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title: "Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD Canon Mount AFA007C-700 (Model A007E)"
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# F2.8 constant aperture 24-70mm versatile zoom VC image stabilization Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD Canon Mount AFA007C-700 (Model A007E)

**Brand:** tamron
**Price:** $1444.53
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## Summary

> 📸 Elevate your craft with the Tamron 24-70mm — the pro’s all-in-one lens for every moment.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD Canon Mount AFA007C-700 (Model A007E) by tamron
- **How much does it cost?** $1444.53 with free shipping
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## Best For

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## Why This Product

- Trusted tamron brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Steady Shots, Anytime:** Tamron’s proprietary VC (Vibration Compensation) tech reduces shake for sharp handheld images even in challenging light.
- • **Built to Perform & Last:** Moisture-resistant construction and premium optical elements minimize aberrations, backed by a 6-year warranty for peace of mind.
- • **Silent & Swift Autofocus:** Ultrasonic Silent Drive (USD) motor delivers fast, whisper-quiet focusing with full-time manual override for precision control.
- • **Bright & Consistent Aperture:** F2.8 constant max aperture ensures stunning low-light performance and creamy bokeh throughout the zoom.
- • **Pro Zoom Range for Every Shot:** Seamlessly capture landscapes, portraits, and events with a flexible 24-70mm focal length.

## Overview

The Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD (Model A007E) is a high-performance standard zoom lens designed for Canon EF mount cameras. Featuring a versatile 24-70mm focal range, a bright constant F2.8 aperture, and Tamron’s advanced Vibration Compensation image stabilization, it delivers sharp, stable images in diverse shooting conditions. Its ultrasonic silent autofocus motor ensures fast and quiet focusing, while moisture-resistant construction and specialized optical elements reduce aberrations and enhance image quality. Ideal for professionals and enthusiasts seeking a reliable, all-purpose lens with a 6-year warranty.

## Description

Tamron's SP 24-70mm is a high quality, highly functional, high speed standard zoom lens covering the 24-70mm focal range. It includes both Tamron's proprietary VC (Vibration Compensation) Image stabilization to reduce shake and its USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) motor, enabling speedy, silent autofocusing. This SP (Super Performance) series lens makes full use of specialized glass elements in its lens layout, designed with top priority on image quality, including three LD elements and two XR (Extra Refractive Index) glasses. Tamron has minimized all types of chromatic aberration in the SP 24-70mm, making it a lens at the top of its class whether you use it on a digital APS-C, full frame, or 35mm SLR camera. The SP 24-70mm F/2.8 aperture enables a balance between brilliant resolution and beautiful soft blur effects. This ideal lens makes full use of Tamron's rounded diaphragm and the uncontrived, artistic blur that it provides. It is also Tamron's first lens to feature our new moisture-resistant construction. Portraits, Landscapes, Studio Shoots, this is the lens for them all. Capture the finest details of your images in precisely the way you have always wanted to. Extend your art to the limits of your inspiration with the Tamron SP 24-70mm. Specifications: Model Name A007; Focal Length 24-70mm; Format size Di Maximum Aperture F/2.8, Diagonal Angle of View 84°04' - 34°21' (for full frame 35mm format cameras) 60°20' - 22°33' (for APS-C format cameras) Lens Construction 17 elements, 12 groups; Minimum Focus Distance 15". Max. Mag. Ratio 1:5 (at f=70mm: MFD 15"). Filter Diameter 82mm. Overall Length 4.3". Maximum Diameter 3.5". Weight 29.1 oz. Diaphragm Blades 9 (rounded diaphragm). Standard Accessory Flower-shaped lens hood. Canon Mount

Review: Perfect All Purpose Walk Around - I have been looking for a great lens to keep on my camera a majority of the time. I wanted this as my "kit" carry around lens. The jack-of-all-trades (close). My criteria was that it should be a midrange (between 16 and 80 mm or around this range in the mid-level), have weather sealing if possible, acceptable focus speed, and be a fast (2.8 aperture) lens. Above all of course the IQ (Image Quality) had to be great. Image Stabilization would be a big bonus because I love shooting in low light and am not a big strobe fan. IS (VC, VR, whatever) would allow me to shoot a few stops down if needed and stay within a reasonable ISO range without hauling a tripod or monopod where it was either forbidden or inconvenient. Enter the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VC lens. All I can say is I just received it for the past weekend and so far I love it. Currently I tested it around the house, but most importantly I tested it out in the real world at an amusement park in the dark. I think the bokeh is good, the image quality is great, and the focusing is fantastic. I only missed one shot or so trying to focus in the dark with no assist on some smoke! It is very good and it is fast enough for me. I have not noticed the focus being slow at all. The Ultrasonic Silent Drive (USD) focus is good. And quiet. The VC works as advertised and I could take shots down to 1/10 or 1/4 second shutter speed and I shot on ISO 1600 in manual mode. I shoot RAW or RAW and JPEG. In order to test the VC: What I did was in a darker room at night, I switched the camera to manual mode and set it up so that my ISO was usually around 800 - 1600, Aperture is around 2.8 or so wide open, and then I played with the shutter speed usually around 1/8, 1/10 or so. If you depress the shutter half way to obtain focus, and move the camera back and forth ever so slightly while looking through the viewfinder, you should see VC in action. It looks like the image is slow or stuttering and occasionally freezes. This is VC working and grabbing the image. Works great in the real world testing. Sometimes the lens will click or you'll hear funny noises. Not loud or distracting. This is normal. This lens has vignetting, somewhat heavy wide open and across the focal length when wide. It has some distortion. None of this matters to me. Sometimes i actually like the look depending what I want to accomplish. The majority of the time I select lens correction in Lightroom 4.1 and select the lens make Tamron. The lens is recognized automatically at this point and the proper corrections are applied. Piece of cake! This review has no brick wall images. I don't feed my family through a web site. I don't pixel peep and make comparisons with this corner or that corner. Google this lens and look at these reviews if you wish to get technical. I just shoot real world pictures and decide myself if I like some equipment, and make my images available for others to view to help them decide if they might like the same lens by comparing some photos. YMMV. My images are posted for many reasons and I normally edit them from RAW using lightroom so they are modified in varying degrees but nothing that could not be duplicated within a few minutes. A link to my images taken with this lens can be found in the comment section. I was eyeballing the Nikon 24-70. I couldn't justify the price. Even this lens was expensive but this is the best option for my needs. The build quality on this is great. It is heavy but not overly so, like my Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 D. That lens is a metal boat anchor. The 24-70 Nikon doesn't even have 5 stars and it has a few bad reviews itself. I guess you'll get those reviews everywhere - either from a truly bad copy or I believe more so from some folks who don't know what they are doing. The $600 I save between my Tamron and a Nikon I can purchase another lens like the Nikon 85mm 1.8g or almost have enough for the Tokina 16-28 FX wide. I am an advanced amateur. I shoot a Nikon D700 and a Nikon D90. As of this review I have not tested this lens on my D90, and I consider this more of a FX lens for my D700. I am extremely pleased with the decision I made so far. I would not hesitate to take this lens and shoot anything important including weddings (even my own coming up) ;-) . Don't forget to check the comments section for a link to some photos I shot with this lens. -- UPDATE 2/26/2015 -- I'm still shooting with this lens, and it is still a favorite. I have taken thousands of pictures and have at least 700 plus online. I am still shooting with a Nikon D700 and I also now own a Nikon D810. Things I tend to notice as I have used it more (on all cameras): the autofocus is slightly slower than say a Nikon. But no where unusable. The lens is a little soft at wide open (2.8) but again not unusable, just a little soft which can be sharpened up easily in Lightroom or Photoshop, etc. Still working great after two years. I just had it to an indoor car show and the photos were stunningly sharp ... more than I even expected ... at f/4 and smaller on my new D810. Fantastic. I love this Tamron and have purchased two more: the Tamron 70-300 with VC (Sharp and stunning for such a "cheap" lens, and the VC again is remarkable. I also purchased the Tamron 150-600 for sports and wildlife. Beautiful. Again, VC pulls it's weight as I was shooting handheld at 600mm and 1/160 and the photos were acceptably sharp. What a fantastic lens. I would currently recommend any modern Tamron lens. I think the 70-200 VC and 15-30 VC are in my future for next year. I'll have the holy quintrinity (15-30, 24-70, 70-300, 70-200, 150-600) in Tamron. I also own Nikon, but I think value per dollar, Tamron and Sigma are big contenders to their big-brand counterparts and in a lot of ways beat them out in cost and sometimes quality.
Review: Terrific Value and Great Optics - I'll begin this review by saying that I am a new Nikon convert after shooting with Canons since the film days with an Elan IIe to my most recent 5D Mark I. I had used the Canon 24-70 Mark I since 2003 and loved it. But when I switched to a Nikon D600, I was in total sticker shock to see how much the Nikkor version cost. The only alternatives were either the Sigma or this Tamron. The Sigma won on pricing but the Tamron was newer and had Vibration Control, which I needed for videos. So naturally, this became the only choice. The Tamron 24-70 is a terrific value and it's incredibly sharp. The Nikkor 24-70 cost about $600 more and doesn't have image stabilization. To the Nikkor's benefit, I will say that it is marginally sharper at the long end and it is better built. So for those of us who don't make a living shooting outdoors in adverse conditions, the Tamron is a dream come true. I will note that the review I am writing here is based on a replacement lens. The first one I got had severe front focus. Playing with the AF micro-adjustments didn't really make a whole lot of difference. In fact, I've read that adjustments really work best at the focal distance you make the corrections at. In other words, if you adjust for front focus at 70mm, the lens will be great there but may be off at 24mm. So I returned the first unit and desertcart overnighted me a new one. KUDOS to desertcart for being the best vendor in the world when it comes to returns. I will keep making my purchases here based on my excellent customer service. The 2nd unit was of a later build and nailed the AF on the first try. I tend to shoot with center point AF and recompose as needed. However, the 2nd unit does exhibit some slight zoom ring play. But the lens has excellent AF, is sharp, and doesn't suffer from any decentering issues. So I am keeping this one. I have a 6 year warranty so I am not too concerned about issues down the line. So here's how I would sum up this lens: PROS: 1) The only 24-70 f2.8 lens to offer a terrific image stabilizer (good for 2-3 stops at the most...4 is really unrealistic) 2) Definitely sharper compared to my Canon 24-70 Mark I throughout the enter zoom length. It's super sharp from 24-35mm. Very good from 35-50mm. And good from 50-70mm 3) Fast and silent Ultrasonic AF that is barely slower than the Canon's 4) Incredible quiet image stabilizer unit when you half press the shutter release. Canon's tended to be louder. I hear it more on the canon 24-105 and the 70-200 f4. 5) Has a 6 year warranty 6) Nice neutral color rendition when shooting jpegs 7) Creamy bokeh with NO evidence of the "onion" phenomenon noted. . 8) Full Time Manual override when autofocusing 9) Very good flare resistance CONS: 1) A little soft on the 70mm end (but still better than the Canon Mark I) 2) Some QA issues based on the 2 samples I have received (despite being Made in Japan) 3) Not environmental sealed so be sure to not get water on it. 4) Rear most lens element actually is not sealed so zooming away from 24mm will "suction" in dust eventually. Make sure you ALWAYS remove the lens at 24mm where the rear element is seated most closely to the lens mount. 5) 70mm looks slightly less than 70mm. It looks a little like 60 or 65mm. I used to shoot at 70mm on the Canon so I noticed this right away. On the other hand, 24mm looks more like 23 or so which is nice for landscapes. 6) Contrast slightly low at wide open aperture. Sharpness and Contrast are amazing at f4 and above till you hit f16 where diffraction comes into play. In conclusion, I have no regrets with my purchase. I saved $600 vs the Nikkor and gained IS. I am a serious hobbyist and money IS indeed a consideration. Tamron priced it a bit high IMHO, but it's worth every penny when you see the end results. At, $999 or even 1099, they can sell many more of these babies. So until Nikon and Canon decided to not gouge the public, the Tamron 24-70 is the ONLY game in town. And it's a very decent option at that.

## Features

- 24-70mm focal length, Minimum focus distance - 0.38m/14.96 inch
- 36-105mm equivalent focal length on APS-C cameras, 38.4-112mm equivalent focal length on Canon APS-C cameras
- F2.8 constant maximum aperture; F22 minimum, Ultrasonic-type AF motor with full-time manual focusing
- Image stabilization, VC (Vibration Compensation), 82mm filters
- Available in Canon EF, Nikon F (FX), Nikon F (DX), Sony Alpha mounts

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B007SNP02K |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,163 in SLR Camera Lenses |
| Brand | Tamron |
| Camera Lens | 9 |
| Camera Lens Description | 9 |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Camera Mount | Canon EF |
| Compatible Mountings | Canon EF |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 581 Reviews |
| Exposure Control Type | Automatic |
| Focal Length Description | 24-70 millimeters |
| Focus Type | Auto Focus |
| Image stabilization | VC (Vibration Compensation) |
| Item Weight | 825 Grams |
| Lens | Telephoto |
| Lens Coating Description | eBAND and BBAR Coatings |
| Lens Design | Zoom |
| Lens Fixed Focal Length | 70 Millimeters |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF |
| Lens Type | Telephoto |
| Manufacturer | Tamron |
| Maximum Focal Length | 70 Millimeters |
| Media Type | ProductImage |
| Minimum Aperture | 22.0 |
| Minimum Focal Length | 24 Millimeters |
| Model Name | A007E |
| Number of Diaphragm Blades | 9 |
| Photo Filter Size | 82 Millimeters |
| Real Angle Of View | 84 Degrees |
| Screen Size | 3.5 Inches |
| UPC | 725211007012 |
| Warranty Description | 6 years |
| Water Resistance Level | Moisture Resistant |
| Zoom Ratio | 2.92:1 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Tamron
- **Focal Length Description:** 24-70 millimeters
- **Lens Type:** Telephoto
- **Compatible Mountings:** Canon EF
- **Camera Lens Description:** 9

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect All Purpose Walk Around
*by T***F on August 27, 2012*

I have been looking for a great lens to keep on my camera a majority of the time. I wanted this as my "kit" carry around lens. The jack-of-all-trades (close). My criteria was that it should be a midrange (between 16 and 80 mm or around this range in the mid-level), have weather sealing if possible, acceptable focus speed, and be a fast (2.8 aperture) lens. Above all of course the IQ (Image Quality) had to be great. Image Stabilization would be a big bonus because I love shooting in low light and am not a big strobe fan. IS (VC, VR, whatever) would allow me to shoot a few stops down if needed and stay within a reasonable ISO range without hauling a tripod or monopod where it was either forbidden or inconvenient. Enter the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VC lens. All I can say is I just received it for the past weekend and so far I love it. Currently I tested it around the house, but most importantly I tested it out in the real world at an amusement park in the dark. I think the bokeh is good, the image quality is great, and the focusing is fantastic. I only missed one shot or so trying to focus in the dark with no assist on some smoke! It is very good and it is fast enough for me. I have not noticed the focus being slow at all. The Ultrasonic Silent Drive (USD) focus is good. And quiet. The VC works as advertised and I could take shots down to 1/10 or 1/4 second shutter speed and I shot on ISO 1600 in manual mode. I shoot RAW or RAW and JPEG. In order to test the VC: What I did was in a darker room at night, I switched the camera to manual mode and set it up so that my ISO was usually around 800 - 1600, Aperture is around 2.8 or so wide open, and then I played with the shutter speed usually around 1/8, 1/10 or so. If you depress the shutter half way to obtain focus, and move the camera back and forth ever so slightly while looking through the viewfinder, you should see VC in action. It looks like the image is slow or stuttering and occasionally freezes. This is VC working and grabbing the image. Works great in the real world testing. Sometimes the lens will click or you'll hear funny noises. Not loud or distracting. This is normal. This lens has vignetting, somewhat heavy wide open and across the focal length when wide. It has some distortion. None of this matters to me. Sometimes i actually like the look depending what I want to accomplish. The majority of the time I select lens correction in Lightroom 4.1 and select the lens make Tamron. The lens is recognized automatically at this point and the proper corrections are applied. Piece of cake! This review has no brick wall images. I don't feed my family through a web site. I don't pixel peep and make comparisons with this corner or that corner. Google this lens and look at these reviews if you wish to get technical. I just shoot real world pictures and decide myself if I like some equipment, and make my images available for others to view to help them decide if they might like the same lens by comparing some photos. YMMV. My images are posted for many reasons and I normally edit them from RAW using lightroom so they are modified in varying degrees but nothing that could not be duplicated within a few minutes. A link to my images taken with this lens can be found in the comment section. I was eyeballing the Nikon 24-70. I couldn't justify the price. Even this lens was expensive but this is the best option for my needs. The build quality on this is great. It is heavy but not overly so, like my Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 D. That lens is a metal boat anchor. The 24-70 Nikon doesn't even have 5 stars and it has a few bad reviews itself. I guess you'll get those reviews everywhere - either from a truly bad copy or I believe more so from some folks who don't know what they are doing. The $600 I save between my Tamron and a Nikon I can purchase another lens like the Nikon 85mm 1.8g or almost have enough for the Tokina 16-28 FX wide. I am an advanced amateur. I shoot a Nikon D700 and a Nikon D90. As of this review I have not tested this lens on my D90, and I consider this more of a FX lens for my D700. I am extremely pleased with the decision I made so far. I would not hesitate to take this lens and shoot anything important including weddings (even my own coming up) ;-) . Don't forget to check the comments section for a link to some photos I shot with this lens. -- UPDATE 2/26/2015 -- I'm still shooting with this lens, and it is still a favorite. I have taken thousands of pictures and have at least 700 plus online. I am still shooting with a Nikon D700 and I also now own a Nikon D810. Things I tend to notice as I have used it more (on all cameras): the autofocus is slightly slower than say a Nikon. But no where unusable. The lens is a little soft at wide open (2.8) but again not unusable, just a little soft which can be sharpened up easily in Lightroom or Photoshop, etc. Still working great after two years. I just had it to an indoor car show and the photos were stunningly sharp ... more than I even expected ... at f/4 and smaller on my new D810. Fantastic. I love this Tamron and have purchased two more: the Tamron 70-300 with VC (Sharp and stunning for such a "cheap" lens, and the VC again is remarkable. I also purchased the Tamron 150-600 for sports and wildlife. Beautiful. Again, VC pulls it's weight as I was shooting handheld at 600mm and 1/160 and the photos were acceptably sharp. What a fantastic lens. I would currently recommend any modern Tamron lens. I think the 70-200 VC and 15-30 VC are in my future for next year. I'll have the holy quintrinity (15-30, 24-70, 70-300, 70-200, 150-600) in Tamron. I also own Nikon, but I think value per dollar, Tamron and Sigma are big contenders to their big-brand counterparts and in a lot of ways beat them out in cost and sometimes quality.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Terrific Value and Great Optics
*by D***E on October 15, 2012*

I'll begin this review by saying that I am a new Nikon convert after shooting with Canons since the film days with an Elan IIe to my most recent 5D Mark I. I had used the Canon 24-70 Mark I since 2003 and loved it. But when I switched to a Nikon D600, I was in total sticker shock to see how much the Nikkor version cost. The only alternatives were either the Sigma or this Tamron. The Sigma won on pricing but the Tamron was newer and had Vibration Control, which I needed for videos. So naturally, this became the only choice. The Tamron 24-70 is a terrific value and it's incredibly sharp. The Nikkor 24-70 cost about $600 more and doesn't have image stabilization. To the Nikkor's benefit, I will say that it is marginally sharper at the long end and it is better built. So for those of us who don't make a living shooting outdoors in adverse conditions, the Tamron is a dream come true. I will note that the review I am writing here is based on a replacement lens. The first one I got had severe front focus. Playing with the AF micro-adjustments didn't really make a whole lot of difference. In fact, I've read that adjustments really work best at the focal distance you make the corrections at. In other words, if you adjust for front focus at 70mm, the lens will be great there but may be off at 24mm. So I returned the first unit and Amazon overnighted me a new one. KUDOS to Amazon for being the best vendor in the world when it comes to returns. I will keep making my purchases here based on my excellent customer service. The 2nd unit was of a later build and nailed the AF on the first try. I tend to shoot with center point AF and recompose as needed. However, the 2nd unit does exhibit some slight zoom ring play. But the lens has excellent AF, is sharp, and doesn't suffer from any decentering issues. So I am keeping this one. I have a 6 year warranty so I am not too concerned about issues down the line. So here's how I would sum up this lens: PROS: 1) The only 24-70 f2.8 lens to offer a terrific image stabilizer (good for 2-3 stops at the most...4 is really unrealistic) 2) Definitely sharper compared to my Canon 24-70 Mark I throughout the enter zoom length. It's super sharp from 24-35mm. Very good from 35-50mm. And good from 50-70mm 3) Fast and silent Ultrasonic AF that is barely slower than the Canon's 4) Incredible quiet image stabilizer unit when you half press the shutter release. Canon's tended to be louder. I hear it more on the canon 24-105 and the 70-200 f4. 5) Has a 6 year warranty 6) Nice neutral color rendition when shooting jpegs 7) Creamy bokeh with NO evidence of the "onion" phenomenon noted. . 8) Full Time Manual override when autofocusing 9) Very good flare resistance CONS: 1) A little soft on the 70mm end (but still better than the Canon Mark I) 2) Some QA issues based on the 2 samples I have received (despite being Made in Japan) 3) Not environmental sealed so be sure to not get water on it. 4) Rear most lens element actually is not sealed so zooming away from 24mm will "suction" in dust eventually. Make sure you ALWAYS remove the lens at 24mm where the rear element is seated most closely to the lens mount. 5) 70mm looks slightly less than 70mm. It looks a little like 60 or 65mm. I used to shoot at 70mm on the Canon so I noticed this right away. On the other hand, 24mm looks more like 23 or so which is nice for landscapes. 6) Contrast slightly low at wide open aperture. Sharpness and Contrast are amazing at f4 and above till you hit f16 where diffraction comes into play. In conclusion, I have no regrets with my purchase. I saved $600 vs the Nikkor and gained IS. I am a serious hobbyist and money IS indeed a consideration. Tamron priced it a bit high IMHO, but it's worth every penny when you see the end results. At, $999 or even 1099, they can sell many more of these babies. So until Nikon and Canon decided to not gouge the public, the Tamron 24-70 is the ONLY game in town. And it's a very decent option at that.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Tamron 24-70 VC delivers what my Nikon 24-70 could not...
*by K***W on November 21, 2014*

Very happy with the Tamron 24-70 Di VC lens so far. Much better perfomance than my Nikon 24-70 had. Let me give a little background on my experience with the Nikon lens: Used it on a D90 and D700 initially, with pretty decent results on the D700, but not so good on the D90. After upgrading the D90 to D7000, the lens still did not produce very good images on DX, but still worked fairly good on the D700. I figured it was just optimized for FX and was simply not going to work well on DX. I upgraded my D7000 to D7100 early this year, and had the same experience with this combo. I really wanted to use the new camera with it, so I sent the lens in to Nikon for adjustment, and to replace the filter thread at the end of the lens and ended up with a $612 repair bill from Nikon. That would be totally worth it if the lens was working better afterward. Unfortunately, performance was still not very good on the D7100. Kept it anyway, since it was working OK on the D700. Sold the D700 in August and bought a D810...lens problems were more evident on the new 36MP camera that I had not noticed before. Many images were slightly out of focus, and far left and right sides were not terribly sharp. To be fair, printed images looked fine if not enlarged much, but screen viewing showed the problems. Did a ton of testing and found that the lens required different AF fine-tune settings at different focal lengths. -8 at 35mm, -20 at 50mm, and -11 at 70mm. No wonder some shots were OK and others were soft. Both cameras showed similar variances in fine-tune values. And Nikon said that the lens was within specs? Wasn't too impressed by that... Finally sold the lens and bought this Tamron. First shot with the D810 at f2.8 was sharp, sharp, sharp, with no fine-tune. Tried it at all focal lengths with the same awesome result. Put it on the D7100 and was amazed at how good the shots looked. I could never get anything that good out of the Nikon without stopping down. The optics are super sharp and the stabilization makes a huge difference. Both cameras nail focus every time, and color and contrast is nearly equal to the old Nikon. The lens is not perfect, though. Distortion is higher at 24-30 mm, and also at 60-70mm. The lens vignettes more on full frame than the Nikon did, too. And the auto focus is not as fast. You get spoiled with the blazing fast focus that Nikon's higher end lenses deliver, and the Tamron is noticeably slower. The corners are also a tad bit softer than the Nikon at equivalent apertures. However, the lens deserves 5 stars, due to the following: I will take slightly slower focus with a consistent hit rate, over faster but inconsistent focus, any day of the week. The distortion and vignetting is easily corrected in post processing. The corners, while not quite on par with the Nikon, are still really, really good. In fact, the overall quality of the optics is so impressive, it is difficult to tell the difference between images shot with the Tamron, and ones taken with the more expensive Nikon. And, lastly, the image stabilization really puts the other lenses by Sigma, Nikon and Canon to shame. Especially for the Nikon and Canon versions to be close to, or above, the $2,000 range and not have it. I believe this is easily the best value in this category of lens. Happy that I can use this lens without any hesitation, knowing that it will deliver the results that I always wanted out of the Nikon. Turns out to be a very nice "upgrade" for me.

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