| Tamron AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 SP Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Lens for Nikon AF with Built-in Motor Digital SLR Cameras |  | Brand: Tamron
Category: Photography
List Price: $898.95
Buy New: $499.00
as of 9/6/2010 12:13 CDT details
You Save: $399.95 (44%)
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  8 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.1 x 5.2 x 5
MPN: B1001NII-700
Model: B1001NII-700
UPC: 725211001027
EAN: 0725211001027
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| Features:
| • | The world's first 2.4X zoom with an equivalent 16-37mm (when converted to full frame) | | • | The best magnification ratio in this class of 1:51 | | • | Extremely compact and light | | • | Flower-shaped Lens Hood and Case Included | | • | 77mm Filter size |
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Product Description
Di II: Lenses are designed for exclusive use on digital cameras with smaller-size imagers and inherit all of the benefits of our Di products. These lenses are not designed for conventional cameras and digital cameras with image sensors larger than 24mm x 16mm.
This ultra wide-angle zoom lens for digital SLR cameras, with the first-ever focal length range of 10-24mm-the 35mm equivalent of 16mm ultra wide-angle to 37mm semi-wide-angle-is a perfect tool for creating dramatic landscape, cityscape,a nd seascape imagery. At the ultra wide-angle setting, you'll be able to capture vistas beyond what the eye can see. At the semi-wide-angle setting, you'll capture scenes with angles of view almost as spectacular.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 8
 Great lens for the price April 30, 2009
Michael C. Jackson (Louisville, KY United States)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
I'd imagine that many people are shying away from this lens due to some of the reviews. Rockwell's ultra-wide comparison is where I first heard about this lens, and it did not do too favorably there...
I was looking for an ultra-wide lens for Nikon DX format, with easy to correct distortion. I was originally looking for the Tokina 11-16, which has gone up in price considerably several times, and NEVER seems to be available. I was also thinking about the sigma, but the inability to correct the distortion easily wide open didn't make me too happy, and I couldn't find one locally to test. The nikon 10-24 isn't available yet, and the 12-24 is too expensive and not wide enough.
So, I decided to check this lens out at a local photo shop, and I'm glad I did. After a few test shots, I ended up purchasing it. It was sharp enough for my needs - A bit soft wide open, but I never shoot wide angle lenses wide open. F/8 looks near perfect to me on all edges and corners, with some slight color fringing that I REALLY had to look to see. The edges are occasionally soft, but I have only noticed this when I am pixel peeping.
It seems surprisingly well built. Metal mount is always nice, and the focus and zoom both have very good feels to them. It just feels RIGHT in my hands. I haven't drop tested it, and I don't plan to. I could see the AF mechanism going out on a bad drop, but that's just pure speculation.
Another plus - There is MORE than enough room to put whatever UV filter you would like on it with no vignetting. I don't know about filter stacking, but again, I never stack filters.
It does have it's quirks. AF stopped on me once when I was switching back and forth from AF to MF. A remount of the lens solved this, and I haven't had this issue since.
I'm also suspicious about the quality control. It looks like I got a good copy, but I can tell that a few out there have not. Just make sure you have a good return policy.
I'm not sure where you could go wrong with this lens. If you pixel peep and need ultimate sharpness wide open, go with the Tokina - It's a pro lens, and it's price has definitely increased to reflect that. I'm sure that the Nikon 10-24 will be an amazing lens as well - of course, at twice the price. For the non-pixel peepers who just want to make great ultra wide photos, it's hard to go wrong here. It's not optical perfection, but it's a damn good lens.
It all comes down to how you want to use it and what your budget is. Interior shooters, take note - Used in conjuction with a bounce flash, I get super-sharp and relatively distortion free images that look better than any interior shot I have ever taken.
Five stars because I couldn't be happier with this lens for my needs.
EDIT: After a couple of weeks, I've noticed something mentioned in an off-site review in which this lens was described as having a curved focus field - A ')' shape, if you will. After abusing this lens by shooting extremely (And I mean EXTREMELY) close up flat surfaces, I can agree with this. What this means in practice is that test charts and brick walls shot from a foot away may not be as sharp as they could, but real world usage is still great. What this also means is that if you shoot a lot of interiors or other scenes in which you have walls on both sides of you and a center of focus at the rear, the curved field will be very beneficial to the overall sharpness of the image. Just something to be aware of - I'm still happily shooting, it's exactly what I needed.
Great for the price November 29, 2009
M. McLaughlin
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Compared this to the Nikon 10 - 24 lens and the Tamron held up very well. One lens was slightly better in one category and the other was better in some but I can't justify the price you have to pay for the Nikon. Popular Photography just gave this lens an excellent review (Feb. 2009) and called it a sure bet. Tamrons quality control is much better than Sigma otherwise I might have tried the Sigma version of this lens.
Woderful! May 3, 2010
Harrison Koch (Tucson, AZ USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This lens is amazing! For the money, it is one of the best deals on an super-wide-angle lens around! Teamed with my D90, I can take pictures of even tight bathrooms. (I do real estate photography) I had a 12mm lens before and I couldn't take these shots. Nikon users should keep in mind that their cameras have a 1.5 multiplier on the lenses. Thus a 10mm focal length is equal to a 15mm on say a Canon or Pentax. The photos do show quite a bit of fish-eye effect at 10mm, but I personally like the artistic look of it. There is much less of this effect from the 15-25mm range, so if you don't want the distortion, and have room to back up, then that makes this lens that much more versatile. Sum up: Fantastic lens for the money! CLEAR photos. Sturdy construction. This one is a winner!
Love the lens January 31, 2009
Steven Vargas (Los Angeles, CA USA)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased this lens back in December 08, and I love it, when I go out to shoot landscapes this is the only lens I take. Its very sharp even at the extreme edges of the picture and the colors are very vibrant.
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I am always taking more pictures with it, you can check them out on my photo stream here.
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Good lens, reasonable price July 25, 2009
Dennis Mabrey (Whitehouse Station, NJ USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Not much bad I can write about this lens.
At 10mm it is sharp (which is expected) with only a little chromatic aberration on the edges to deal with (Photoshop Raw deals with this fine). Vignetting was much less than I expected it to be.
At 24mm it is not the sharpest lens but if you are like me you seldom adjust it to that point plus it still is quite adequate.
Overall it does the job and nice price.
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