eBay
France: Amazon.fr, DigitalRev, eBay.fr
Germany: Amazon.de, DigitalRev, Wex Photographie, eBay.de
Hong Kong: Amazon, Adorama, Digitalrev, B&H, eBay
Ireland: Amazon.uk, DigitalRev, eBay.ie
Italy: Amazon.it, DigitalRev, eBay.it
Japan: Amazon.jp, Rakuten, DigitalRev, eBay
Netherlands: Amazon, DigitalRev, eBay.nl
Norway: DigitalRev, eBay
Poland: DigitalRev, Redcoon.pl, eBay
Singapore: B&H, Adorama, Digitalrev, eBay
Spain: Amazon.es, DigitalRev, Redcoon.es, eBay.es
Suisse: Amazon.de, DigitalRev, Wex Photographie, eBay.ch
Sweden: DigitalRev, eBay
Thailand: Amazon, DigitalRev, B&H, Adorama, eBay
United Kingdom: Amazon.uk, Warehouseexpress, DigitalRev, eBay.uk
USA: Amazon, B&H, Adorama, Canon USA, J&R, Digitalrev, Borrow Lenses, eBay







Nan
2 years ago |‘More than decent’. That can hardly be a correct judgement on a lens that is, in your own words, ” both at the short and long ends ‘massively distorting”? This cannot possibly be a serieus recommendation? The lens is amazingly expensive too. Buy 1 Canon ‘nifty fifty’ EF f. 1.8 50 mm usm (99 euro) and one f2.8 85 mm at 350 euro and your photography will shine!
For a third party lens this Tamron is very expensive indeed. My recommendation: Buy the renowned Canon EF 24-105 L. IS, USM. Works wit both full frame and crop-camera’s. Costs some 400-500 dollars more. Starts sharp at f.4. Sublime sharpness, versatility, sturdiness and color. And a much longer mid-range than this Tamron.
andy
2 years ago |You don’t like it because of the distortion but you recommend the 24-105 which has even more distortion?
Mr Cow
2 years ago |I have been researching this lens and I have found that is overpriced for what you get.. The lens is good to do with distortion having all most none of it. The problem is that the lens tends to get dark around the edges and has changing sharpness throughout the zoom range… The only reason to buy this lens is if you want the stabilization for video but for photography it is a no go for me. If you are going to buy this lens prepare yourself to spend lots of time in photoshop trying to correct your images. Pros: is a full frame zoom lens with stabilization cons:To expensive for a less than great image quality zoom lens