Anyone have a Tamaron 17-50mm F2.8 ?

ive used it at a stor, its pritty fast to focus, tho a little noisy but very sharp

i want it for my next lens

I thought long and hard about my glass on the XTi and I went with the 17-50. No regrets.

take a look at my test of it. I did the brick wall shooting thing at various aperatures, but was happy with the sharpness, so I didn't upload it. I uploaded a few shots to test for CA and the effects of using a MC UV filter, although it's a cheap S&W filter from ebay.
http://tomyi.smugmug.c​om/gallery/1844047/1/9​2415965

timmyb wrote in post #2123286
Here's my Tamron 17-50 gallery.
http://www.pbase.com/t​imbateman/tamron_1750_​28
It's an all round excellent lens including portraits which I haven't posted on the internet.If I had to quibble I'd say that colour rendition sometimes leaves a bit to be desired.

Well, those are fabulous shots. The lens just got a fan

Other than the focal length, how does this lens compare to the Tamron 28 - 75 2.8, which appears to be widely accepted as superb?

chrisb99 wrote in post #2126064
Other than the focal length, how does this lens compare to the Tamron 28 - 75 2.8, which appears to be widely accepted as superb?

Yea...IQ which is bettter...?

I m thinking of buying the 2875 coz i will have a reason to have another 10-20 then...haha

timmyb wrote in post #2123286
Here's my Tamron 17-50 gallery.
http://www.pbase.com/t​imbateman/tamron_1750_​28
It's an all round excellent lens including portraits which I haven't posted on the internet.If I had to quibble I'd say that colour rendition sometimes leaves a bit to be desired.

Just checked out your gallery...great organization of pics by lens. Lovin' it, thanks for doing that.

chrisb99 wrote in post #2126064
Other than the focal length, how does this lens compare to the Tamron 28 - 75 2.8, which appears to be widely accepted as superb?

I've had both and to be honest, I can't tell the difference in optical quality when sharpening them/processing them at 100% crop.