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| | Product Details | | Product Weight: | 2.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 6.2 inches | | Package Width: | 6.1 inches | | Package Height: | 4.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 6 reviews |
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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 An excellent lens from Tamron. Oct 22, 2006
By Wayne Kuban
"Wayne K."
* This SP (Super Performance) lens is now my favorite for relatively close subjects (car shows, birthdays, putzing around, etc). This lens is a couple of notches upward on image quality compared to my Tamron 18-200mm Dii lens. 24mm is plenty wide enough for just about anything you might need under "normal" circumstances. If you're a realtor and shoot the inside of houses you should use something wider than this (10-20mm Sigma or 12-24mm Nikkor for example). And 135mm is "telephoto enough" for closing the gap, unless your really wanting to see those wrinkles around someones eyes from 30 paces.
* It may just be my imagination, but I think this lens really soaks up the color. Looking at my most recent car show pix show tons of color, great sharpness, and contrast. NO signs of vignetting at all, which is something my 18-70mm Nikkor lens suffers terribly from. And like my other Tamron lens (18-200mm), the 24-135mm comes with a lens cover that can be easily removed when the lens hood is in place. Although this "center pinch removal design" is also used on my Nikkor (Nikon) lenses, I have 2 Sigma lenses that do not have this feature and you really can't install (or remove) their lens caps without 1st removing the lens hood. A hassle (hear that Sigma?).
* I was almost tempted to lower it to four stars, but decided against it. My only complaint with this lens:
- I have this lens mounted to my D200, and I sometimes slightly impede the lens' autofocus from performing it's duties. Why? The focus ring is pretty close to the zoom ring, which itself isn't all that wide, so my hand sometimes migrates forward just enough to drag down the focus ring as it spins. It could stand to be another quarter inch forward in my opinion, but then it wouldn't be as compact. I forgive Tamron THIS time because the focus ring feels perfectly positioned when focusing manually (I, and others, still do this from time to time).
* Bottom line - A very good lens overall, and worthy of at least 4-1/2 stars. I'd buy another one in a heartbeat if this one was lost or stolen.
*** EDIT *** I uploaded some car show pictures that DO NOT do this lens credit. Amazon's photo samples are a nice feature but reduce & compress images down to a level that seriously degrades their true quality. Rest assured that they are much better than as shown here.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Very good zoom lens for everyday photography Sep 17, 2007
By A. V. Areyan
I decided to give this lens a try after reading Wayne Kuban's review. I wasn't disappointed. Very sharp lens, with true colors and fast focusing. The zoom ring (after several months of continuous use) is becoming more fluid. Auto and manual focusing are both spot on. The only gripe is the hood - the hood is just not adequate for bright sun / open water photography (i.e. lots of reflections). I had to either shield the lens with my hand or shoot 180 to the sun (UV filter didn't help), or shoot lower than the horizon. Other than that this lens is a keeper.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A good GP lens for my D700 May 27, 2010
By Peter Z. Simpson
I bought this lens based on Internet recommendations, to go with the D700 body I was buying. I intended it to serve as my main walk-around lens for this camera. I have been very happy with its performance, and it handles 80% of what I want to do with the camera (I also use a 24/2.8 for low light and a 70-200/4.5 for telephoto).
While not designed or advertised as a macro lens, I find it works well at maximum zoom for photographing flowers, which almost fill the frame at a working distance of around a foot.
I didn't expect a lot for a lens in the $250 range (mine was purchased as a refurb), but I'm very happy with it and recommend it as a good general purpose walk-around lens for your full frame Nikon.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Nice and sharp Aug 01, 2009
By L. Schrader
This lens is much sharper then many nikon lenses I have tried. It does flare into the sun, but it is a sharp overall lens. I am selling my Nikon 24-120,and my Nikon 28-105. Seriously also considering selling my Nikon 17-35 also, it's great glass and you can work around the flare. It also has manual control over the f-stop, which for professional shooters is a must. I am impressed.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great lens for the price Jan 19, 2009
By G. Ko
I previously shot with a Canon 5D and the Canon 24-105 F/4L lens. I loved that combo for the zoom range and picture quality but decided to switch to the Nikon D700 for its great features (auto-iso, better metering, autofocus, 6.5 fps, etc). Nikon doesn't have a constant f/4 full frame zoom lens with the same approximate 24-105 focal length range. The nikon 24-120 comes close, but its reviews have been mixed. After using this Tamron for 6 months, I can say that it makes a great walk around lens. No, its not as sharp as the Canon 24-105, especially in the corners, but for less than half the price, I did not expect it to be. The smaller size and weight is nice as is the extra range on the long end. Until Nikon comes out with a f/4 full frame equivalent to Canon's 24-105, I'll be holding on to this Tamron.
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