Tamron 70-200 2.8 VC G2

EricJrSax wrote in post #18811911
Looks like the 70-200 G2 has a firmware update,... just loaded it. I can't tell whether I'm late or early to the game. Only discovered it when I Tapped-In a couple hours ago to make some adjustments. Version 2. If I'm very late,... disregard.

I do not have the Tap-in console. Did the update help, that you can tell? I don't know if my local camera shop where I purchased the lens can do the update....

duckster wrote in post #18814383
I do not have the Tap-in console. Did the update help, that you can tell? I don't know if my local camera shop where I purchased the lens can do the update....

I'm not sure,... I want to say it does, but that could be in my head. The lens has been at version 1.2 almost since I got it,... now it's at version 2. So,... here's what I'm thinking: After the update, I set things to default and removed all my previous micro-adjustments. Shots looked just as sharp, if not sharper in some cases, as they looked with my micro-adjustments under version 1.2. I remember a healthy amount of front focus at default when I first got the lens. I'm sure there are some improvements somewhere in this update,... v1.2 to v 2.0 is a pretty healthy leap forward. Just hard to tell with my eye and feel. I will say that AF seems to feel a little more athletic,... then again, maybe my brain just wants it to feel that way. LOL!

Thanks. I may have to look into it. I purchased my lens in November, so not sure what version it has.

Resting in paradise

Wow! How much of a crop? Outstanding shot!

EricJrSax wrote in post #18829301
Wow! How much of a crop? Outstanding shot!

Thanks, that's pretty much the full frame

Chacma baboon

Hello everyone I’m very excited, just picked this lens up last night second hand to replace my 70-200 f4 IS. Can’t wait to try it out! I’ve read very good results with this lens and if it is anything like the 45 and 85 Tamron (which I own) I’ll be happy. Got this new found love with Tamron glass!

First shoot with this beauty! As the photo shows thumbs up baby! I am way impressed with lens! I'm usually using my 70-200 f4 IS for outdoor shoots but this blew me away as the 45 and 85 tamron did.

Love all the new Tamron glass! Here are a couple examples posted in the 6D II forum...from a recent trip up the California coast.

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No photos yet, but mine should arrive tomorrow.
I swapped out my old Canon L's for the previous gen of these Tamrons (70-200mm f/2.8 VC and 24-70mm f/2.8 VC ) some years back, and they were both superior to the Canon's they replaced in almost every way.

These "bread and butter" zooms are not my mainstay as a wildlife photographer, but more and more I am being asked or paid to do the kind of "people" work that these lenses excel at. I used to just try to get away with the primes, but for a lot of things it's hard to ignore the advantages of the zooms.

Anyway, decided to upgrade both to the G2. Found a great used 24-70mm, which is amazing so far (had it two days)

I also grabbed the "Mr. InBetween" 35-150mm f/2.8-4, which is a pretty exciting lens. It's look (and feel) led me to believe it was a full fledged G2, but it's big downside is old/sluggish AF tech. It's Waaay slow compared to the ultra fast G2 24-70mm (and even the older VC)

Anyway, looking forward to the G2 70-200mm

I have shot with the Tamron G2 70-200 and the Canon 70-200 Mk II and I could not tell the difference in AF speed or keeper rate.

got my just before California got locked down due to the virus. So I'm finding uses for it at home