Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP ZL Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras

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Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP ZL Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras Product By Tamron Average customer review: Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP ZL Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras Rating on July 14 Rating: 4.5 ( 21 customer reviewers) Lowest Price : Visit store to see price Available From 3 Sellers Compare prices from all sellers >>

Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP ZL Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens for Konica Minolta and Sony Digital SLR Cameras 4.5 out of 5 from 21 user reviews.

Technical Details

• Sony / Minolta -compatible lens designed specifically for digital SLR’s
• 17-50mm focal range equivalent to 26-78mm in 35mm format
• Maximum aperture of f2.8
• Filter diameter of 67mm
• Minimum focus distance of 0.27 meters over entire zoom range

Product Description

Di II: Lenses are designed for exclusive use on digital cameras with smaller-size imagers and inherit all of the benefits of our Di products. These lenses are not designed for 35mm film cameras and digital cameras with image sensors larger than 24mm x 16mm.

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Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful.

Best Walk-Around Lens You Can Find

By D. Davidson

When I purchased my A100, I wasn’t too impressed with the Sony lenses that were offered, and I wasn’t about to spend the cash on a Carl Zeiss. I had heard great things about the Tamron line, and the 17-50mm range fit well into what I consider a walk-around lens. The 2.8 max aperture is excellent, especially when paired with the camera-housed image stabilization in the Sony Alpha. I’ve shot hand-held in some really low light situations, with great results. I can’t recommend this lens enough. If you decide to purchase an Alpha, go body-only and get this lens, you won’t be sorry.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.

Excellent lens for my Sony a300.

By D. H.

I’ve been using this lens for a couple of weeks now and am very impressed with its quality. I have used it with my Sony Alpha a300 with no issues. I’ll compare it to the kit lens (SAL 18-70) that it replaced as that is the only other wide zoom I’ve used myself.

Pros:

-The Tamron is heavier and more sturdy than the Sony lens.

-It has better sharpness throughout the frame, but especially in the corners; it’s slightly soft at f2.8 (though still better than the kit lens) and gets sharper as you stop it down.

-Using it for indoor or nighttime shooting is great compared to the kit lens.

-The aperture is 2.8 throughout the zoom range, meaning that you don’t lose light when you zoom in towards 50mm.

-The macro works decently well, especially with the narrow depth of field you get with a big aperture.

Cons:

-It doesn’t go to 70mm like the kit lens, but I checked over my existing photos and barely used anything past 50mm anyways, plus you get 17mm vs. 18mm on the wide end.

-Weight takes a little getting used to, but in a good way.

-Not cheap, but not too expensive compared to similar lenses.

-Slight distortion on the wide (17mm) end, though again, it’s not as bad as the kit lens and you don’t really notice.

I would definitely buy this lens again and would recommend it to a friend. Definitely a very good and worthwhile upgrade to the SAL 18-70 kit lens.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.

Very Pleased With This Lens

By John

I am very pleased with this lens after breaking it in for a week on an Alaskan cruise. I relied on the len’s wide angle capabilities more than I expected. The F/2.8 minimum aperture across the len’s focal length range in combined with my Sony’s A100 image stabilization to allow me to obtain many great low light shots that otherwise would not have been possible. Focusing was always fast and accurate.
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