rfcoakley Loc: Auburn, NH

I just bought it last week at Hunt's Photo. Its only my second full frame lens to go with my D810 and Tokina 24-70 F2.8. I wanted a quality 70-200, F2.8, but had ruled our the newest Nikon based on price. I though about a used older Nikon, the prior version of the Tamron, or this one. Tried both Tamrons out and ended up getting the newest one. Liking it so far - mostly used for grand children closeups. I didn't get the Tamron Tap In Console, and haven't applied any AF fine tuning for the lens. I did do one test from common tripod mounted setup switching between the 24-70 Tokina and the 70-200 Tamron with both set at F2.8, 70mm focal length, spot metered, and focused at a common point about 100 feet away. Using aperture priority, ISO 800, the shutter speed came in at 1/800 with the Tokina and 1/1000 with the Tamron. I'm going to repeat the setup in manual mode with identical exposure settings and focused at closer range. Anyway, with the one test that I did, the 24-70 Tokina is clearly sharper. It is likely that the 70-200 Tamron would benefit from tap In calibration or AF fine tuning.

NikonZSeriesMike Loc: Naples, FL

I have the Tamron 70-200 F/2.8 G2. I absolutely love it. The build quality is excellent and the photos are sharp! I like it so much I just purchased the Tamron 24-70 F/2.8 G2.

rfcoakley Loc: Auburn, NH

OK, repeated my test with better results. Turns out that that switching out between the longer Tamron lens and shorter Tokina lens shifted the point of focus. For both, I focused in live view at the exact center of the image. On the Tokina, this was the top of a bird bath and on the Tamron, this was leaves on a tree several feet behind the bird bath. I should have selected a scene without a large range distance amongst objects near the center of the image. In the original setup, the Tamron is not as sharp at the birdbath but much sharper on the leaves on the tree.

darekstudio Loc: Minnesota

Now you give me something to think about it 😊,
Once Tokina 17 - 35 f4-fx was in my backpack, I was on Milky Way hunting, compare Tokina to my sigma art 20 f1.4 it was surprised how close they are with the sharpness 😆,
So everything what you say it's related with camera not with the lens😏

darekstudio Loc: Minnesota

I went by the tamron+ 3 years warranty

darekstudio Loc: Minnesota

Now you give me something to think about it 😊,
Once Tokina 17 - 35 f4-fx was in my backpack, I was on Milky Way hunting, compare Tokina to my sigma art 20 f1.4 it was surprised how close they are with the sharpness 😆,
So everything what you say it's related with camera not with the lens😏

MidnightManiac

Have that lens for my Canon cameras and love it. Use it on a 7DII and a 5D works great on both. It is a tank of a lens and does have some weight to it as does the Canon model. For the value I chose this over the Canon after testing both, mostly because of price. Results to me were equal. Also have the 70-200 Canon L f4 lens, that does a great job for me outdoors when I shoot sports on a monopod as it has no IS, again results are excellent. Between the 2 in my opinion the Tamron f2.8 is a better choice.

georgiapeach2 Loc: Georgia the Peach State

I don't have that lens but I have the Tamron 24-70mm F/2.8, I don't use it because it is so heavy weighs over 2 pounds. I wonder if the 70-200 weighs that much or more.

georgiapeach2 Loc: Georgia the Peach State

I don't have this lens but I do have the 24-70mm f/f 2.8 I don't use it because it is to heavy for me between the camera and that lens I have closed to 5 pounds just to much for me to hand held unless I always have to use a tripod.

UncleBuck Loc: Malvern, Arkansas

Thank You Hammer