Ha! The gear review rabbit hole is a slippery slope. I straight up regret the amount of time I’ve spent watching gear reviews and comparing lenses and bodies instead of being out shooting. I bought a Fujifilm X100V several years ago, before it exploded in popularity. It meets 98% of my needs and I haven’t looked back (or looked at a gear review since). Wishing you some photo-gear inner peace - I bet the shots you took with that Tamron are absolute perfection. 👌
Like many, for years I have been too busy and distracted to pick up my beloved, big, heavy glass. Oh, some are exquisite!
I’d never say the performance of the cell lenses comes anywhere close to big glass. But big glass does not fit in my pocket. And the cell phone’s sensors and the technology behind the phone’s sensors leaves my 10 year old camera bodies in the dust, literally. In its absence, I can still feel the performance of the big glass when I am grab shooting with my cell phone
I bought one when they were first announced. Had intended buying the Sony 24-105 before going on holiday but they were out of stock. First year or two were a love hate thing. It missed focus on a regular basis. The range was great but I learned not to trust it to get a good shot.
Then a year or so ago I learned that there had been some updates from Tamron. It's a pity they wouldn't used the registered data to inform customers rather than just sell them new lenses.
After the update, the focus locks on perfectly. Why did they release it like that?
Unfortunately, the experience has coloured my opinion of the lens and it would probably be the first one I would sell if I was changing.
If you do own one, check the Tamron website to see if you have the latest update. If you are using the latest Mac, you'll need to find someone with an older OS or use a Windows computer. Tamron don't appear to support it anymore. Can be updated via the camera.
Meantime, I'll keep using it. Has a few issues in low light but it's difficult to find anything similar.
I finally learned to look at the final image in its own right, rather than superzooming into the smallest details, and that allowed me to view gear in a different way. Does it help me to do what I want and is the defects visible when I look at the final image from the expected distance when printed. If it's fine like that, it's fine. If I can do with a 200 USD lens, then I'm not going to waste 2000 USD on a lens I won't need. It doesn't mean that I wouldn't spend money on lenses, depending on what they offer, but sharpness is rarely a factor to me anymore.
Ha! The gear review rabbit hole is a slippery slope. I straight up regret the amount of time I’ve spent watching gear reviews and comparing lenses and bodies instead of being out shooting. I bought a Fujifilm X100V several years ago, before it exploded in popularity. It meets 98% of my needs and I haven’t looked back (or looked at a gear review since). Wishing you some photo-gear inner peace - I bet the shots you took with that Tamron are absolute perfection. 👌
1. EQUIPMENT IS NOTHING.
You have to be in the right place,
at the right time, with
the camera pointed in the right direction.
2. The most important piece of camera equipment is
the person standing behind the camera.
3. “The best camera is
the one that’s with you.”
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Best_Camera_Is_The_One_That_s_With_Y.html?id=cVoas6UIgIcC
Credit for all above to kenrockwell.com
Like many, for years I have been too busy and distracted to pick up my beloved, big, heavy glass. Oh, some are exquisite!
I’d never say the performance of the cell lenses comes anywhere close to big glass. But big glass does not fit in my pocket. And the cell phone’s sensors and the technology behind the phone’s sensors leaves my 10 year old camera bodies in the dust, literally. In its absence, I can still feel the performance of the big glass when I am grab shooting with my cell phone
I bought one when they were first announced. Had intended buying the Sony 24-105 before going on holiday but they were out of stock. First year or two were a love hate thing. It missed focus on a regular basis. The range was great but I learned not to trust it to get a good shot.
Then a year or so ago I learned that there had been some updates from Tamron. It's a pity they wouldn't used the registered data to inform customers rather than just sell them new lenses.
After the update, the focus locks on perfectly. Why did they release it like that?
Unfortunately, the experience has coloured my opinion of the lens and it would probably be the first one I would sell if I was changing.
If you do own one, check the Tamron website to see if you have the latest update. If you are using the latest Mac, you'll need to find someone with an older OS or use a Windows computer. Tamron don't appear to support it anymore. Can be updated via the camera.
Meantime, I'll keep using it. Has a few issues in low light but it's difficult to find anything similar.
I finally learned to look at the final image in its own right, rather than superzooming into the smallest details, and that allowed me to view gear in a different way. Does it help me to do what I want and is the defects visible when I look at the final image from the expected distance when printed. If it's fine like that, it's fine. If I can do with a 200 USD lens, then I'm not going to waste 2000 USD on a lens I won't need. It doesn't mean that I wouldn't spend money on lenses, depending on what they offer, but sharpness is rarely a factor to me anymore.
Meh. Sony as sharp. If you want sharp, buy a Leica and a couple of lenses. Your files will be so sharp that they'll slice your eyeballs.
photography can be about flaws! it's your voice, not a greek reviewer's, you need to listen to.
kudos!