TAMRON AFB005C-700 SP AF VC 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD (IF) Lens - for Canon

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I purchased the lens based on many exciting reviews on the internet praising its sharpness. However, when I received my lens, I was very disappointed with its focusing. Every picture I took with the lens came out very soft. In fact images were worse...

This is a great wide angle lense for low light situations. The color reproduction is excellent and is much better than a Sigma lense. The autofocus is very fast and sharp -especially in low light. I have used this lense while taking pictures at...

While the build quality is good, it's not great. There is too much plastic on the lense, which might make it less durable than the Sigma EX series. Also, the gold ring around the lense is rather cheap feeling ; The 2.8 f-stop is great, but it tends to...

Image Quality, Built Quality, Auto Focus, VC / IS Works Good in Low Light

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Very sharp and good contrast. Low chromatic aberration (given that it is inexpensive, fairly wide angle and fast) ; Fast enough to use just about everywhere. Video is excellent also but watch your panning movement (you might want to turn VC off for...

Not as quiet AF as Canon USM or Sigma HSM but not so bad as to make you wince. Noticeable, though. Wish the zoom was a little smoother; perhaps will smooth out a bit with age and use (catches just a tiny bit at the wide end but only sometimes). It's...