Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II AF

(Are those enough letters?)

Looks like just the ticket for a fast mid-range zoom, and at a very nice
price.

http://www.popphoto.com/cameralenses/4640/lens-test-tamron-17-50mm-f28-xr-di-ii-af.html

And on the Tamron site I see it's won some awards, too:

http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/1750_diII_a016.asp

The latest version in Nikon mount has AF motor in the lens, presumably a nod
to the vast D40/D40x/D60 hordes. Think I'll get one of these. In the past
I've found Tamron lenses to be quite good.

Anyone here have any experience with it?

Neil


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