![]() ![]() ![]() The Tamron front cap is OK, although I'd leave it in the box and replace it with a good Nikon cap since the newest Nikon caps are much sturdier and easier to get on and off than the Tamron caps. Keep your hands clear, otherwise you'll interfere with it during AF. If you move the ring while in AF, you'll be working against the motor built into the lens.įocus is internal, so nothing moves externally except the focus ring, which moves even in AF mode. Unlike the Nikon, Canon and Sigma lenses, you may not move the focus ring until after you've moved the switch ont he lens to MF. Manual focus is great but you do have to move a switch. This Tamron lens has a dinky little motor in it that moves the focus ring around. It sounds like a toy.ĪF speed is fast enough, but not fast, in Nikon mount. This Tamron, at least in Nikon mount, uses a dinky electric motor to move the focus ring. If you want an easy to handle, wide-range ultrawide zoom that can work on every model of camera, go ahead and get this lens, but if you're picky about optical quality, skip it. Everything is wonderful, except that the images, even on only a 6MP camera, are soft at larger apertures. Overall Focus Caps Distortion Ergonomics Falloffįilters Lateral Color Fringes Maximum Aperture Packaging: Silver-ink single-wall box, corrugated inserts. Size: Tamron specifies 3.4" (86.5mm) extension from flange by 3.3" (83.2mm) diameter. Stops down to f/22 at 10mm to f/29 at 24mm.įilter Thread: 77mm, plastic. Used on a Canon 1.6x camera, it covers angles of view similar to what a 16-39mm lens would see.Ĭlose Focus: 9 ½" (0.24m) from the image sensor, which means just inches (centimeters) from the front of the lens.ĭiaphragm: 7 straight blades. Internal focusing.Ĭoverage: Small-format digital only, no film or full-frame.įocal Length: 10-24mm, which on a DX camera gives angles of view similar to what a 15-35mm lens gives when used on an FX or 35mm camera. The letters are meaningless marketing crud designed to make you think you're getting something different than every other lens.ĭon't fret these this Tamron is optically the softest ultrawide I've used on digital cameras. Name: Tamron's marketing calls this the Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 DiII LD Aspherical (IF), model number B001NII. Intro Specifications Performance Recommendations Feel free to skip to Recommendations for the next 5%, and only bother with the rest of the details for the last 5%. See also my Comparison chart of Digital Ultrawide Zooms. Unlike the Nikon and Sigma 10-20mm, you have to move a switch to swap between auto and manual focus there is no automatic clutch. On Nikon, this Tamron has a small motor that sounds like a toy car to turn its focus ring for auto focus on all Nikon digital cameras. If you are picky about sharpness and lateral color fringes, get either the Nikon 12-24mm, or for the same $500, get the optically superior Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8. Stopped down to f/8 and smaller it's OK, but still not as good as the real Nikon lens. If you count your pixels, especially if you shoot a higher-resolution camera, forget this Tamron lens. At apertures of f/5.6 and larger it's obviously softer than the Nikon 12-24mm, even on a 6MP D40. The only gotcha is that it's not very sharp. The Tamron 10-24mm has a great 7-bladed diaphragm for great 14-pointed sunstars, and it focuses super close: 9 ½" (0.24m) from the image sensor, which means just inches (centimeters) from the front of the lens. This 10-24mm covers a huge ultrawide zoom range, it's very easy to zoom and it focuses fast enough. It doesn't feel anywhere near as dinky as Tamron's earlier 11-18mm lens. As of July 2009, I suggest everyone get the Nikon 10-24mm instead, or for cameras which will autofocus with it, the superb Tokina 11-16mm. Please read the rest of this review accordingly. I never skimp on lenses because lenses are something I'll be using on several cameras to come they don't go obsolete every year like digital cameras. Now that there is, I'll save you a lot of reading to point out that the Nikon 10-24mm is superior in every way, and priced accordingly. When I first wrote this review, there was no Nikon 10-24mm lens. ![]() Specifications Performance Recommendations Not very sharp at full aperture for use indoors. Unlike many non-Nikon lenses like Tokina and other Tamrons, this particular Tamron works great on Nikon's cheapest D40, D40x and D60. Ideal Uses: Perfect for use on amateur digital ( Nikon DX, Canon 1.6x, Pentax and Minolta/Sony) cameras as a general-purpose wide to super-wide zoom, especially in daylight. NEW: Comparison Chart of Digital Ultrawide Zooms 02 January 2009 Guide to Digital Ultrawide Zooms How to Use Ultrawide Lenses January 2009 Nikon Reviews Canon Reviews Pentax Reviews I'd get it Adorama, and it helps me keep adding this site when you get yours from this link, thanks! Ken. Home New Search Gallery How-To Books Links Workshops About Contact ![]()
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