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Preview: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD - mst - 03-28-2017 NOT the G2... but we'll need a baseline to compare the new G2 version to, don't we Some sample images here: https://photozone.smugmug.com/Reviews/Tamron-70200-28-VC-fx -- Markus Preview: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD - JJ_SO - 03-28-2017 As I belong to the "we", I have to say no I don't need to know how less good an elder version of a 3rd part lens manufacturer is because the tap-in console is only working on the new version. Giving me the possibility to tweak the lens' AFMA, VR and other switches plus the possibility to get firmware updates. For the latter, I don't know how often Tamron will deliver them. Given the Sigma situation, the only lenses with more firmware updates are the Canon versions. Since Nikon is soooo stable (a stone monument is moving quicker than Nikon's management) and so high-end developed :lol: (or hopeless to fix the quirks only with firmware ) it might be a less important reason to buy. But. The arca-type foot alone is worth to skip the old lens. More beautiful, snappy, better looking and still cheaper (half price....) than the current 70-200 from Nikon. I would not go for an old version, it simply is not cheap enough. Preview: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD - mst - 03-28-2017 Quote:I would not go for an old version, it simply is not cheap enough.Well, that of course depends on one's available budget or use case (meaning how much one is willing to spend for a lens he or she might not need that often). To add some numbers: the G2 locally sells for around 1600 and, since announced just recently, is only available new. The earlier model can be bought used (by those who don't mind buying used) for less than 800, so half the price. -- Markus Preview: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD - JJ_SO - 03-28-2017 An f/2.8 zoom is per se nothing cheap. So, either I want quality or save money. Used lenses come at a risk, but not a much bigger one as I can also bu lemons new. Going on a budget with 70-200 for Nikon means to me, get the 70-200/4, use VR and stay away from third party stuff. 70-200/2.8 Tamron G1: 1170.- 70-200/4 Nikon: 1400.- 70-200/2.8 Tamron G2: 1700.- 70-200/2.8 Nikon 2600.- A lens like that is in use for long time and pays over the years Preview: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD - mst - 03-28-2017 Hm, well, the reason to get one of the 2.8 zooms (for me) would be shallow DOF. Plus AF precision. So, a 70-200/4 VR wouldn't fit. -- Markus Preview: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD - JJ_SO - 03-28-2017 Yes, plus the f/4 has a less pleasing bokeh. But looking first on budget and then ask for shallow DoF and bokeh is part of the things what we customers wish for no matter if it's possible for the price we wish to pay. Anyway, everybody can buy and test whatever she or he wants. I just made a couple of times the experience, in the long term it's much cheaper to buy expensive first. Preview: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD - davidmanze - 03-28-2017 Eglobal Nikon 1,269 euros Canon 1,248 euros both guaranteed for one year somewhere in Asia Both are grey market, they are a bargain.....are you say..."I don' trust grey market".......but.. there's no guarantee when you buy S/H either....so we all like a bargain ....however the G2 is just sooo much better than the G1! In spite of it all G2 grey market or S/H G1?........... grey market wins it for me! Preview: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD - toni-a - 03-28-2017 I almost bought this this lens last month. I expect from test results rare who would be able to tell which photo was taken by which lens on anything smaller than A4 prints, the former one was a decent performer. Most important aspects for me are by order : focus accuracy, what's the point having a sharp lens if focus is off build quality weight colors and flare resistance sharpness vignetting distortions Preview: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD - Rover - 03-30-2017 How cool is that!.. Preview: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD - JJ_SO - 03-30-2017 Now I see what I always did wrong when choosing a lens. My orders are Color black Some rings to turn Mixture of glass, metal and plastics, eventually microchips Visible screws, not only glued together Lens pouch, could be rated two steps higher Lens caps, and make them slippery so I can do a bit DIY |