This is by far the best piece of glass I have owned. Very smooth and tack sharp, well worth the money spent.

Mount: Canon, Nikon, Sony A Format: Full frame Construction: 23 elements in 17 groups, nine diaphragm blades Closest focus distance: 130cm Filter size: 77mm Autofocus: ultrasonic (ring) Dimensions: 86 x 197mm 1,470g Tested on: Nikon D600 Tamron has launched some excellent Super Performance lenses of...

Handling and features Performance Verdict Specification This brand new lens from Tamron covers the ever-popular 70-200mm range with a fast constant aperture of f/2.8. It is one of Tamron's 'SP' lenses, which denotes that it should be able to produce professional quality results and it sports...

Very sharp throughout the range in the centre; Effective Vibration Compensation system; Excellent build quality; Moisture resistant construction; Low distortion

Suggested retail price at launch is higher than some camera manufacturer's equivalent lenses

The Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD is an excellent telephoto zoom lens, with the new optical construction offering great image quality and lovely smooth bokeh, and the built-in image stabilisation system greatly increasing its versatility in low-light.

Best telephoto VFM choice!

Superb sharpness; IQ; VFM

A bit slower AF than Nikkor f/2.8

After reading reviews I took the plunge. Haven't regretted it for one minute

Great Picture Quality; Simple Controls

It is very important to check lens micro-adjustments with lens on camera immediately and if it cannot be micro-adjusted in the camera to acheive sharpness then it must be returned for replacement.

Beautifully built, tactile feel in the hands is excellent, sharp, great resolution and colour rendition, and thoutful integration of Arca Swiss compatible tripod mounting plate.Only criticism is that the vibration control and autofocus buttons sit slightly proud of the main barrel of the lens and...

This lens is of superb built quality both physically and optically. I agree that the focusing is not as fast as the Nikon 70-200 VRII lens, but considering almost half the price, this is pretty decent. The image quality is great. The VC works almost as good as the Nikon lens.

Tamron has updated its popular 70-200mm zoom lens with the addition of VC (Vibration Compensation) image stabilisation and an USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) autofocusing mechanism.