TAMRON 35MM 1.8 VC: Any thoughts on the Tamron 35 MM 1.8 VC. Using on Nikon D850. Just asking about any ones experience with this lens good bad or indifferent. Thanks.

RickTaylor

Any thoughts on the Tamron 35 MM 1.8 VC. Using on Nikon D850. Just asking about any ones experience with this lens good bad or indifferent.
Thanks.

CO

I have the Tamron 45mm f/1.8 SP VC lens. Those new Tamron SP prime lenses all have vibration compensation, a metal lens barrel, and are fully weather sealed. I've used mine a lot for outdoor model photo shoots and street photography. The vibration compensation really helps since it's not practical to use a tripod all the time. It's not sharp wide open at f/1.8. I stop down to a least f/2.8 or f/3.2 to get into the range where it's really sharp. I took this photo with the Tamron on a Nikon D7000.

Tamron 45mm f/1.8 SP VC lens on Nikon D7000

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mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

RickTaylor wrote:

Any thoughts on the Tamron 35 MM 1.8 VC. Using on Nikon D850. Just asking about any ones experience with this lens good bad or indifferent.
Thanks.

DXOMark test results on a Nikon D800E look very promising and the overall rating of 42 is relatively high for a moderately priced lens. As to sharpness wide open, most lenses don't achieve maximum sharpness until they are stopped down a couple of stops. CO's statement that its not sharp at f/1.8 may mean its not sharp enough for his purposes, but it may be sharp enough for yours'. I don't have this lens, but I find with other f/1.8 lenses that stopping down to 2.0 or 2.2 usually sharpens up things noticeably without giving up too much light. Perhaps CO can post a couple of images shot wide open.

https://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Tamron/Tamron-SP-35mm-F18-Di-VC-USD-Model-F012-Nikon

CO

mwsilvers wrote:

DXOMark test results on a Nikon D800E look very pr... (show quote)

I have some photos I took at f/2.2 at the same model photo shoot as the photo above. They're a little risqué. The female model is almost completely undressed. They're nice images but I'm not sure I should post them here. I'm not sure if I can send photos through private message.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

CO wrote:

I have some photos I took at f/2.2 at the same model photo shoot as the photo above. They're a little risqué. The female model is almost completely undressed. They're nice images but I'm not sure I should post them here. I'm not sure if I can send photos through private message.

At f/2.2 would you say they are reasonably sharp?

CO

mwsilvers wrote:

At f/2.2 would you say they are reasonably sharp?

Here is one of the photos shot at f/2.2. I think it's reasonably sharp. I didn't know if I could post a risque photo here so I added some green bars. I would rather have posted it without the added bars. I have model releases from the models.

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bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

you could post those photos in the nude section..

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

CO wrote:

Here is one of the photos shot at f/2.2. I think it's reasonably sharp. I didn't know if I could post a risque photo here so I added some green bars. I would rather have posted it without the added bars. I have model releases from the models.

Not tack sharp perhaps, but agree its reasonably sharp at f/2.2

davefales Loc: Virginia

CO wrote:

I would rather have posted it without the added bars. I have model releases from the models.

Are you aware of the Nude Photography, Boudoir Photography, NSFW, Discussions and Pictures forum?

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-27-1.html

CO

davefales wrote:

Are you aware of the Nude Photography, Boudoir Photography, NSFW, Discussions and Pictures forum?

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-27-1.html

Yes. I could do that.

reindeer Loc: London U.K.

The green bars distract from the beauty of the Model.