24-70 shootout

divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
edited February 21, 2013 in Cameras

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  • chrisdgchrisdg Registered Users Posts: 366 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2013
    :wow
    OMG - I cant believe they ended it in the manner! Cringe! Good stuff though.

    I just bought the Canon 24-70 II...but it wasn't an easy choice. Pricing aside, as a low light concert photographer, I really struggled between the impressive advantage of Vibration Control on the Tamron vs the speed of auto-focus on the Canon. In the end, the AF performance and clarity advantage on the Canon won out for me.

    Similar video comparing only these two lenses:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcsnsJUKhAg
    -Chris D.
    http://www.facebook.com/cdgImagery (concert photography)
    http://www.cdgimagery.com (concert photography)
    http://chrisdg.smugmug.com (everything else)

  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2013
    Excellent - thanks for the link! (But I have to ask: if it was that cold, why the &)!@*# didn't they have warm coats on?!??!?!!?! )

    ETA: I've been stalking both of these lenses since they were announced. I The 24-70 II would be a nice upgrade if I had that kind of $ (or paid my mortgage with eg weddings), but given that I have the 24-70 I, I can't really justify it. I am, however, EXTREMELY interested in the IS on the Tamron. I've had a great experience with my Tam 17-50, so am definitely considering this 24-70. The bokeh isn't as good - and I shoot shallow a LOT so that is a big deal for me, and I'm not entirely thrilled by the slower AF speed (since that's one of the few things I'm not crazy about on the 17-50), but it really does look like an excellent lens at a MCH more realistic price-point. If I sold the V1, I'd pretty much break even. headscratch.gif

    What I would love to see is a comparison of the Tam and the Canon 24-70 I, which I think might be interesting.... My guess is the Tamron lives between the VI and VII of the Canon lens, but I'd like to see samples.....................
  • Brett1000Brett1000 Registered Users Posts: 819 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2013
    divamum wrote: »

    interesting that they chose the Tamron (for price)
    I think the ending was done with substituted lens !
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