Tamron lenses

[SabrinaO]

Which do you recommend? Or if any at all? Im trying to decide between the 17-50 f2.8 and the 28-75 f2.8.

I already have the 18-55 f3.5-5.6 which i want to sell and the 35 mm 1.8 which i mainly use.


I like the idea of having the wide angle of the 17-50, but i would also like the zoom of the 28-75. What do you think??

 

[DorkSterr]

28-75 f2.8. If you already have a 18-55 f3.5-5.6 and 35 mm 1.8.

 

[SabrinaO]

28-75 f2.8. If you already have a 18-55 f3.5-5.6 and 35 mm 1.8.

but im going to sell the 18-55

 

[tirediron]

What type of shooting do you do most of, and what are limitations of your lenses that you want to overcome?

 

[SabrinaO]

What type of shooting do you do most of, and what are limitations of your lenses that you want to overcome?

i would like to have a wide angle for in studio but i guess i don't need it as wide as 17mm... so i guess 28mm which will be a little bit wider than my 35mm.


haha... i guess i should have asked myself this question!!

 

[joealcantar]

Keep in mind that the 17-50 is for a DX frame ... and the 28-75 is for an FX frame. This may give you a better idea of the focal length that you will have.
Lenses for Cameras; Tamron USA, Inc. All depends on what body you have and the type of shooting you will be doing.
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Shoot well, Joe

 

[IgsEMT]

To completely answer your Q, it would be nice to know what body you're using now and what your distant plans are...
If you're using crop frame, w/ 12megapix or more (even 10 or more) then Tamron 17-50 2.8 would probably be a better choice. Cropping your images in PP (to a degree of course) where you still have about 6-8mp left would still give you a decent size in print (I used to print 16x20 from a 6megapix Nikon D70 and D100 and no problems).
If you're planning on going full frame in a near future then 28-75 might be your lens of choice.

Also, when you say studio, what do you shoot? My colleague is a commercial photographer, often shoots food for cook books. He uses Canon 100mm macro lens w/ Canon 1Ds Mark III at like ISO of 50. Point is that extra zoom is what he needs.

My wife shoots kids and I shoot weddings (events) so for us having various zoom lenses is a blessing. Back in film days it was "PITA" switching lenses b/n poses for various effects but zooms make life SO MUCH easier.

Good Luck

 

[AUZambo]

I have the 17-50/2.8 lens for my Sony A700 and absolutely love it. I very seldom take it off my camera.

 

[SabrinaO]

Keep in mind that the 17-50 is for a DX frame ... and the 28-75 is for an FX frame. This may give you a better idea of the focal length that you will have.
Lenses for Cameras; Tamron USA, Inc. All depends on what body you have and the type of shooting you will be doing.
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Shoot well, Joe

I have a DX frame... i have the nikon d5000. What if i get the FX frame?

 

[SabrinaO]

To completely answer your Q, it would be nice to know what body you're using now and what your distant plans are...
If you're using crop frame, w/ 12megapix or more (even 10 or more) then Tamron 17-50 2.8 would probably be a better choice. Cropping your images in PP (to a degree of course) where you still have about 6-8mp left would still give you a decent size in print (I used to print 16x20 from a 6megapix Nikon D70 and D100 and no problems).
If you're planning on going full frame in a near future then 28-75 might be your lens of choice.

Also, when you say studio, what do you shoot? My colleague is a commercial photographer, often shoots food for cook books. He uses Canon 100mm macro lens w/ Canon 1Ds Mark III at like ISO of 50. Point is that extra zoom is what he needs.

My wife shoots kids and I shoot weddings (events) so for us having various zoom lenses is a blessing. Back in film days it was "PITA" switching lenses b/n poses for various effects but zooms make life SO MUCH easier.

Good Luck

I mainly shoot newborns, babies, children and families. I do want to go full frame in the future.

 

[DorkSterr]

If you're ditching APS-C don't bother with the DX lens.

 

[SabrinaO]

If you're ditching APS-C don't bother with the DX lens.

What is aps-c? What is the DX and FX and what are the differences? Will the 28-75 fx work with my camera? This is the one i decided to get...

 

[pdq5oh]

If you're keeping the D5000, get the 17-50. I had the 28-70 & never really cared for it. It was to me a rather useless zoom range. Not wide enough and the 70mm end wasn't that useful, either. The 17-50 is wide enough for me and the 50mm end is still useful indoors. Both lenses are very sharp and IQ is very good. I have the Tamron 10-24 also and am considering selling that lens as I find the 17-50 fits nearly all of my wide angle needs.
APS C is a crop sensor. DX is crop and FX is full frame. The 28-75 will work but will be 42-120 35mm equivalent, approximately.

 

[IgsEMT]

APS-C - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dx: crop frame. On Nikon it 1.5 magnifying factor,
Fx: full frame (35mm equivalent).
28-75 will work on your camera, 28 will be 42mm and 75 will be about 112mm.

 

[joealcantar]

Kind of pricey to get that, believe the next camera up that is an FX frame is the D700. (about 2700 bucks).
If you pick up the 28-75 it will end up around a 42mm to 112mm, which falls into a decent portrait range. I would just walk into a shop that has both and try them both out. Take a friend with you and use your camera and memory card and process it and see how you like them both.
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Shoot well, Joe