Should I recalibrate my Tamron 17-50 2.8?

I used a tripod and keep it on 45 degree angle. But either way it looks soft wide open. Check these pictures(100% crops) using tripod, focus was on the microphone

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Are you focusing and recomposing??

not at all yogestee. it seems like, but I'm just using tripod center point focus.

The 2.8 is really bad.

It seems like the f/2.8 photo misfocused. Since you fired your flash in the shots, was it kinda dark?

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I used a tripod and keep it on 45 degree angle. But either way it looks soft wide open. Check these pictures(100% crops) using tripod, focus was on the microphone

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BTW using Live View and manual focus works perfect.

Then it's not really a lens issue but a camera issue.. If your images are tack sharp when you manual focus then the lens is OK,, it's doing its job.. There seems to be an issue with your 40D.. How does your 40D work with other lenses??

Is it me or am I seeing focusing issues with 40Ds and certain lenses?

I have a Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 and it's sharp through the entire aperture range on both my 20D and 350D.. I'd expect less sharp images at F/2.8,, that's normal.. Most lenses aren't at their best wide open but yours is way out of whack.. Do you have another body besides a 40D or can you borrow one?? I'd be interested how your Tamron performs on another body..

That would only hold true if it was the case with every lens mounted on that body. If other lenses are ok, then it is the lens.

The problem seems to be on my other two lenses too, it is not a constant problem, sometimes I'm getting sharp pictures.
I checked older pictures (using DPP to see the focus point) and some of them were showing the same problem, not that bad like with the Tammy but I guess it was there.

I'm sending the body. They ask me if after using the Sigma 50-150 2.8 the problem became worse, and looking trough my pictures it seems like after using the sigma everything got worse. They told that some third party lenses like sigma can cause these problems sooner or later.

I guess I have to start buying canon lenses only

I'm sorry to say this, but your three lenses are all ones that I've owned, and I found them all to focus poorly in low light. The Sigma 50-150, in particular, often has a problem with front focus at short distances, but I found it to be worse in low light. In fact I sold the Sigma for this reason, and I sold the other 2 because I wasn't happy with their focussing consistency in anything other than ideal conditions (i.e. good light and good contrast).

That's not to say that you don't have a problem with your camera, but poor focussing with all 3 of those lenses would not surprise me at all. Do you have access to other lenses to try?

I've never heard of a lens damaging the camera, however, so I suspect that's a red herring!

I've got front focusing problem with my lens, sent it back and just got it back yesterday after 3 weeks. I did a quick test last night which looked ok, but I need to do further testing.

gcogger I agree with you with the 50 1.8 and 17-50 2.8, both have hard time focusing in low light, but the sigma 50-150 not really that much.
I already sent the body. I was thinking of getting the Tokina 11-16 2.8 but now I think it'll be safer to get the Canon 10-22
I exchanged samples photos of my problem with canon c.s. in the morning and they think is the camera. I'll let you know when I get my 40D back.

The Sigma's problems are mostly that front focus issue at short distances. The early copies I tried did it at all focal lengths wide open (although it was more obvious at the long end), but many people have said more recently that it only does it at 150mm.

Let us know how it is when you get the camera back

I recently sent my Tamron 17-50 back for calibration because of front focusing issues. I had had it over a year and never was happy with the images and I finally did some tests with that convinced me to send it in. I had bought it new and it was covered under the 6 year warranty. It cost me about $10 to ship it UPS and it came back 18 days later. It now focuses dead on and I'm very pleased with Tamron's service. I wish Canon backed their lenses for 6 years.

If you're covered under warranty definitely send it in if you're not happy with it. Give Tamron a call.

What do you guys make of this?

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You're not shooting it straight-on (faulty-test).

You can clearly see the sharp diagonal DOF crossing the page from mid-left to bottom-right. If you had shot it straight-on you wouldn't have the "amazingly soft" top-right

Your last shot is the only one that looks close to straight-on and not at an angle to the right like the first ones.

How about some real-world shots at f/2.8 where it is soft? The 17-50's that I've used and the one I own are sharp and usable already at f/2.8.

kingdean wrote in post #6824139
What do you guys make of this?

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17, 24, 36 and 50mm respectively
The top right is amazingly soft :S

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0(ʹͦˋ¿ˊͦˋ)0 mine is also really soft at 2.8, sharpens up around f6