Tamron 17-50 now arrived

[Mr_Sukebe]

Just taken delivery of my new Tamron 17-50. Haven't had chance to take any photos with it yet, but certainly will be doing shortly.
Here's a quick summary from the Tamron site:
http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/news/release_2006/news0215_a16.html

All the reviews I've read infer that it's on par with a 17-40L, especially good news as mine was just £175.

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

Congrats; why so cheap?

Japanese import.
Tamron lenses come with a worldwide guarantee (which I used with my 28-75), so I have no issues with it being sourced from it's home country.

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

The lens was delivered by a friend of mine who bought it cheap in Japan (brand new).

I'll try to get a couple of examples up shortly. Initial findings seem to be rather positive. It's a similar weight to the 28-75 that I already have, and appears to be even sharper.
Not so sure about the focusing. Does seem to hunt a little, so on fast targets, might not be the optimum solution.

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

Here's a shot from earlier this evening:

With a little more editing, should look rather interesting.