Review Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] A16, Model A16 N II

The Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] A16 is an interesting crop lens with APS-C sensor size. This review shows the A16 N II model designed for Nikon DX cameras.

Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] A16, Model A16 N II

Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] A16, Model A16 N II

Please note that the Tamron A16 lens was also available for other systems:

  • Canon - Model A16E (good review here)
  • Pentax - Model A16P
  • Sony / Minolta - Model A16S
  • Nikon - Model A16N or A16N II

In total, the line of such Tamron lenses for Nikon cameras consists of four models:

  1. Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] - Model A16N, February 2006 (country of origin - Japan or Vietnam)
  2. Promaster DIGITAL XR EDO AF Ashperical LD ​​[IF] 17-50mm 1: 2.8, which is a model of the Tamron Model A16 N under the Promaster brand.
  3. Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] - Model A16NIIMarch 2008, the model is shown in this review.
  4. Tamron Di II SP 17-50mm F / 2.8 VC - Model B005NII, September 2009, review is located here.

Difference between Tamron A16 N II and Tamron A16 N

  • Tamron A16 N Model Older
  • The Tamron A16 N does not have a built-in focus motor and is similar to the 'AF' lens for Nikon cameras. The Tamron A16 N II has a built-in focus motor and is the counterpart to the 'AF-S' lens for Nikon cameras. The older Tamron A16 N model will not automatically focus on Nikon cameras without a built-in focus motor, an accurate and complete list of cameras without a focus motor can be viewed here... Be careful, both models are labeled 'Tamron AF', but this abbreviation does not refer to Nikon's designations and can be confusing.
  • The Tamron A16 N II has an AF / MF focus mode switch. The older version lacks such a switch.
  • The Tamron A16 N has a screwdriver slot on the bayonet side, which connects the camera focusing motor to the lens focusing mechanism. The Tamron A16 N II lacks this slot.
  • Tamron A16 N has 5 microprocessor contacts, Tamron A16 N II has 8 microprocessor contacts (interesting information on microprocessor contacts here).
  • Lenses come in different boxes. The Tamron A16 N II version has a clear indication of its model, it says 'Model: A16 N II, Built-In Motor for Nikon D'.

Please note that the Tamron A16 N II and Tamron A16 N models have the same name spelling on their case and only the generic 'A16' model is indicated throughout. Be careful when shopping. The easiest way to distinguish lenses from each other is the number of microprocessor contacts. Also, for Tamron A16 N II version, 'A16N II' is indicated on the box.

In short

Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] A16 (abbreviated as Tamron A16 N II) is high-speed universal zoom lens for Nikon DX cameras. Interesting big maximum constant aperture over the entire range of focal lengths and low price. The native analog of this lens is Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-55mm 1: 2.8G ED IF SWM DXwhich is about 3 times more expensive than the Tamron A16 N II.

Key Features Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] A16 (Nikon version of A16NII)

Review Instance Name Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] A16 (box: Model: A16N II Filter Size: Ø 67mm for Nikon D compatible ”)
Basic properties
  • SP (Super Performance) - high performance inherent to Tamron's professional lens range
  • AF (Auto Focus) - support for auto focus. In this case, it is analogous to Nikon AF-I / AF-S
  • NII - marking indicating the absence of a diaphragm control ring and the presence of a built-in focus motor
  • aspherical - aspherical elements in the optical scheme (this lens uses 2 hybrid aspherical elements)
  • XR (Exbetween Refractive Index) - elements with a high refractive index with which you can make compact lenses
  • DIII (Ddigitally Integrated) - the lens is designed for use on DSLR cameras with an APS-C sensor
  • LD (Low Dispersion) - special low-dispersion elements.
  • [IF] (Iinternal Focus) - internal focusing
  • ISC (Iinternal Sface Coating) - special internal coating of optics
  • LOCK - zoom ring lock
  • Important: a lens from a third-party manufacturer, which imposes some restrictions on its practical use
Front Filter Diameter 67 mm
Focal length 17-50 mm EGF for Nikon DX cameras is 25.5-75 mm
Zoom ratio 2.94 X (often rounded to three)
Designed by for Nikon DX cropped digital cameras
Number of aperture blades 7 rounded petals that form a fairly even hole
Tags focusing distance in meters and feet, focal lengths for 17, 24, 35, 50 mm, hood attachment mark, bayonet mount mark
Diaphragm from f / 2.8 over the entire range of focal lengths to f / 32. The lens does not have an aperture ring (G - lens type for Nikon cameras)
MDF 0.27 m, maximum magnification ratio 1: 4.5 (at a value of 50 mm focal length)
The weight 440 g
Optical design 16 elements in 13 groups of which 2 are aspherical hybrid (Aspherical, marked in pink), 1 special low dispersion element (LD, marked in green) and 3 elements with a high refractive index (XR, marked in blue).Optical design Tamron 17-50 2.8 DI II A16NIIClickable Image
Lens hood Included petal hood
Manufacturer country Lens manufactured / manufactured in Japan, China and Vietnam
Price
Period From February 2006, in September 2009 replaced by Tamron Di II SP 17-50mm F / 2.8 VC

What need to know about Tamron A16NII:

  1. The lens is used constant maximum relative aperture F / 2.8 over the entire range of focal lengths. Actually, this is one of its strengths. The difference in aperture between F / 2.8 and F / 5.6, which are used in simple whale lenses, is 4 times (2 steps).
  2. Price. The price of the lens is approximately 3 times lower for the native analogue from Nikon.
  3. Very convenient range of focal lengths. EGF lens for Nikon DX cameras will be 25,4-75 mm which is a very popular focal length range.
  4. Built-in focus motor. The lens will work with any Nikon digital SLR camera.
  5. Included lens hood, which helps a little when shooting in side and backlight. The hood can be installed in the reverse position for transportation, in this position it’s a little inconvenient to zoom, and the focus ring is completely locked.
  6. The diameter of the front filter is 67 mm, which is a standard diameter and will allow you to easily find filters for the lens
  7. Strange lock buttonwhich locks the zoom at 17mm. Strange because the lens does not have the ability to independently lengthen its 'trunk' and this button is here just for the sake of a tick. Perhaps, over time, the button will come in handy.
  8. When focusing front element does not rotate or extend, you can use special light filters without any problems. This option in the lens name is called [IF] (Internal Focusing)

Of the disadvantages:

  1. To focus manually or adjust the focus, be sure to switch the focus mode switch to M on the lens.
  2. Auto focus is fast enough, but very noisy.
  3. Spread in quality. My copy was selected on the third attempt.
  4. Very poor build quality and lens design itself. At first, questions about assembly do not arise, but after prolonged use, the ring near the front lens begins to loosen and the focus ring loosens. Moreover, it seems that the focus ring is about to fall off. The image quality was not affected.
  5. When focusing manually, hard to focus due to the fact that the focus ring has a stroke of only 45 degrees. Even in Live View mode, getting into focus is very difficult.

Interesting moments:

  • The lens is marked SP (Super Performance - super performance), which hints at its professional lenses.
  • The lens has a large zoom ring.
  • The difference between 17 mm for the amron A16 N II) and 18 mm for the kit lens class 18-55 / 3.5-5.6 is very difficult to feel. So 17mm as a wide angle is not a good idea when choosing a lens.
  • I shoot with this lens almost always at three values, this is 2.8 - when needed aperture in poor lighting or a 50 mm portrait. F4.0 - when you need to slightly increase the depth of field without closing the aperture much and F9.0 when you need to get a sharp picture.
  • In the position of the zoom ring at 50 mm, the lens does not give a clear 50 mm, but gives a wider angle than a fifty-fifty (fixed lens with real 50 mm focal length). This complicates the photography of portraits by 50 mm a little.

Image quality

The lens has a good contrast, but in lateral light can catch glare and flare. Chromatic aberrations very noticeable at the edges and corners of the image, in the center of aberration are much better compensated. At 17 mm there is a tangible barrel-like distortion. Sharpness - here is a very interesting point, the copy from this review does not give normal sharpness on apertures from F / 2.8 to F / 5.6. Moreover, closing the aperture to F / 5.6, the sharpness changes very weakly. The lens is suffering very strong vignetted on the diaphragms aboutt f / 2.8 to f / 4.0. The lens does not distort color reproduction and has a simple 'bokeh'.

All fast universal zoom lenses

Below is a list of all such aperture-type universal zoom autofocus lenses for SLR and mirrorless cameras with an APS-C sensor or less.

Tokina (DX, various mounts)

  1. Tokina AT-X PRO SD 16-50 F2.8 DX Internal Focus, model AT-X 165 PRO DX, for Canon (C/EF version) and Nikon (N/AIS version), from July 2006. Optical design is the same as Pentax SMC DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM

Tamron (DI II, DI III-A, various mounts)

  1. Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50 mm 1: 2.8 [IF], model A16 N / E / P / S (under Nikon [N], Canon [E], Pentax [P], Sony / Minolta [S]), since February 2006. Produced in Japan, China and Vietnam
  2. promaster DIGITAL XR EDO AF Ashperical LD ​​[IF] 17-50 mm 1: 2.8 MACROprevious lens under the brand Promaster
  3. Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50 mm 1: 2.8 [IF], model A16 NII (only for Nikon cameras), since March 2008
  4. Tamron Di II SP 17-50 mm F / 2.8 VC B005, model B005 E / NII (for Canon [E] or Nikon [NII]), from September 2009, Japan or China)
  5. Tamron 17-70 mm F / 2.8 Di III-A VC RXD Model B070, Model B070, Sony E only, from December 2020

Sigma (DC, different mounts)

With constant maximum aperture (DC EX and DC ART series):

  1. Sigma DC ZOOM 18-50mm 1: 2.8 EX (+ -D), since July 2004, for Sigma SA, Nikon F, Canon EFS, Pentax K. The version for the '4/3' system has been available since February 2006 (not mass-produced). The version for Nikon in its name includes the prefix 'D'.
  2. Sigma dc 18-50mm 1: 2.8 EX MACRO, since September 2006, for Sigma SA, Nikon F, Canon EFS, Pentax K, 4/3
  3. Sigma dc 18-50mm 1: 2.8 EX MACRO HSM, since June 2007, for Nikon DX cameras only (Nikon F mount)
  4. Sigma dc 17-50mm 1: 2.8 ZOOM EXOS HSM, from February 2010, for Sigma SA, Nikon F, Canon EFS, Pentax K, Sony / Minotla A
  5. Sigma dc 18-35mm F1.8 A [ART, HSM], from April 2013, for Sigma SA, Nikon F, Canon EFS, Pentax K, Sony / Minotla A
  6. SIGMA DC 18-50 mm 1: 2.8 DN C [Contemporary], since Oct 2021, for Sony E, Leica L

With variable maximum aperture (DC and DC Contemporary series):

  1. Sigma dc 17-70mm 1:2.8-4.5, February 2006, for Sigma SA, Nikon F, Canon EFS, Pentax K, Sony / Minotla A
  2. Sigma dc 17-70mm 1:2.8-4.5 MACRO HSM, from July 2007, for Nikon DX cameras only (Nikon F mount)
  3. Sigma dc 17-70mm 1:2.8-4 MACRO HSM OS, from December 2009, for Sigma SA, Nikon F, Canon EFS, Pentax K, Sony / Minotla A
  4. Sigma dc 17-70mm 1:2.8-4 C, [MACRO, OS, HSM, Contemporary], from September 2012, for Sigma SA, Nikon F, Canon EFS, Pentax K, Sony / Minotla A
  5. Sigma dc 18-50mm 1:2.8-4.5 HSM OS ZOOM, from March 2009, for Sigma SA, Nikon F, Canon EFS, Pentax K, Sony / Minotla A

Nikon (DX, F mount)

  1. Nikon DX VR AF-S Nikkor 16-80mm 1:2.8-4E ED N, Nikon F mount, from July 2015
  2. Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 17-55mm 1: 2.8G ED IF SWM, Nikon F mount, from July 2003

Pentax (DA, Q, K and Q mounts)

  1. Pentax SMC DA * 16-50 mm 1:2.8 ED AL (IF) SDM, Pentax KAF2 mount, since February 2007. Optical design is similar to the lens Tokina AT-X PRO SD 16-50 F2.8 DX Internal Focus (joint development of Tokina and Pentax)
  2. HD PENTAX-DA * 1: 2.8 16-50 mm ED PLMAW, from July 2021, Pentax KAF4 mount
  3. HD Pentax-DA 1: 2.8-4 20-40 mm ED Limited DC WR, Pentax KAF3 mount, black or silver body, from November 2013
  4. SMC Pentax 1: 2.8-4.5 5-15 mm ED AL [IF] [LENS 02], Pentax Q mount (crop factor Kf=5.53X or Kf=4.65X)

Canon (EFS, EF-S mount)

  1. Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 17-55mm 1: 2.8 IS USM (Image Sabilizer, Ulstrasonic, EFS), Canon EF-S mount, since May 2006

Sony (DT, A and E mounts)

  1. Sony DT 2.8/16-50 SSM, Sony A mount (Minolta A), since August 2011
  2. Sony E 2.8/16-55G (Sony SEL1655G), Sony E bayonet mount, from August 2019

Fujifilm(X)

  1. Fujinon Ashperical Lens Nano-GI XF 16-55mm 1: 2.8 R LM WR, Fujifilm X mount, since January 2015
  2. Fujinon Ashperical Lens Super EBC XF 18-55mm 1:2.8-4 RLM OIS, Fujifilm X mount, September 2012

Samsung (NX)

  1. Samsung lens 1: 2-2.8 S 16-50 mm ED OIS i-Function, Samsung NX mount, since January 2014

Olympus/Panasonic/Leica/Yongnuo (4/3, Micro 4/3, Kf=2X)

Mirrored 4/3:

  1. OLYMPUS ZUIKO Digital 11-22 mm 1:2.8-3.5, from February 2004
  2. OLYMPUS Digital 14-54 mm 1:2.8-3.5, from June 2003
  3. OLYMPUS Digital 14-54 mm 1:2.8-3.5 II, from November 2008
  4. OLYMPUS ZUIKO Digital 14-35 mm 1: 2 ED SWDsince January 2005
  5. Panasonic Lumix LEICA D VARIO-ELMARIT 1: 2.8-3.5 /14-50 ASPH. MEGA OIS, from July 2006

Mirrorless Micro 4/3:

  1. OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 12-40 mm 1:2.8 PRO, since October 2013
  2. Panasonic Lumix Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25 mm f / 1.7 ASPH.since May 2019
  3. LUMIX G VARIO 1: 2.8 /12-35 ASPH. POWER OIS, since June 2012, in March 2017 an improved sub-version is released (outwardly they do not differ in any way)
  4. Panasonic Lumix Leica DG Vario-ELMARIT 1: 2.8-4.0 /12-60 ASPH., since March 2017
  5. Yongnuo 12-35 F2.8-4 STM ASPH, since April 2023

This is what the version of Tamron A16P for Pentax cameras looks like:

Sample Photos

Photos from the campaign (the size is reduced to 2048 pixels on the long side, the photos are clickable)

More examples of photos (the size is reduced to 2048 pixels on the long side, the photos are clickable):

RAW source files ('.NEF', Nikon D80) can download from this link (15 photos, 130 Mb).

Another gallery with Tamron 17-50 F2.8 I have here.

Lens price

Prices for the Tamron 17-50mm F / 2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) lens in popular online stores can look at this link.

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Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] A16, model A16 N II is an unusual lens, it is difficult to choose a copy with normal sharpness. The lens assembly is far from professional. The lens attracts a large aperture over the entire range of focal lengths, nice color reproduction and low price.

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Comments: 251, on the topic: Review of the Tamron Aspherical LD ​​XR DI II SP AF 17-50mm 1: 2.8 [IF] A16, model A16 N II

  • Smetanka

    Natasha is very beautiful! and also a black cat, so cute!))

  • Ivan

    Hedgehog :))

    • The

      Hedgehog just in shock :)

  • Andrei

    I'm interested in the question, but nobody used Tokina 16-50 f / 2,8? How is it compared to this Tamron?

    • Arkady Shapoval

      Personally, I tried to find normal user information about Tokina, but there is practically nothing Russian-speaking, and I could not find it on sale, so I took Tamron.

      • 111

        One of the few comparative reviews:
        http://www.onfoto.ru/review/Nikon-Tokina-Tamron/144.html
        Tokina's constructive is superb, otherwise - ... it could have been better. Since the lens is no longer in production, let's hope that the manufacturer will release an updated version with a similar design, but better optically.

      • Vitalij

        Arkady, vi - boor and boyaguz! I just wrote to you that I think, but we witherl without comments! My anger to you. Matime problems, if the SBU seeks for your lassies from the katsapney, then you will see how you “sleep”!

        I am asking for tactlessness, ale ... in Ukrainian, did your site fall into nothing?
        You live in Ukraine, in the capital of Kyiv - Kyiv, then why don’t you take the analogue of Ukrainian ???
        Kozhen povazhayuschayuschuyu a blogger, your rivia, write to me my country and country are born and living! I don’t recognize Ken Rockwell’s writing, writing in Spain and Russia, I want the United States to have mexicans and services ...
        I’m more comfortable, it’s easier to deny the audience to all the nations that are important to us, as I am fighting for the “world of Russia” on the entire planet and I’m trying to give away all the views from the cameras, please ... where they speak Russian! ”
        To enter, leave the best of blue daughters and daughters of Ukraine to kill the sales people in Ukraine, granted by the Russian Federation and those who are sensitive to the fact that they are in good condition, so please take into account the following: ?

        • Arkady Shapoval

          The topic of any policy is prohibited on the site. Your previous comment had a lot of political speculation, insults, etc., and therefore was deleted. The moderator is always right. If you want to express something to me personally - write to me in a personal, call me, I think you will be surprised :) all my contacts have long been in the section https://radojuva.com/about-radojuva/

          Continuation of any further discussion will be deleted.

  • Arkady Shapoval

    These are not reviews, but reviews. Thanks for the link.

  • PERETS

    what is the first thing to pay attention to when buying .. what needs to be checked in a given copy ... ???

    • Arkady Shapoval

      sharpness and focus, if it straightens you, you can safely take it. If soap - then you need to look further.

  • PERETS

    but how do you know if this is not the best sharpness of this lens ... or nagging ... when to stop looking for the perfect sharpness .. ?? focus misses are also common ???

    • Arkady Shapoval

      If it suits you, then everything is okay, if not, then everything is bad. There is no perfect sharpness for that kind of money. All lenses have misses. If more than half is in focus, everything is good. Only a knowledgeable person can protest in more detail. Good luck.

  • PERETS

    thank you ... luck will be needed ... that's only when the seller is over the shower, you don't have time to understand enough sharpness or not ... but another thanks to you ...

  • PERETS

    Hello ... now I am facing a choice of this lens, but I came across a small review of SIGMA AF 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC MACRO Nikon have you had any experience with this glass ...
    Tamron is embarrassed by comments about its poor assembly and durability, and in Poltava where I live there is not even a service ....

    • Arkady Shapoval

      I didn’t hold it in my hands. photozone.de says that open sigma has strong software. I would opt for Tamron.

  • PERETS

    Well thank you very much…

  • PERETS

    Thanks to your help ... I became the owner of this lens ... Thank you VERY MUCH ... I am very pleased with the purchase (although I delayed it for a long time) .. and sharpness (maybe I’m still green and haven’t seen better), but at this stage I quite like it ... and width (it can be interior and landscape), even a portrait at a height ... if not for a drop in sharpness at the edges of the frame (and I often photograph pictures where sharpness is needed across the entire field), (but I have a fifty-fifty for this where such a phenomenon is not noticed), then it would be generally good ...
    So far I am also satisfied with the constructive, without backlash and looseness, I hope that thanks to my scrupulous respectful treatment of technology, nothing will change further, that label .. made in japan .. calms ...
    I haven't tested it yet, but at first glance it seems to me that it is even sharper than my nikkor 50 f1 / 4d, but I'm not sure .. I'll write later ... and still don't understand why the 50mm tamron is wider than that of nikkora ... ??
    Once again I thank you Arkady for good advice and for persuading me to take tamron 28-75 ... 17mm cooler ..))

    • Arkady Shapoval

      Always glad to sleep. I do not observe differences in viewing angles between my Nikon 50mm F1.8D and Tamron at 50mm. Here winter photos almost all shot on Tamron.

  • PERETS

    Nice pictures worthy of attention ...

  • PERETS

    maybe someone will be interested, I'll write a little about my comparisons of tamron with nikor 50mm 1.4D ...
    sharpness ... nikor is still sharper, but not significantly (it is more noticeable on a wide aperture ALMOST leveled off when narrowing) ..
    colors ... tamron gives warm tones in comparison with nikon's fifty (it is cold) and in my opinion tamron is lighter, when photographing with the same parameters (even with a flash) tamron can be printed immediately ... nikon (darker) needs to be corrected in the editor ...
    and more .. for me, as I wrote above, the difference in focal lengths, the tamron, in comparison with the nikor, is noticeably wider by 50mm and at the same time it twists the picture more ... which does not give a plus for a portrait ... (but this jamb can only be with me ... )

  • Boris

    I'm lucky! A year ago I bought a Tamron 17-50 with a stabilizer. Excellent sharpness across the entire range at all apertures. The body, although plastic, is made seriously, without any backlashes, it feels like a very reliable instrument. A year of intensive use did not in any way affect the accuracy of the mates. There is a small drawback: if there are many elements with different contrasts in the frame, it can slightly overshoot with focusing accuracy, while the image seems more simply “soft” than out of focus, which forgives its inaccuracy. The distortion is very small and practically invisible at aperture 8. The focusing speed under normal conditions is in no way inferior to Nikkoram; in darkened rooms it slows down slightly, but does not “run”, but “thinks”. However, this never stopped me from taking a picture in time. Bokeh does not lead to ecstasy, but it gives a very pleasant blur, without "tearing" and breaks of structures, which cannot be said about many other lenses, in which blurring occurs due to a sharp loss of most of the details of the rear plan. The famous Tamron stabilizer is very effective, but clearly not as much as it is touted in advertising brochures. 1,5-2 steps is real, but hardly more.

  • Taras

    “In my opinion, a very bad design. At first the lens was knocked down well, but after prolonged use the ring near the front lens loosened, the focusing ring itself loosened. What does it feel like the focuser ring is about to fall off. But the most interesting thing is that the picture doesn't change at all. "

    Right, it’s not so bad, I can help you, Arkadiy:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=IiOj-7MAO_w

    I'll probably take Tamron, ale 28-75, as I have such a focal range of practicality, but the truth is, with such focal lengths, a stabilizer is used efficiently. Not the reason of the company's policy, 17-50 were made with a stub and 28-75 - not ...

    • Arkady Shapoval

      He also has the focuser ring and the rubber on the focuser loosened. Thank you for the video, I saw it before. In my opinion, the 28mm will not be wide enough on the crop, although on the FF just right. 28-75 is a very attractive option for FF.

  • Nicholas

    Thank you for the review, but they write that Tamron has a lot of marriage, your opinion?

    • Arkady Shapoval

      And in my review it is written - that I chose the normal one only on the third attempt ... so think about marriage :)

  • Sasha

    Arkady, how much is the difference with Nikon 18-55? I am interested in the lens as a regular one, for shooting in an apartment, mainly children.

    • Arkady Shapoval

      The difference is quite noticeable. Purely mathematical, Tamron is 4 times lighter than whale by 50 mm.

  • Crelian

    I also look at this glass! Attracted by its focal range and aperture of 2,8. The build quality (not only complain here!) Scares away the scatter in sharpness. How is this lens in comparison with a similar Sigma?

    • Arkady Shapoval

      I did not hold a sigma in my hands, I can’t answer.

  • Vladimir

    Good day! Or you can test Tamron 28-75mm f2.8

    • Arkady Shapoval

      We can exchange the lenses for a day or two and with pleasure I will write about 28-75mm.

  • MELHAUZ

    ABOUT! And I need this :) but is there an alternative to this tamron for the same money?

    • Arkady Shapoval

      There are similar Sigma. There is no native cheap alternative.

  • Alexander

    long eyeing this without a stub. confused by reviews of back-front focuses. since we cannot find them in the marketable quantity, I searched for a long time. put it on - tried it, not nra ... the version with a stub seemed to me even worse than without it in terms of picture quality (I did not shoot a lot, several dozen test photos, but this impression remained).
    As a result, his competitor turned up on the arm, used tokin 16-50 for 300 greens - he took it without hesitation. happy almost like an elephant in rainy weather.
    only soapiness at 2,8-3 in tokins is annoying.
    I haven't noticed any problems with the back-front focus yet ...)
    build quality on top. I am now aiming at the kit for a 50-135 token for portraits.
    ...
    pr all at the same time competitors tamron 17-50 with novya price / quality pictures (ceteris paribus) still can not be found.

    • Arkady Shapoval

      I would like to test Tokina.

  • Alexander

    I would provide for the test, but I'm in Karaganda. far from you)))

    • Vasya Pupkin

      Where? Where?
      I could not resist. :)

  • terik107

    I tested this glass in the store. Liked:
    - luminosity
    - focal length
    - light in weight
    Did not like:
    - the quality of plastic, on his native Nikkor 18-55 he is somehow more pleasant
    - when you zoom in, the feeling that the “inner tube” (I don’t know how to say otherwise) will be erased inside, spinning very tightly.
    - motor sound when focusing.
    If out of 3 copies one is normal, although in my case the sharpness seemed to be in focus, I still have doubts ... as an option I consider nikkor fix 50.1,8

    • Arkady Shapoval

      Thank you for sharing the information.

  • Julia

    Good afternoon, please tell me what you need to pay attention to when buying this lens and how to properly check it for marriage?

    • Arkady Shapoval

      The same as buying other lenses. Focusing performance, general condition and, of course, sharpness on test shots.

  • Julia

    Thanks!! I hope that I will have a good one the first time !!! =))

  • i-hero-in.narod.ru

    not all gold is 2.8. (modern photophore)

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