For moving objects Tamron 28-75 or something else?

startingjourney

I read the other thread that mentions that this lens is slow. I'm looking for a lens at this range for under $700. Is there anything else with faster AF in the up to 70mm or up to 100mm range? I will be taking photos of people at least walking or moving around and perhaps other non stationary objects with the lens.

ziggy53

startingjourney wrote:

I read the other thread that mentions that this lens is slow. I'm looking for a lens at this range for under $700. Is there anything else with faster AF in the up to 70mm or up to 100mm range? I will be taking photos of people at least walking or moving around and perhaps other non stationary objects with the lens.

Please remind us, which camera(s)?

startingjourney

canon xsi

Manfr3d

I shot sports with the Tamron. It is definitly not a slow lens. But yes, a $1500 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM lens will be a bit faster.

Richard

startingjourney wrote:

I read the other thread that mentions that this lens is slow. I'm looking for a lens at this range for under $700. Is there anything else with faster AF in the up to 70mm or up to 100mm range? I will be taking photos of people at least walking or moving around and perhaps other non stationary objects with the lens.

It is not as quick to focus as an L lens, but as long as the light is good, it should do just fine for the situations you describe. It probably is not a good choice for sports. If you can do without the wide end, you could also consider the Canon 70-200 F4/L, which is in your price range and has very fast AF. FWIW, I have both lenses, but my shooting choice is dictated only by the range (and sometimes the DOF), not by AF speed.

Scott_Quier

I've shot weddings and receptions with the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 lens. The only AF problem I ever encountered was in very, very dim environments - then the lens would sometimes hunt (on a 20D, and on a 30D) just a touch. In anything even approaching decent light, the lens AF was/is stellar - which is one reason I still have the lens.

I have a friend who uses the 28-75 as his primary lens when photographing weddings/receptions/portraits, etc and his work is wonderful.

ziggy53

startingjourney wrote:

canon xsi

Make sure that you use that Tamron lens with the center focus only on the XSi. Use focus-recompose technique for more distant subjects but use "focus then crop in post" technique for closer subjects.

divamum

I don't have the 28-75, but I use its sibling the Tamron 17-50 on my xsi and it remains my most reliable and consistent lens. The focusing isn't as silent as a Canon L, but it's plenty fast in decent light, and that thing has even focused in the pitch darkness for me. It's consistently sharp, too.