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by Neilyb on Fri Sep 12, 2014 2:00 am

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http://www.dpreview.com/articles/9045794681/tamron-develops-full-frame-15-30-ultra-wide-zoom-with-vibration-correction

If the IQ is anything like the 24-70 2.8 then it could be a nice option from the high priced OEM.

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:55 am

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Note this is not a product introduction, it is an announcement that they are developing such a lens. Similar to when Canon announced the development of the 200-400 w/ 1.4x integrated. The actual product introduction was much later.

I do agree that if they can maintain the standard set by their 24-70/2.8 then this will be a big hit for them however, since it does not allow any screw on filters it will have somewhat more limited appeal.

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by Neilyb on Fri Sep 12, 2014 7:20 am

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I agree the lack of filters could be a draw back but the Nikon 14-24 also has that limitation.

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Sep 12, 2014 7:29 am

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Neilyb wrote:I agree the lack of filters could be a draw back but the Nikon 14-24 also has that limitation.

Yes it does and it has dramatically limited it's sales volume to what it would have been. Note that the Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 solves the problem despite the same bulbous front element. They threaded the lens shade.

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by Markus Jais on Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:55 am

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E.J. Peiker wrote:
Neilyb wrote:I agree the lack of filters could be a draw back but the Nikon 14-24 also has that limitation.
Yes it does and it has dramatically limited it's sales volume to what it would have been. Note that the Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 solves the problem despite the same bulbous front element. They threaded the lens shade.

I use filters a lot, mostly polarizers and a 3 stop ND. If that lens doesn't take filters it will be useless for landscapes. Why do they do this?
It will need to be significantly sharper than the EF 4/16-35 to make up for this. Given how good the Canon lens is I doubt they can beat it's optical performance.

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:56 am

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Here is a first look video for this lens...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlwKq8fiBJE

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