Comments on: Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC Issue http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue Photo/video thoughts from the largest rental house Sat, 18 May 2013 22:34:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jasmin Robert http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue/comment-page-1#comment-24605 Jasmin Robert Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:11:05 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=9153#comment-24605 Thanks Roger! Then I'm hoping it was only a bad batch since you had one the first copies made! This is reassuring and with their 6 years warranty here in Canada, I guess I shouldn't be too worried then. I will still wait for the Canon 24-70mm f/4 to see how it performs though... Thanks Roger!

Then I’m hoping it was only a bad batch since you had one the first copies made! This is reassuring and with their 6 years warranty here in Canada, I guess I shouldn’t be too worried then. I will still wait for the Canon 24-70mm f/4 to see how it performs though…

]]> By: Roger Cicala http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue/comment-page-1#comment-24584 Roger Cicala Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:20:17 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=9153#comment-24584 Hi Jasmin, No new trouble and no more copies to have the second element problem. It's really doing pretty well, and quite a nice lens. Hi Jasmin,

No new trouble and no more copies to have the second element problem. It’s really doing pretty well, and quite a nice lens.

]]> By: Jasmin Robert http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue/comment-page-1#comment-24576 Jasmin Robert Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:04:01 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=9153#comment-24576 Hi Roger! Any new problem with this lens? Any others which has failed in the mean time? How does the one repaired hold up now, are they sharp? I would like to buy this lens but I'm not sure since reading this report, and now that the Canon 24-70mm F/4 has been announced with the macro mode, I'm even less sure! thanks! Hi Roger!

Any new problem with this lens? Any others which has failed in the mean time? How does the one repaired hold up now, are they sharp?

I would like to buy this lens but I’m not sure since reading this report, and now that the Canon 24-70mm F/4 has been announced with the macro mode, I’m even less sure! thanks!

]]> By: Roger Cicala http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue/comment-page-1#comment-18868 Roger Cicala Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:39:28 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=9153#comment-18868 Steve, all of ours are actually from the 00xxx run. Steve, all of ours are actually from the 00xxx run.

]]> By: Steve D. http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue/comment-page-1#comment-18832 Steve D. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:50:10 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=9153#comment-18832 Hey Roger, are all of your copies from early in the production run? The reason I ask is that I tried out two copies; one was a 10XXX serial and the second was 11XXX. The lens from the later run was not nearly as tight, but focused poorly with my 5D3. The 10XXX lens has a VERY snug zoom ring, but the focus is amazingly accurate. I have kept the 10XXX copy, but am just curious as to how early in the production run your copies are. Hey Roger, are all of your copies from early in the production run? The reason I ask is that I tried out two copies; one was a 10XXX serial and the second was 11XXX. The lens from the later run was not nearly as tight, but focused poorly with my 5D3. The 10XXX lens has a VERY snug zoom ring, but the focus is amazingly accurate. I have kept the 10XXX copy, but am just curious as to how early in the production run your copies are.

]]> By: Spiros Zaharakis http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue/comment-page-1#comment-17708 Spiros Zaharakis Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:35:04 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=9153#comment-17708 It happened to mine on August 8th. Mine was the very first one that landed in Greece. They fixed it under warranty. I hope it's not going to happen again. It happened to mine on August 8th. Mine was the very first one that landed in Greece. They fixed it under warranty. I hope it’s not going to happen again.

]]> By: Cary http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue/comment-page-1#comment-17693 Cary Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:57:19 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=9153#comment-17693 Wow. Three spots of glue. I guess you get what you pay for. Wow. Three spots of glue. I guess you get what you pay for.

]]> By: Roger Cicala http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue/comment-page-1#comment-17573 Roger Cicala Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:34:45 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=9153#comment-17573 Maurice, If I can save you a rental - we have had 3 of 29 copies do this, but each copy has shipped round trip multiple times, so it's nothing close to 10% of shipments being this way. Maybe 3%. Roger Maurice,

If I can save you a rental – we have had 3 of 29 copies do this, but each copy has shipped round trip multiple times, so it’s nothing close to 10% of shipments being this way. Maybe 3%.

Roger

]]> By: Maurice Lewis http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue/comment-page-1#comment-17569 Maurice Lewis Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:51:18 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=9153#comment-17569 I was one of the 10% of recipients to receive this lens broken on arrival. In fact, that might be the picture of the one I returned. Of course, the Lensrentals team was gracious enough to overnight another copy. The second copy of this Tamron 24-70 rocked. The Vibration Control was effective. Image quality was so good (I didn't pixel peep yet) that I praised the lens to the Tamron folks at Photoshop World last week. I did not ask them if this element separation problem was a trend. I had not seen this post yet. I am still weary so I will rent another copy which will be the third in reality. If this next copy holds up to the rigors of delivery, I will buy it. If not, I will need to hold out for the new Canon. I was one of the 10% of recipients to receive this lens broken on arrival. In fact, that might be the picture of the one I returned. Of course, the Lensrentals team was gracious enough to overnight another copy. The second copy of this Tamron 24-70 rocked. The Vibration Control was effective. Image quality was so good (I didn’t pixel peep yet) that I praised the lens to the Tamron folks at Photoshop World last week. I did not ask them if this element separation problem was a trend. I had not seen this post yet.

I am still weary so I will rent another copy which will be the third in reality. If this next copy holds up to the rigors of delivery, I will buy it. If not, I will need to hold out for the new Canon.

]]> By: HenryH http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/tamron-24-70-f2-8-vc-issue/comment-page-1#comment-17565 HenryH Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:53:16 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=9153#comment-17565 I own this lens and will keep an eye on it. Sounds like I need to be using it a bit more aggressively to be sure it's up to snuff. A word about Tamrom's warranty service: I also own an early-model 28-300 VC zoom, Canon mount. The image quality was OK as long as you didn't zoom to extreme wide or long, but nothing to write home about. The sloppy "lens creep" was more of a "lens sprint" if I held the camera lens-down. In short, it mostly stayed on the shelf, waiting for the day I finally decide to sell it. However, I did pull it out recently for a company outing to see our local baseball team. Wanting to bring a camera, but not really caring too much about the images, I decided to pull out the Tamron, blow off the dust, and shoot it for the day, attached to a Canon 5D Mark III. Sadly, about an hour in, the zoom ring came detached from the zoom mechanism. Not being about to zoom, I took it the camera and a small part fell out. I was thankful it didn't hit anything inside the camera. For the rest of the day, I could only zoom by pulling the lens in and out from the camera. Thankfully, AF was not affected. Tamron has a wonderful 6-year warranty, so I packed it up and sent it in per the instructions, hoping for the best. Two weeks later, it came back fully repaired. I was only out the ten dollars or so to ship it to them. Furthermore, it's like a whole new lens (it's not really). The zoom creep is gone and it's noticeably sharper. I actually took it on a recent trip as my one lens and got some great shots. I should have sent it in years ago. I own this lens and will keep an eye on it. Sounds like I need to be using it a bit more aggressively to be sure it’s up to snuff.
A word about Tamrom’s warranty service:
I also own an early-model 28-300 VC zoom, Canon mount. The image quality was OK as long as you didn’t zoom to extreme wide or long, but nothing to write home about. The sloppy “lens creep” was more of a “lens sprint” if I held the camera lens-down. In short, it mostly stayed on the shelf, waiting for the day I finally decide to sell it.
However, I did pull it out recently for a company outing to see our local baseball team. Wanting to bring a camera, but not really caring too much about the images, I decided to pull out the Tamron, blow off the dust, and shoot it for the day, attached to a Canon 5D Mark III. Sadly, about an hour in, the zoom ring came detached from the zoom mechanism. Not being about to zoom, I took it the camera and a small part fell out. I was thankful it didn’t hit anything inside the camera. For the rest of the day, I could only zoom by pulling the lens in and out from the camera. Thankfully, AF was not affected.
Tamron has a wonderful 6-year warranty, so I packed it up and sent it in per the instructions, hoping for the best. Two weeks later, it came back fully repaired. I was only out the ten dollars or so to ship it to them.
Furthermore, it’s like a whole new lens (it’s not really). The zoom creep is gone and it’s noticeably sharper. I actually took it on a recent trip as my one lens and got some great shots. I should have sent it in years ago.

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