Your reviews are Brilliant Dustin...... Thanks for taking the time to produce these

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

Finally got this lens. Very impress with the quality of the image and also the build. Got it used on ebay good condition for 400 with the shipping cost from South Korea.

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

That's a nice price for a quality lens.

Great review, as always! Thank you!

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Lars Kvinge Thank you, Lars. I appreciate the nice feedback!

Awesome Dustin, thank you! I pre-purchased my 35 tonight. I hemmed and hawed about whether to get the 45 or 35, but I figured since I have a crop 70D and full frame 5DC I can use them on both an be thrilled about the focal length. Would love to see a video on how you calibrated them.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

I use a piece of software called Reikan FoCal It's fairly easy to use.

@heatherrai574

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you, will check it out.

I'm awaiting delivery today of the 45mm just in time for Christmas family photos, thanks to your superb reviews. I was almost going to buy the sigma 50 but was very keen to get a prime with VC. You almost get used to a stable viewfinder with VC zooms and I don't think I can live without it. I think this lense will pair well with my sigma 24-105 f4, I wonder if Tamron will update their zooms to SP spec ? Thanks again and Merry Christmas.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Dance That's a good question. I wouldn't be surprised to see an update to the 24-70 VC, which is now about four years old and has been very popular. An update with slightly improved optics and the build quality of the SP primes would be a killer lens!

Thanks for the review, very helpful.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Sam Figueroa My pleasure, Sam

Hey Dustin, thank you for your real world review. I am a Nikon user and have the 35mm f1.4, 35mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4 and 50mm f1.8 Nikkor lenses. The f1.4 lenses are soft to f2 and f2.8 respectively, which defeats the f1.4 aperatures. the f1.8 lenses are sharper are f1.8 than their counterparts but the bokeh is not nearly as good. So, I use the f1.4 lenses when bokeh is important and the f1.8 lenses when sharpness or weight are the most important factors. I tried the Sigmas, which were loaned to me buy the camera shop I use here in Bangkok, but found the same as you, the focus accuracy is very sporadic and they are very heavy. Of course none have VC. The only 3rd party lens I have is the Tamron 70-200 VC and I love it! I will buy the 35 and 45mm Tamron lenses as soon as they are available here and try them out. I will let you know what I find while using the full frame Nikons. Keep up creating the great videos.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Sounds good. I'd be happy to get the feedback

@walid_fandi

7 жыл бұрын

Hey John, did you buy the Tamron 35mm after all and what is your feedback. I'm not at all happy with the way Nikon 35mm 1.8G performs on my D800e and am looking for a better street lens.

great review and very informative as usual from you Dustin, good to know about the focus accuracy how about focus consistency? if it consistent that mean the 45 will be my next toy :)

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Focus consistency has been very good. No complaints there.

@Azizjhn

8 жыл бұрын

+Dustin Abbott Thanks a lot

Hey Dustin, I also are considering these two Tamron lenses. I am looking forward to your tests.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

My final verdict will come early next week

does it work on the new a7S2 with an adaptor ? can you review that on the video aspect ?

All the lenses I have are the G version no D versions. The one concern I have with using third party lenses is not having lens profiles in the cameras for distortion and aberrations, sometimes but not the majority of the time I have to send out of camera JPG files to the wire service within a few minutes of shooting the image so no time for doing any post processing. But honestly, I will can use the 24-70 f2.8 for these instances.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

That is a challenge for using third party lenses. But truthfully with these lenses there is so little vignette and distortion that a profile isn't going to make much of a difference

Superb review! Many thanks!

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Dustin thanks for the information.. question what in your opinion would be the most versatile lens between the 35mm and 45mm? I do both portrait and landscape photography.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

My gut would be 35mm, as you can always crop a little bit.

I was looking at the 35 and 85 mainly for video reasons on my Nikon D750 the stabilisation is the big thing to me. Question do they help in that regard.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

They definitely do. It makes a serious difference.

How do you feel about the tamron 45 compared to the canon 50mm 1.8 stm lens?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Lakeshow07 The Tamron is more of a professional grade lens and is much, much sharper. Take a look at this chart: www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=989&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=0&LensComp=1004&CameraComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0. The Canon is also four times less, though.

Dustin, I understand that this lens just came out and hardly have any reviews. Sigma's 35mm 1.4 is the king so far in this focal length, but I would like to get your opinion. Tamron's 35mm is $599 with VC while Sigma is around $899. Which one will you pick?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+kfayerdi I personally like the Tamron for its smaller size, amazing magnification, and more consistent focus - not to mention weather sealing and pro grade build. These new lenses are pretty amazing. That being said, if you need f/1.4, the Sigma is probably the top pick, unless you have serious cash, and then its the new Canon 35mm f/1.4L II.

new to photography and just bought a Canon 5D mark ii would you recommend the 35mm or the 45mm?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+St.Me Do have any other lenses? That really helps determine a priority. Either one of these works very well as a general purpose lens. I bought the 45 myself, but I also already had a good 35mm lens that I was happy with.

Hi Dustin, great review as always! How do you feel the Tamron 35mm compare to the 35 IS from Canon image quality wise?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

They seem very similar. I would say the Canon has a bit less CA and the Tamron has. a LOT less vignette

@WELTATV

8 жыл бұрын

+Dustin Abbott Hi Justin, thanks for the review. I wondered, since you reviewed the canon 35f.2 IS earlier, if the autofocus really is much slower than the canon? Would you still recommend the tamron above the Canon for moving subjects like kids/street photography/sports? Thanks in advance. Gert.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Gert De Preter I just did a side by side comparison. For most situations there isn't really a practical difference. I think in challenging lighting conditions the Canon is a little quicker to lock focus. The Canon is very, very accurate. I love the lens, but the Tamron is its equal in most ways and betters it in some.

Your reviews are excellent

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow, great beautiful photo's and nice review Dustin! I love the fact that Tamron made a 45mm (witch is in my eyes the absolute neutral focal length) instead of a 50 mm. Above 50 mm it is not neutral anymore. There is a huge difference between 50 and 55 mm. For a 35 mm I do not mind the difference between F1.4 and F1.8, somewhat more important at 45 mm. IS is always nice, especially when you film what I do not. (and with the very high MP's IS could be important) The size of the Tamron 45 mm is smaller then the 50 mm Sigma 50 mm Art as I can see, still that is for me the biggest downside for my Sigma 50 mm Art. What I can see it still is a not a small lens. There is not really a good alternative, the very nice sized Canon 50 mm F1.4 has an IQ at large aperture's to cry about. But still. I own a Canon 40 mm F2.8 pancake and I love that lens to pieces. Not fast, but that size! A 40 to 50 mm makes a great street lens and the size plays a big role there. Tamron has come to be a member of the manufacturers who make topnotch lenses for a realistic price. They always had made great macro lenses, then the came with the nicest 24-70 F2.8 on the market wíth IS and now with these very attractive primes. We as consumers are the big winner here, we have a choice again, where Canon is falling away with there top lenses if money plays a roll like it normally do for most people.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

The problem seems to be that we're not going to get the quality we want in the size that we want. This 45 mm is the closest compromise, but it's still not a small lens. Glad you enjoyed the photos

Hi! Great video. Considering how long it has been since these lenses has been released, how does these compare to the RF 35mm f1.8 and RF 50mm f1.8? Does the newer RF lenses have better optics than their EF counterpart? or are they roughly the same given their similar price point? Will be sure to check out your reviews on the new RF lenses but it'll be amazing if you could get back to me here as well!

@DustinAbbottTWI

2 ай бұрын

I would say that these two lenses still hold up VERY well optically to the newer RF lenses.

@sohjianke

2 ай бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI Thank you for getting back! Do you mean that they're comparable? or could they be better than the entry-medium level RF 35mm and 50mm lenses? I've watched your RF 35mm video and noted that you mentioned some really bad vignetting! Does that go to say that these Sigma ART competitor are better performing considering the higher initial price point? I'm looking at getting the 45mm new at a clearance sale and possibly the 35mm. Unfortunately the 35mm f1.4 is out-of-stock so I'm left with the f1.8. really tough decision on which 35mm to get

@DustinAbbottTWI

2 ай бұрын

@@sohjianke I would say they are optically superior than the RF lenses, which are okay, but not exceptional.

Dustin, thank you for another great review! I do have one question for you concerning newborn photography. Grandchild number 5 is on the way, and I have been assigned the task of taking photos. I am looking to upgrade my equipment to find a great lens to use on my Canon 7d Mark II for this purpose. The photography area will be limited in size. What is your opinion of using the Tamron lens for this purpose? I am also thinking of adding a 50mm f/1.8 lens as well. Any recommendations or thoughts that you might share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

The 35mm f/1.8 is probably a good choice. The focal length will work best, and it can focus very closely.

@gordonross7403

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your help, Dustin. Ordering the Tamron soon. One last comment and question. You always have great background music in your videos. What is the name of this piece?

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

It's actually just a piece I created in Garageband.

@gordonross7403

6 жыл бұрын

Multi-talented! Thanks again for your help!

Hi Dustin. May I ask, in your opinion which lens gives best image quality between the 35mm and the 24-70mm at around 35mm please? I shoot mostly landscapes on a D810 from f5/6 to 11, usually on a tripod. I like to print big, and edge-to-edge sharpness with good resolution, contrast and colour rendition are more important to me than wide apertures performance. ePhotozine MTF charts makes it look like edge sharpness is superior on the 24-70 at these mid apertures, yet dxo gives a much higher overall sharpness score to the prime. A photographers hands-on experience is what I need but I can't rent these lenses, and since you've used both extensively I would greatly value your opinion. Many thanks, Jim. ps: I had the Sigma 35 art but while impressively sharp, it rendered quite flat in distant landscapes.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

Understand that I didn’t directly compare these lenses, but I definitely feel that at equivalent apertures the prime is sharper. By the way, shooting at f/11 is typically going to reduce your sharpness compared to f/5.6-f/8 due to diffraction on your D810.

@jimioutback

6 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your insight Dustin! f11, denser sensor, yes of course; I just switched from 5DMk2 to D810 and f11 habits die hard! All the best.j

HI Great review, as you have used both 35mm lens the canon f2 and the tamron f1.8 both feature is or vc if you had any choice used for wedding and portrait photography which would you buy if money is not the issue ? many thanks

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

If money is not an issue, I would buy the Canon 35mm f/1.4L II, but I suspect that may be more than you want to spend. If you need weather sealing and near-macro performance, go Tamron. If you want a bit smaller and lighter and first party reliability, go Canon.

@dlphotodlphoto1098

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Dusten thanks for the reply and info ,you was correct in saying yes the 1.4 is too high a price i need to go to although i was wondering which optic is the better lens image wise , here in Europe the cash difference about 130.00 extra for the Tamron so if the image quality was a clear winner than the other 130.00 isn't too much extra to pay for quality of course if it's the same then canon would be just less to pay for but i am looking for the best quality of the two. Many thanks enjoying all your reviews they are most helpful.

Excited about these!

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

They are exciting lenses. I'm really get glad to see Tamron releasing these primes

@newjdm

8 жыл бұрын

+Dustin Abbott Suppose I am shooting in Av mode (on a Canon system) with VC turned on, will the camera know to lower the shutter speed before increasing ISO? I don't have a lot of experience with image stabilization, especially third party.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

newjdm Not really, but neither will it with a first party lens either. Unless you are in auto ISO mode, however, the camera won't automatically change your ISO setting. It will only raise or lower shutter speed to accommodate for lighting conditions. Another option is to shoot in in Manual mode, set your desired shutter speed, and then select auto ISO and let the camera adjust ISO accordingly to suit your shutter speed.

What size filter would you recommend

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

Umm, 67mm. That's the only size that fits.

Thank!

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Do these lenses vignette heavily like the ef 35mm f/2 IS?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+ggessex Low vignette is one of their strengths.

hawe to say again, Dustin- awesome video! Thank you for your job - well done.

@DustinAbbottTWI

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Hi Dustin, I would love to see a comparison with the 35mm and 50mm Art series...

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+El Diabolico I've got a full plate at the moment, but at some point I'd like to put them in the same room, too.

@eldiabolico3750

8 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks for your prompt reply. I really appreciate your approach to the reviews, great work :)

@AgnostosGnostos

8 жыл бұрын

The sigma f/1.4 lens are for APC-S only sensors the Tamron f/1.8 lens are for full frame cameras. So this is a comparison between apples and oranges.

@eldiabolico3750

8 жыл бұрын

Achilleas Labrou​​​ Αχιλλέα φίλε μου, Sigma 's 35mm & 50mm f1.4 Art lenses are for full frame... Sigma also produces a 30mm Art for Crop sensors. ;)

Watching the reviews for the 45mm f1.8 VC it seems to be pretty variable in IQ. Love the idea of a 45mm prime which seems to me to be the ideal normal as opposed to 50mm. Hope to gey a good copy.

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure it is so much a variation of IQ as what reviewers choose to emphasize. The lens is very sharp, but does have some CA and will produce some onion-type bokeh in certain situations.

Want to let people know... I own two Sigma ART lenses, two Nikon bodies. The Sigma ART series focuses fast and accurately even at f1.4. Maybe earlier production had issues but I am not having that problem on today's Sigma ART lenses. If you shoot a DSLR there is a focus plane in the camera body. Its fairly common for these to not be properly adjusted. If your having to put micro adjustments in for your lenses I suggest you send your body in for calibration. I owned a couple Nikon D7000''s in the past they both had to have micro adjustments for most of my lenses... I finally got on the phone with Nikon and they paid to ship my bodies to Nikon Pro Services for adjustment of the focus plane. It solved the problem I needed no micro adjustments on either body after calibration.

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 жыл бұрын

This is a suggestion I often give, Brian, because if people are patient enough to send their camera/lens combo in (or do a good job of calibrating themselves), they can get great results. The problem with earlier Sigma lenses was focus inconsistency...which was hard to fix.

In your opinion, are they both equal in regards to image quality and overall performance?

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 жыл бұрын

Roughly. The 35mm has slightly faster AF and less CA. The 45mm has slightly more special rendering.

@claydowdy9596

4 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI Thank you!!

i know you are canon use, do you have any idea how this compare to nikon 1.8g for fx thanks

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid not. I have little experience with Nikon lenses.

@bhuboydeleon3699

5 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI i am choosing between the tamron and sigma 1.4, if you would buy today, which one will you buy, disregarding the 1.4 and 1.8. im interested in the image quality

The beginning of the intro Music reminds me of Doom :)

How do they perform in astrophotography - is there aberration of any kind? I shoot a lot of MIlky Way images and typically use a Nikon 14-24mm lens on a D810 body. But I’m now exploring lenses for panoramas and don’t need the wide angle option the 14-24mm provides. Thanks for your review!

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

I can't remember if I tested coma on these lenses, but if I did, it will be in the text reviews for each lens.

@easy56wedge

5 жыл бұрын

Dustin Abbott ... thanks Dustin. I’ve been doing a little research and found that the coma isn’t so great that one wouldn’t notice it (depending on size of the print) of course. Ultimately, I’ll probably have to rent the lens for a few days and figure it out on my own. Thanks for the quick reply!

@ralphsaad8637

Жыл бұрын

@easy56wedge I personally use the 45mm f1.8 a lot for astro surprisingly. I find that it provides a great perspective when pointing it at the milky way. Comma is very low. There is some CA around the stars but not too bad, the images you'll get won't disappoint you! Also, when comparing it to the 50mm f1.8 that I used to own, it completely blows it away at f1.8. There was some serious smearing on that lens that didn't go away before f5.6, at which stage the aperture is just useless for astro.

I hope you can compare the Tampon 45mm to the Sigma 50mm art lens in the future.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+kidinmee I've previously reviewed the Sigma (kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKWkuMuumt3RmdY.html), so with all the new lenses coming to market right now I'm unlikely to do another review of the two. I'm sure that someone will directly compare them, though.

@kidinmee

8 жыл бұрын

+Dustin Abbott what I should have asked is which of these two lenses do you prefer or recommend.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+kidinmee I personally would choose the Tamron because I value the more accurate focus and close focus ability along with the weather sealing. The Sigma is an awesome lens, too, though. I don't think there is a bad choice b

If the Sigma 35 1.4 ART and Tamron 35 1.8 VC would cost the same, which lens would you buy Dustin?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+MrTheOctavius I would personally go for the Tamron for one reason - I feel like I could trust the focus more. That's the bottom line for me. It's why I chose the Canon 35mm f/2 IS over the Sigma several years ago.

@kfayerdi

8 жыл бұрын

I guess this answers my first question. Have you used or reviewed the Sigma 35mm 1.4? Just hearing a lot of good reviews and praises about that lens especially at 1.4. So is the tamron better and you would purchase it insead of the Sigma Art 35mm? I am torn between the two and can't make up my mind. Thanks.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

kfayerdi I've not used the Sigma very much, but I have a number of photographer friends who loved the optics but gave up on it because of inconsistent focus. Others say they have never had any focus issues. That's the nature of the beast with Sigmas. I would probably personally go with the Tamron here because it is a lot smaller, focuses perfectly, and has that amazing magnification. It's close to being optically equal - just doesn't have the larger aperture.

Tamron 35 1.8 fe....half the size of that one,... can be coming at photokina 2018?

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome.

@charruaporelmundo

6 жыл бұрын

I'm already holding some "pesos" for them, seriously, sigma, sony, rokinon are too big!!

Thanks for great review. Please consider not talking over intro and outro sequences as this makes it difficult to hear what you say with loud music in the background. Alternatively you could adjust the music volume when it overlaps with you talking.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I do try to do that, but I'll work on it a bit more

Hi Dustin, Im on the fence deciding between the Tamron 35 and Canon 35 f2 IS. I was going to go with the Tamron due to it being weather sealed and slightly faster. The heavy amount of purple/green fringing (CA) kind of bothered me when I tried it. Would that scare you away from these lenses?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Brandon Joplin That's interesting as I didn't find a tremendous amount of CA when I reviewed it. I found more on the 45mm but ended up purchasing it anyway. I don't think it is a deal breaker, personally, but there isn't a bad choice between the two lenses. Both are great all around performers, and both have their own strengths.

I bought the Tamron 35mm on the strength of your review and I agree it's fantastic. However, now I am shopping for a 50mm prime and was leaning towards getting the Sigma 50mm Art. So I went back and watched your review of the 45mm and I re-watched this video again. After watching your videos again (very nicely done!) I am now leaning towards the Tamron 45mm. The 35mm was sharp so I can expect the same sharpness here. I doubt Sigma will be much more sharper than this if just using the eye test. Can you give me an insight to this? Just using an eye test.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+lyndon mendoza I personally chose the Tamron (45mm) myself and just added it to my kit. It is very sharp, and, furthermore, it has very, very nice drawing. I prefer the look of the images from the Tamron despite the slightly more shallow DOF of the Sigma.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+lyndon mendoza I personally chose the Tamron (45mm) myself and just added it to my kit. It is very sharp, and, furthermore, it has very, very nice drawing. I prefer the look of the images from the Tamron despite the slightly more shallow DOF of the Sigma.

@lyndonmendoza

8 жыл бұрын

+Dustin Abbott Thanks! I think the VC feature is winning me over to Tamron. Sigma's 1.4 is nice and you said you had no problems getting sharp focus at the widest aperture but other people do (as a general statement on 1.4). So I doubt I will be spending a lot of time on this particular f/stop but in low light or indoors the VC will come in handy. Plus you said you added it to your gears so I am now officially tipped over. I am getting the 45mm. I give credit to your review of these two lenses. It was soooo informational. Keep it up bud!

what about in low lighting?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

I own the 45 VC and have used it quite a bit in low lighting conditions without an issue.

Many thanks for the review. You may be interested in this interview with the Tamron designers of these primes: dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/tamronsp/20150918_721493.html They actually comment that they deliberately sacrificed AF speed in favor of precision.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+AmericanCarioca That's interesting. I'll definitely take a look at it. If that is the case, that's ultimately the right call.

By that I mean upgraded build quality to match that of the new primes ..

You deserve 600k subs, not 60k!

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

That would be fantastic.

I'm selling my Tamron 45 and 85 is next. I thought I wanted AF in those lengths but I greatly prefer my Zeiss manual focus lenses. They render well, but theres no thrill in AF lenses.

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

To each their own. Your response reminds me of the truth that people have different shooting needs/priorities.

@bitmastermac

7 жыл бұрын

Dustin Abbott You're absolutely right. These are great lenses, but have fallen into the same category as most of the other apparently-stellar AF primes I've owned. I've had most of the fast Canon L primes since moving from Leica R and M, and they've all gone away. I have the 70-200 and 16-35 and love those --- so my conclusion is I like AF when I'm using these zooms (for Clients), but when I use primes (for my own work), I prefer to focus. It's more rewarding, and quicker for me to control focus. I like my Milvis 50 1.4 better than the Tamron 45 wide open, and I like my Voigtlander 40 better than the Tamron for stopped down. I might keep the 85 Tamron a little longer, but similarly , I prefer to carry my Zeiss 100. If I was a 35mm lens shooter I'd have more room for an 85 in my bag. Thanks for your great reviews. I think you're the only reviewer that I trust and can stand watching.

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

Captain Zouave I get that. I too get the itch to use MF glass. It is a more organic process, but I mostly stick to my modern AF lenses for paid work.

@bitmastermac

7 жыл бұрын

Dustin Abbott In another video where you reviewed the Canon 35 II, you responded to me that it was the most Otis-like of a non-Zeiss. Before that, I would consider just swapping my 45mm Tamron for the 35mm. 35mm isn't my go-to focal length anymore (apparently it took me 20 years to learn how to use a 50mm and love the 28), but after having all the Zeiss 35 options, Canon 35L1 and 35 F2 IS, and the Sigma art, I don't think I'd be happy with the Tamron 35. I might just have to pick up the new Canon 35II for a try. Having a 35mm might give more love for the 85 Tamron. Maybe by the time I get done playing with these options, either Canon or Zeiss will come out with a new 28 mm.

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

Captain Zouave I suspect you will love that lens. It's on my personal wish list.

Hi Dustin, I own a 70D and recently got a Canon 6D. I use them with my $499 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM (Non ART) and the Canon 24mm 2.8. Does it make sense to sell my Sigma 50mm and use the money to purchase this Tamron 35 and also get the new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+enesogroup That would be a nice little lens kit. I'm not a huge fan of the non ART Sigma 50 (although others love it), so I would personally make that move.

@enesogroup

8 жыл бұрын

+Dustin Abbott A video blogger said that the Tamron 35 is poor for recording video and that the focus goes wild. Is this true? They suggested that I go with the Canon 35mm F/2

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+enesogroup I own the Canon myself and it is a great lens, but I don't believe that about the Tamron at all. I have a video on my channel of AF with Canons DPAF. I had no focus issues with any of my camera bodies.

@enesogroup

8 жыл бұрын

+Dustin Abbott Would you choose the Tamron 35mm over the Canon 50mm stm in terms of image quality?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

enesogroup It's definitely sharper at wide apertures. The Canon is plenty sharp when stopped down, but if you are going to shoot a lot at f/1.8-f/4 the Tamron will have the advantage. The Tamron is in a whole new level for build quality and maximum magnification, too.

Great job I was toying with the idea of replacing my 50 mm Nikon G and Nikon 50 D I am not inspired with my photos taken with them. I like you're style of close images and Bokeh back drops and for the price the 45 mm is most likely to be my choice over the Sigma Art. I have a 70-210 mm Tamron Adapt-A-Matic the very first of Tamron's automatic lenses. I got it early this year on eBay for $ 25 USD listed as in perfect condition to my surprise it came with original box carry case externally and internally like new. It is an F4 - F22 and it is an amazing lens for it's age.The Lens came with a Canon mount, and the Nikon adapter replacement lens mount won't allow it to auto focus but manful is OK . I enjoy fighting with them to get the picture I wanted.......so the 45 mm Tamron seems a winner for an easy life. It's great news that I have to think seriously about the next purchase of a lens because it is no longer a one side argument . Nike work Dustin

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+dennis ogden We definitely have a lot of compelling choices today as photographers. A little hard on the wallet, though :)

My only problem now is which one to get?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

What else do you have in your kit?

@quebecker3799

8 жыл бұрын

I have the Tamron Trinity of 15-30, 24-70, 70-200, Tamron 150-600 and the Nikon 200mm micro lens. I shoot mainly nature and landscapes, but would love to get into weddings (starting as a 2nd shooter)

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Nicolaas Strik I too have the "trinity" of zooms, and they are fabulous. I'm personally adding the 45mm as I feel it is more distinct (and I already have the Canon 35mm f/2 IS). I use the zooms along with the Canon 100L macro almost exclusively for my own wedding work.

@quebecker3799

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dustin.

I have the 50mm that's it.. I was thinking about getting the 24mm-70mm, then I started reading about this so that's why I was asking.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+St.Me If you have a 50mm, the 35mm would be a better compliment. A 24-70 f/2.8 is very useful, though.

I am slowly gaining faith in Tamron lenses,again. Once, I had Tamron 18-200mm and performance over 150mm was poor. I have not had any prime lens of Tamron,yet.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+marioplus321 These lenses are a long, long way from the old Tamron superzoom lenses. They are competing with the top lenses, period.

@marioplus321

8 жыл бұрын

Thx for the feedback. I have just added some Tamron lenses to my cart; now they are waiting to be purchased:)

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

marioplus321 Both Tamron and Sigma are FAR from the companies they used to be.

@marioplus321

8 жыл бұрын

I guess you mean they are BETTER. However, there are still many people seeing Sigma or ,especially, Tamron on your body who'd taunt you.That was NOT the reason, but some time ago I gave up buying third party lenses. I'd buy only Canon, Having said that,I must admit that it is not that convinent. Price is much higher than same/similar focal length of other companies, And I must change my mind based on lots of opinions in the Internet:)

Tamron VC is nice for still, but it's terrible for video. Tamron VC is made laggy on purpose, and only after a large change in direction, does the VC let off a bit. It's not smooth.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

I've not noticed that myself, and you are the first I've heard mention this

sigma 35 or tamron 35 ? mainly for wedding purpose

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

What camera body?

@alooposto23

6 жыл бұрын

D750

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

The Sigma may work fine for you. The 35 ART doesn't focus consistently on Canon bodies, but it seems to be better for Nikon. That's my only hesitation. The one reason to consider the Tamron is that it could double as a macro-type lens for you if you don't have a macro lens. That's very handy when shooting weddings and getting in close to the details.

@alooposto23

6 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot

sigma, tarmon have not release new 85mm yet. waiting.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Sigma has an 85 mm less than five years old. I would be surprised if they released an art series so soon

@leojonkers3181

8 жыл бұрын

+Kai Liu The 85 MM F1.4 from Sigma is a great lens! Little unknown maybe. That does not do the lens right, it is one of the best 85 mm around.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Kai Liu check out my review of the Sigma here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n5hrtKqicdXAgLA.html

thanks for the nice to the point review! I sold my tamron 24-70 to get a prime. I was looking at canon 28mm, canon 35mm, sigma 35mm. The weight, weather sealed wins :) The 35mm is going to be my year long project :) I found a nice gallery on flickr with Tamron 35mm on a 5dmkIII body www.flickr.com/photos/-behm/albums/72157668716522823/with/27992900073

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Cool. Enjoy!

Nope, "art" lenses are hyped junk. Quality is POOR, sample consistency is POOR. Any praise of the "art" (which means nothing) is an ERR.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Theoria Apophasis Harsh

@kathodosdotcom

8 жыл бұрын

ohhh, ive sold Sigmas for 20 years back in the day, nothing has changed. 1. they sell due to bombing photog mags with adds. 2. retailers push them because the commission is higher (fact) 3. their sample variance is very very high. 4. they have a defective return rate 10X anything else. annnnd of course "art" means nothing at all.

Four years later, there still are no Sony FE versions of the SP primes. Instead, Tamron will release f2.8 primes, which is a sill, decision.

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t think that is true. That’s what the rumour is...but....

they are taking way too long to make a 24mm to go along with the other 3, do they not want my money or what?

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid that their focus has moved on. All the new development energy seems to be on mirrorless right now.

@angeldqwerty

4 жыл бұрын

It sadly seems to be the case, its a shame because there’s no reason why a design for DSLRs couldn’t just be fitted with a mirrorless mount too

tamron is 300 euro more expensive than the canon in europe (35 vs 35) which is giant load of crap.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+kaimelis Ouch. The price really varies from market to market.

This cloning of Sigma lens is briefly mentioned in every review. There are however three obvious facts. Speaking as a Nikon shooter Nikon lenses from as early as the 1970s were matt black and metal. Canon lenses Sigma lenses in fact nearly all lens are either matt black or crinkled black in finish. So are all these manufacturers copying each other? No! Oops Nikon and Canon cameras are black. Are they copying each other? No! Nikon use gold lettering so does Tokina and Samyang to name but two. Do all lens reviews of Tokina and Samyang argue each of these manufacturers are copying Nikon? No! Canon use white colouring on their lens? So are Canon copying Sigma? Are Tamron copying Canon? Or Sigma? Umm? No mention is made of Sigma copying Canon. Oops Nikon use white colouring on their AF-D lens?? Hang on?? Confused? No! Not really. Well what about Samyang. They use red and gold colouring. Canon have red and Nikon have gold? Canon Nikon Tokina Samyang have rubberised focusing rings.... Are Tamron copying these or Sigma? Confused now? Well actually NO! All the above lens manufacturers use rubberised grips for well ahh yes grip. Tyre manufacturers use umm rubber... for umm grip These reviews should concentrate solely on what makes one lens better than an equivalent lens NOT comment on the obvious Black lens white lettering/numbering or the necessary use of black rubberised grips. It becomes T-E-D-I-O-U-S! This Tamron unlike.... has VC is 45mm not 50mm and then hopefully we can begin listening to an educational review from those who have expertise in the field and not some of the clowns promoting himself/themselves.

Dustin, how do these lens rate in 2019?

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 жыл бұрын

I think they are still really solid. The 45mm is a little slow in focus speed, and that is probably the biggest liability that comes to mind.

@Old_Man_Jay

4 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI I'm glad to have seen this comment as I ordered the 45mm a few days ago. I'm going to use it on my old but great 5d mark ii. I'm anxious to see how it performs.