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Tamron AF SP 70-200mm F2.8 Di VC USD

Rating 4.6 35 reviews
Manufacturer: Tamron
price $2,388.00
Photography BLOG
13 years ago

Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD

The Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD is an excellent telephoto zoom lens, with the new optical construction offering great image quality and lovely smooth bokeh, and the built-in image stabilisation system greatly increasing its versatility in low-light.
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Pop Photo
13 years ago

Lens Test: Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD

Among pros, image-stabilized 70–200mm f/2.8 full-frame zooms have become must-own glass. They're in Canon ($2,499, street), Nikon ($2,397), Sigma ($1,399), and now Tamron's catalogs ($1,499), and we see them at weddings, sporting events, in portrait studios, and in backpacks.
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photo.net
13 years ago

The Tamron SP 70-200MM F/2.8 DI VC USD , ( buy from Amazon ) ( review ) is a new lens from Tamron. There is also a 70-200/2.8 USD lens (without stabilization), but the new lens isn't just the old lens with VC added.
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Camera Labs
13 years ago

Tamron SP 70-200mm f2.8 Di VC USD

The Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 VC is the company's first 70-200mm f2.8 equipped with optical stabilization. Announced for the Canon-mount in November 2012 and for the Nikon-mount in March 2013, it covers a 2.9x zoom-range.
Pros:
  • Good overall performance
  • with caveats
  • Image stabilization
  • Build quality
  • Weather sealing
  • Quiet
  • fast
  • and reliable AF operation
Cons:
  • Pretty high price
  • Unreliable image stabilization
  • Weak performance at 200mm f2.8
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EISA
12 years ago

EUROPEAN ZOOM LENS

This fast F2.8 telephoto zoom lens for full-frame SLRs delivers very good image quality and remarkably consistent resolution. The VC (Vibration Compensation) image stabiliser effectively compensates for camera shake in the Canon and Nikon versions of the lens.
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Shutterbug
12 years ago

Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD Lens: A Fast Zoom For Full-Frame D-SLRs

The 70-200mm focal length has been the standard tele-zoom choice for many years, offering near normal to a good tele range that suits many practical purposes. Yet, quite a few stock-in-trade 70-200mm lenses had been slow or lost significant aperture as soon as you left the shortest zoom setting,...
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slrgear.com
12 years ago

Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD SP review by Cretu Stefan

An lens with exceptional optical quality is super sharp at 2.8. Focus is almost instant and without noise. Very good in low light. Colours are very good with a good contrast.VC does its job very well.
Pros:
  • fast focus
  • optical quality
  • VC
  • focus ring in front
Cons:
  • weight
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photodo
12 years ago

REVIEW: Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Lens Review

Handling and features This brand new lens from Tamron covers the ever-popular 70-200mm range with a fast constant aperture of f/2.8. It is one of Tamron's 'SP' lenses, which denotes that it should be able to produce professional quality results and it sports moisture sealed construction.
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Practical Photography
11 years ago

At £1 under a grand, the Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD is still considerably cheaper than equivalent models from Canon, Nikon and Sony, which cost between £1600 and £2200. With both Vibration Control (except Sony fit) and a wide f/2.8 aperture, the Tamron is right at home in low light shooting...
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LensTip.com
9 years ago

Best lens in my bag for any headshots or telephoto use for sports or wildlife.
Pros:
  • Extremely sharp
  • well built
Cons:
  • Not any
  • just a bit heavy
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