Laney
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Hello fellow snappers 
I thought I'd post this on the off chance that any of you had experience of this lens (or could suggest something similar). It's going on a Canon 600D, whose cropped sensor is currently making the cheap-and-cheerful 50mm prime I've got unusable at the events I film at (film, not shoot - should probably make that clear!)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tamron-17-50mm-Aspherical-Lens-Canon/dp/B000FZ3FY8
The two things I'm drawn to are the f/2.8 across the full range and the price. Seems a pretty decent deal as far as I can see...?
Comments/opinions/advice welcome
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Adam_B
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fairly comprehensive review here -
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Tamron-17-50mm-f-2.8-XR-Di-II-Lens-Review.aspx
I have a canon lens thats very similar spec but was over twice the price  Ive done a bit of filming with my 7d and a 5d mk2, it does look awesome at 2.8 but you do need to wind a bit of zoom on to get the shallow depth effect.
Just out of interest when you film do you manual focus?
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Laney
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I think I might have read that review already, thanks though.
Yeah, the Canon equivalent is fairly steep and too far out of budget  I can imagine it's a good combo with the mk2 though?
Yup, always shoot in manual. I need to invest in one of those cheap clip-on magnifiers for the LCD really but haven't got round to it. That's probably evident in my content  
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andy1868
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i have that lens on my Nikon, its fantastic, especially for the price!
I've only done very little filming with it though (messing about more than anything) so i couldn't tell you if its any good for that the manual focus is nice, i couldn't really get to grips with the AF on my Nikon. It also isn't a silent motor so the AF noise would be quite prominent.
I would highly recommend it for stills though. It probably won't perform as well as the Canon/Nikon one but it does one hell of a job of trying to!
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Adam_B
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Have you upgraded your mic?
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Laney
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Yup, recording to a Zoom H4N on bigger jobs or just record to the body when caught short.
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Rob E
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I have this lens on my 400D. Its superb for the money. The AF is a bit noisy but its in another league compared the 400D's kit lens that it upgraded. Obviously the 400D doesnt have video capability so I dont know how it performs in a filming situation.
Here is an album of a wedding I shot using the Tamron lens (99% of the photos) http://www.flickr.com/photos/23846377@N08/sets/72157629422891577/
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Balling
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob E
I have this lens on my 400D. Its superb for the money. The AF is a bit noisy but its in another league compared the 400D's kit lens that it upgraded. Obviously the 400D doesnt have video capability so I dont know how it performs in a filming situation.
Here is an album of a wedding I shot using the Tamron lens (99% of the photos) http://www.flickr.com/photos/23846377@N08/sets/72157629422891577/
Bit unrelated, but you really have a habit of aiming too high. Hardly any one has feet in your shots!
On the subject, I've used said lens on an 1100D and was actually impressed with the picture quality. Better than I would have expected. Haven't filmed with it though...
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Laney
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Sounds like everyone's had a good experience with it then. Shooting manual all the time mean's that I don't tend to worry about noisy or slow AF which means cheaper lenses tend to be okay.
Thanks for the help Camera Club
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Rob E
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quote:
Originally posted by Balling
quote:
Originally posted by Rob E
I have this lens on my 400D. Its superb for the money. The AF is a bit noisy but its in another league compared the 400D's kit lens that it upgraded. Obviously the 400D doesnt have video capability so I dont know how it performs in a filming situation.
Here is an album of a wedding I shot using the Tamron lens (99% of the photos) http://www.flickr.com/photos/23846377@N08/sets/72157629422891577/
Bit unrelated, but you really have a habit of aiming too high. Hardly any one has feet in your shots!
On the subject, I've used said lens on an 1100D and was actually impressed with the picture quality. Better than I would have expected. Haven't filmed with it though...
It was my first ever attempt and I did notice when I was doing the PP. It was my cousins wedding and they were over the moon with them so that's all that matters!
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