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Forums > Back > Tamron to release a 17-50mm ƒ/4 lens
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#11
09-08-2023, 05:59 PM
Specs and diagrams:

https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/the-new-tamron-17-50mm-f-4-will-start-shipping-out-from-october-19/
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#12
09-09-2023, 08:02 AM
Now, what do you think is the more likely way of having this lens released in Z mount: rebadge or straight? :-)
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09-09-2023, 10:02 AM
(08-24-2023, 07:11 AM)Klaus Wrote: https://www.tamron.com/global/consumer/news/detail/a068_20230824.html

Looks quite "long" (as usual) despite them stating that it's compact.

I suppose this will kill their own 20-40mm f/2.8

Very long (114 vs 87 mm, almost exactly as the 28-75!) 100g heavier and f/4.0.
Not enough for real estate, museums, churches and other historical interiors as well as city nights.
I passed on the Sony 20-70/4.0 and will for this 17-50/4,0 but keep my 20-40/2,8.
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12-07-2023, 06:52 AM
I see Klaus has got his hands on this one. This is a review that I'll be waiting for. I'm so excited that I'm almost ready to proclaim this lens the best thing since sliced bread (sorry, Canon 16-35/4!), although of course I'd need to wait for the actual test to see if my faith has any foundation in reality...)
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12-07-2023, 10:40 AM
No

(sorry)
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12-07-2023, 10:53 AM
Nothing to be sorry for: if this lens is not up to the scratch, that ought to save me a good deal of money, as well as the hassle of adapting. Oh, and snuff out the GAS... a little.
A win-win situation. Smile
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12-07-2023, 11:03 AM (This post was last modified: 12-07-2023, 11:03 AM by Klaus.)
The Sony FE 20-70mm G is in my personal stock, and I certainly prefer it over this one.

The first sample of the T17-50 also had a centering issue - and it took me a while to get a new one. The review was actually planned for early November.
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12-07-2023, 11:12 AM
Thank you for the information. Well, there's still hope in the 50-400... Big Grin
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12-13-2023, 01:22 PM
Dustin Abbott seemed quite impressed:
https://dustinabbott.net/2023/10/tamron-17-50mm-f4-di-iii-vxd-review/
Of course this lens has big, big barrel distortion at the wide end, though in his experience it was a little less prominent than on the Sony 20-70mm @ 20mm (but not by much).
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12-28-2023, 04:23 PM
Okay... that may be an obtuse thing to ask, but is there a chance for the review to be published before New Year? Smile
(kind of like Markus's famous review of Fuji 16-80 that hit shortly before we were due to open the champagne...)
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