I'm thinking about upgrading my current 70-200mm f/4 to an f/2.8 and the new Tamron G2 lens is on my candidate list. Can any current (or past) owners of this lens offer their opinions/experiences on the overall quality of this lens? In particular:
- How many copies did you try before finding an acceptable one?
- Did you see any centring/alignment issues* (asymmetric resolution, off-axis focal plane, nasty halos, etc.)? If so, was it resolved by warranty service?
- Did it focus correctly out-of-the-box? If not, were you able to resolve this with the Tamron TAP-IN console?
Thanks in advance!
*In the past six years at least, almost every zoom or floating-focus prime I have bought has had some sort of centring issue, to the extent I now consider decentring factory standard for all manufacturers.

