Tamron AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 Di LD SP Aspherical (IF) Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

by Tamron

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 3.3 x 3.3 inches ; 15.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000ZL2J8
• Item model number: AF05C-700
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

U) 17-35MM F2.8-4 F/Canon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very sharp lens with good contrast, January 23, 2006

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Deluxe (worldwide) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tamron AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 Di LD SP Aspherical (IF) Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

On a 1.6x crop factor camera like the Canon 350D/20D, the effective area of this lens is equivalent to a 27-56mm lens on a old school film-based SLR camera. As I come from a background of extensive 50mm lens use, I find this to be my most common working range (and I have four other excellent lenses in my bag to choose from).

My reason for purchase was to replace the pathetic kit lens that comes with the 350D. The Tamron is a much faster lens at f/2.8-4, and as it is designed for full-frame SLR use, the photos you'll get on a 1.6x crop factor camera are outstanding. The edges are sharp and just as bright as the center. In fact, the images produced with this lens are so sharp that you'll find yourself reducing the in-camera sharpening for portraiture. Additionally, my photos show great contrast and need very little--if any--post processing.

I do have a few complaints about this lens. First, the lens hood's diameter is enormous (over 4"), and I wish there were a smaller hood for 1.6x crop factor camera use. Second, like all Tamron lenses that I have encountered, the manual focus ring moves during autofocus. Third, the focus should be faster and much quieter. However, in light of all the positive aspects going for this lens these are minor issues.

Reviewers on other websites have given this lens outstanding marks, and it was only after careful research that I decided on purchasing it. I was then off to Thailand where this lens truly proved its worth.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb optical quality and fast for an amazing price, January 5, 2006

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J. Chen "weez" (Cali, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tamron AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 Di LD SP Aspherical (IF) Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

This is about the same range of the Canon 17-40mm F/4L lens and offer equivalent and sometimes superior optical quality and it's F/2.8 at the wide end. The lens is super sharp and very contrasty, with fast auto-focusing and a good feel on the focusing ring. The best part is this fast and optical superb lens is about half of price of the Canon 17-40mm lens. A true steal. Can't say enough good things about it. I am posting some sample pictures to show how good the image quality is, too bad the image size can't be bigger because the sharpness from this lens is truly amazing.

38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars L series move over!, February 7, 2005

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Dennis "Bayside PhotoImaging" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tamron AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 Di LD SP Aspherical (IF) Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

If you have read my review for the Canon i9900 you know that I shoot for Federal Law Enforcement and the military, with them I shoot prime OEM lens not third party lens...

However I cannot personally afford OEM lens so I shoot third party, this Tamron lens is by far the best third party lens I have ever used. It is built very sturdy, not flimsy feeling as third party lenses can feel. It is very sharp, and the outer frame distortion is very low. The Bokeh(circles of confusion) are very nice as well. I think this is worhty in anyones camera bag!

Dennis