Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 VC USD

Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 VC USD Sample Photos

Out of focus highlights are rendered neutrally | 1/500 sec | f/2.8 | 56.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res	Sharpness is excellent across the frame when stopped down | 1/125 sec | f/6.3 | 70.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res
Distortion is kept very low throughout the zoom range | 1/400 sec | f/8.0 | 35.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res	Shooting into the light posed no issues for this lens | 1/160 sec | f/11.0 | 70.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res
1/250 sec | f/8.0 | 38.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res	1/160 sec | f/11.0 | 24.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res
1/400 sec | f/5.6 | 70.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res	1/160 sec | f/4.0 | 70.0 mm | ISO 50 High-Res

Value For Money

At release, this lens will retail for around £999, which is pretty good value for money, given that the lens sports Vibration Compensation, moisture resistant construction and silent focusing with full time manual override.

The price is comparable to the current price of Canon's older 24-70mm f/2.8L. Although this older MkI Canon lens is still available, but it lacks the Vibration Compensation feature of the Tamron optic. Canon's newer 24-70mm f/2.8L II costs a whopping £2300 at the time of writing. Nikon's 24-70mm lens comes in around £200 dearer than this Tamron optic at £1200, and just like the Canon MkI 24-70, it lacks optical stabilisation. Sony users have a Carl Zeiss branded 24-70mm f/2.8 as an alternative, which costs around £1460.

Third party manufacturer, Sigma, also offer a 24-70mm f/2.8 for Canon, Nikon and Sony cameras. Although their lens is considerably cheaper at £640, it also lacks the Vibration Compensation of the Tamron optic and doesn't have a weather sealed design either.

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