http://www.tamron.eu/uk/news/read/da...sp-24-70m.html

If that thing has the optical quality of some of its siblings - and faster AF - it should be a fabulous lens!

Yea, I saw it this morning... Good stuff... But probably gonna wait for Canon version, as it would *finally* make a replacement for EF-S 17-55/2.8 IS, but now for FF...

Originally Posted by divamum http://www.tamron.eu/uk/news/read/da...sp-24-70m.html If that thing has the optical quality of some of its siblings - and faster AF - it should be a fabulous lens!

Very interesting. I've been shooting with the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 for years and have been quite happy with it, BUT--it's slow to focus in low light and it's just a little too long at the wide end. This seems to address both issues while giving IS as an extra. If it's not too expensive (and the optics are as good), this looks like a winner to me.

Given today's rumored cost of a 24-70L II, I can't imagine how I'd begin to afford it - it's nearly as much as a 5dII! So... the possibility of Tam stepping in to offer another alternative is GREAT news. I love my 24-70L, but I can't deny that I'd love IS (I'm a crappy hand-holder, so it would definitely be useful for me, even at these "short" lengths). And I've always been superhappy with my Tam 17-50 except for the slower/less accurate in low light AF. So.. waiting and watching. Seems like it's going to be an interesting year in Gearland.....

Wait.. do I hear now Canon's not even IS???

Originally Posted by Nikolai Wait.. do I hear now Canon's not even IS???

That's the current rumour. Along with $1700-1800. OUCH! Course, who knows until it's released.... I'm following this particular race closely, I have to admit. I love my 24-70L, but as anybody who's ever used one knows, it tends to be like the little girl with the curl and "when it's good it's very very good, and when it's bad it's horrid"! It would be nice to have a more modern version that is at its best ALL the time.

Originally Posted by divamum That's the current rumour.

Rumor confirmed.

Originally Posted by Richard Rumor confirmed.

Yeah http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/02...S_28mm_f2p8_IS
And no news on 5DIII/X :-(

See other thread about the Canon lenses. Pretty sickening, eh? :( Actually, I just wonder who they're catering for. Is it moving towards more video, hence the choices?? I'm kind of baffled, and it makes me wonder what hte next camera will be

However, it DOES make the Tamron an attractive lens to watch for. I can live with my 24-70L I (especially once it comes back from the Canon hospital), but if I decide I really must have IS, then Tamron, here I come.............

Canon is seriously making me second guess my interest in a full frame camera at this point.
My 10-22 is awesome and I don't think the 17-40 quite matches it so would need to go to the 16-35 for easily $1000 more
My 17-55 2.8 IS is awesome and has IS. The new 24-70 doesn't and costs over $1000 more
The 5D III will likely be at least $1000 more than the 7D replacement.
While I do sell my landscape work, I can't imagine realizing the $6000 it would cost to purchase a 5D III and replace the lenses above.

Meanwhile, Nikon brings out a 36 MP full frame behemoth at under $3k...

Originally Posted by eoren1 Canon is seriously making me second guess my interest in a full frame camera at this point. My 10-22 is awesome and I don't think the 17-40 quite matches it so would need to go to the 16-35 for easily $1000 more My 17-55 2.8 IS is awesome and has IS. The new 24-70 doesn't and costs over $1000 more The 5D III will likely be at least $1000 more than the 7D replacement. While I do sell my landscape work, I can't imagine realizing the $6000 it would cost to purchase a 5D III and replace the lenses above. Meanwhile, Nikon brings out a 36 MP full frame behemoth at under $3k...

Well, in all honesty, since I had a first-hand experience with both "(20D | 30D | 40D | 50D | 7D) + 10-22" and "5D2 + 16-35", I can tell you this: yes, it costs significantly more; and yes, the image quality is significantly better.
Of course, it's only my personal take on it. "Depending on circumstances", YMMV, etc.

Update: The lens can now be preordered from B&H.

Originally Posted by eoren1 Canon is seriously making me second guess my interest in a full frame camera at this point. My 10-22 is awesome and I don't think the 17-40 quite matches it so would need to go to the 16-35 for easily $1000 more My 17-55 2.8 IS is awesome and has IS. The new 24-70 doesn't and costs over $1000 more The 5D III will likely be at least $1000 more than the 7D replacement. While I do sell my landscape work, I can't imagine realizing the $6000 it would cost to purchase a 5D III and replace the lenses above. Meanwhile, Nikon brings out a 36 MP full frame behemoth at under $3k...

I'm struggling with the same dilemma. The other added expense of moving from the 17-55 EF-S to the 24-70 (either Canon or Tamron) is that all my expensive B+W 77m filters won't fit the 82mm diameter of the 24-70's. :(

Chris-
I've had a complete change of heart since that post - mostly prompted by my taking a friend's 5DmkII and 24-70 mk I out for a shoot.
The difference between my 50D and her 5D was eye-opening. While the APS-c sensor and a good lens like the 17-55 can produce great shots, I decided to bite the bullet and move to full frame. Just sold my 17-55 and am planning to start with just the 17-40 and 70-200. The 17-40 will still take my 10-stop ND at 77mm. Going to wait and see how much I miss the 24-70 range but may end up shooting portraits with the 35/2 and 85/1.8 instead to save a chunk of change.
Will be waiting to see the first reviews of Tamron's new lens...

Let the speculation begin....

I admit I'm VERY interested in this lens - I would actually find IS (VC) helpful (frankly, I"m such a crappy hand-holder I probably should have it on ALL my lenses, although at this point I don't), and have always been very pleased by the optics on my Tam 17-50. If this one can match/surpass that, I will definitely consider it.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/04...m-2p8-VC-price

Here are some fullframe (21MP) samples taken with the new Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC.

Ooh, good catch Manfr3d. Hard to tell from those though - only 1 f4 shot which looks kinda poor, actually, although the shots look phenom at f8 Then again.... most do I want to see f2.8 shots - that'll be the real test.

I agree! I wasn't too impressed with the edge performance of the lens stopped down in these samples either. Lets hope we can examine some RAW files soon.

Hi guys,

a first technical review with 21MP sample images can be found here.
To me this looks very good!!

First reviews finally out:

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/ta...s-review-19056

It's looking good, although $1299 is a higher initial price than I was expetcing :-/ Still waiting and watching as this one hits the streets.... :)