In rec.photo.equipment.35mm D.R. DR@newzealand wrote:

I am sure that the sting of soft photos from buying a Nikon ED lens with such a
low quality glass will smite even more, seeing that they cost a premium and that
the Sigma equivalent is cheaper and better in this particular case.

Compare for example the Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 XR DI for about US$585. Slightly
sharper than the Nikon 28-70 ED equivalent at US$2700. 4.14 vs 4.05 out of 5.
You can be a snob all you like and try to convince yourself that you are better
off having bought the Nikon ED at almost 5 times the price of the Tamron lens.
Whereas others not so snobby can enjoy the quality at about 1/5 of the price.


OTOH you can be sure it doesn't start to stick at infinity focus after a week or
be very unsharp thoughout 1/2 of teh focus range or simply fall apart - stuff
i saw back when i still considered tamron an option.

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Sander

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