subject: Tamron 28-75 Review - Great Lens On A Budget [print this page] Did you know that Sigma and Tamron make lenses for Canon and Nikon cameras?
The Canon 30D in my camera bag uses many lenses, both Canon lenses as well as lenses made by Tamron and Sigma. Thus, I have made the decision to write this Tamron 28-75 lens Review.
When a consumer is buying a digital SLR, there is an option to get it with a kit lens or just buy the body. At the time, the kit lens was not highly regarded at all by most photography websites.
After doing a ton of research and fretting over which lens would be the best one that I could buy for my budget, I landed on the Tamron 28-75. The Tamron 28-75mm lens has continued to be my main walk around lens, outliving the Canon Rebel,l and it is even now on my new Canon 30D.
The Tamron lens does not have a thin red ring around it, nor is it light grey in color. These are both possible indications of a Canon L lens. This is to say that the third party lenses do not get the same respect as Canon L lenses.
There are some great benefits that make this an excellent lens, but let me tell you about the two most compelling reasons that make this a first class lens choice for your Canon digital SLR.
Number one is the wide aperture of 2.8. It is stable across the entire focal range, which means that it does not matter what focal length you choose, you will be getting the quickest shutter speed. This is really vital when you are shooting in less than perfect light situations.
Second is the rapid focus. I have used some Canon L lenses, and my Tamron performs just as well as those expensive models. The bokeh is really wonderful too. If you are not acquainted with the term "bokeh", it is the nicely blurred background of a photo. This happens when you shoot your picture at a fairly wide aperture (like 2.8). The wide aperture creates a very shallow focus plane. Everything behind or in front of that shallow plane is seen as very blurry.
A short while ago, I was speaking with a photographer friend of mine who was doing some work at my school. He knows that I am also a photographer. He was not using his tripod as he normally did. That's when he told me that he had just purchased this "wonderful little lens" for his Canon 5D. He was so impressed with his new lens that he was passionately recommending it to all his photography friends.
The lens he was making reference to was the Tamron 28-75mm lens for Canon digital SLRs. I was really astonished that a professional photographer would even think to attach a third party lens to such an incredible camera as the 5D.
But, I reckon I should not have been shocked. After all, I have been proclaiming the virtues of this excellent lens for years. But I had normally thought of the Tamron 28-75 lens as a beginner Canon digital slr lens.
I was completely wrong... plainly. It is a fabulous option for amateurs and pros alike.
Just consider it, you will be pleasingly surprised after shooting a few frames at how effectively the lens handles, the high quality images that it delivers, the quick focus, and the pleasing bokeh. Oh, and the price. You will save a bundle of cash if you buy this lens instead of an L lens of the same focal length and aperture.
by: Wayne Rasku
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