I got my almost-new (1 month old) Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 a couple of days ago to replace my Nikon 18-55mm VR.
All I can say so far is that it is one sweet lens. I’ve had it stopped functioning once, where it would just stop focussing and I could not take any shot at all. I had to turn my D60 off and back on but that happened only once out of about 200 shots. Build-wise, it’s similar to the Nikon 18-55mm, just bigger (67mm vs 52mm) and heavier. I might need a vertical grip if I plan to use this for an event because I have trouble trying not to hurt my fingers while holding the camera for a long period of time.
Anyway, focussing is mostly hit but there are misses. I’m still doubtful of the speed of focussing as well because it varies on the lighting. It takes a little more effort than my Nikon 18-55mm VR to focus in darker lighting, but I think I will just have to adapt to that. Wide open shots are soft, but f4 and onwards they’re decent. The hood is not as strong as my Nikon one (55-200mm VR), but I guess I can live with that.
I’m putting this Nikon 18-55mm VR for sale. As you can see it’s still in a pretty good condition. I think I would have done about 2,000 shots with the Nikon since it’s fairly new after the break-in to my car last year.
No scratches or marks, just a little bit of dust here and there. I’ll part with it say, AUD$160.
Email me at ray@chanraymond.net if you’re interested. I’m also selling my Nikon Sb400 Speedlight if you’re interested.
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