AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm F3.5-4.5G ED
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Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD Introduction
The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD is a fast ultra-wide angle zoom lens for Canon and Nikon APS-C DSLR cameras. It features a maximum aperture of f/3.5 at the 10mm focal length, Vibration Compensation (VC) technology, new HLD (High/Low torque-modulated Drive) focus motor for fast and quiet AF operation, full-time Manual Focus override, and a moisture-proof construction. The optical formula comprises 16 lens elements in 11 groups, including one XLD (extra-low dispersion) element and one LD (low dispersion) element to reduce color fringing and chromatic aberrations, and an iris diaphragm with seven rounded aperture blades. The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens officially retails for £579 / $499.
Ease of Use
The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD ultra-wide-angle lens is both compact and lightweight, measuring almost 8.5cms in length and weighing in at 440g. On an APS-C camera like the Canon EOS 80D that we reviewed it with, the effective focal range is 16-38.4mm.
The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens mounted on a Canon EOS 80D
The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens mounted on a Canon EOS 80D
Build quality is very good, despite Tamron traditionally offering lenses at the cheaper end of the market. The more premium-priced Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD feels solid in your hand, even if the outer barrel and the filter thread appear to be made from plastic.
The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens mounted on a Canon EOS 80D
The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens alongside a Canon EOS 80D
Side of the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens
The zoom ring is fairly wide and has a ridged, rubberised grip band. The lens extends by about an extra 1cm when zoomed in to 10mm or out to 24mm.
Side of the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens
Side of the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens
Front of the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens
The focusing ring is much narrower, making it difficult to locate in a rush. There’s a distance scale that runs from the closest distance of 24cm to infinity, but no depth of field scale. An AF/MF switch on the side of the lens makes it easy to switch between the two focusing systems.
Rear of the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens
Side of the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens
The final control is the VC On / Off switch, which turns the lens’ built-in Vibration Compensation on and off. In practice we found it offered around 4 f-stops of compensation, obviously dependant upon your own particular hand-holding technique, making it easier to use the lens in low-light.
Side of the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens
The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens in-hand
The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD lens with the supplied lens hood (HB023) fitted
The lens is supplied with lens caps and a removable petal-shaped lens hood — there’s no bag included. You can use traditional 77mm screw-on filters with this lens.
Auto-focus
The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD features a new HLD (High/Low torque-modulated Drive) that allows near-silent auto-focusing. Importantly, this solution allows instant manual override even when the focus mode switch is in the AF position. In use, we found the focusing to be indeed very quiet, and pretty fast — but definitely not instantaneous — with the lens mounted to a Canon EOS 80D body.
Chromatic Aberrations
Chromatic aberrations, typically seen as purple or blue fringes along contrasty edges, are impressively well controlled with this lens — the examples below show the worst-case scenario.
Flare
Flare is a typical problem with wide-angle lenses, so we were curious to find out how the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD fared in this respect. As these examples shows the lens is is susceptible to flare when shooting directly into the sun, even with the supplied lens hood fitted.
Light Fall-off and Distortion
With the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD wide open, you can see some very noticeable light fall-off in the corners. Stopping down helps, although to completely get rid of this phenomenon, you will need to use an f-stop of f/8 or smaller. There’s also some distortion apparent at both ends of the zoom range.
Light Fall-off at 10mm
Light Fall-off at 24mm
Macro
The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD is not a macro lens, but you can focus quite closely at 24cm from the film/sensor plane and the maximum magnification ratio is 1:5.3. The following example illustrates how close you can get to the subject, in this case a CompactFlash card.
Close-up performance
Sharpness
In order to show you how sharp this lens is, we are providing 100% crops on the following pages.
- Ease of Use
- Sharpness: 10mm
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15mm
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24mm
- Sample Images
- Lens Specs
- Rating & Conclusion
- Main Rivals
- Review Roundup
- Ease of Use
- Sharpness: 10mm
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15mm
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24mm
- Sample Images
- Lens Specs
- Rating & Conclusion
- Main Rivals
- Review Roundup
Nikon AF-S Nikkor DX 10-24mm f3.5-4.5G ED Introduction
The AF-S Nikkor DX 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED is the widest rectilinear lens in Nikon’s DX lens line-up. Compatible with all of the manufacturer’s DX-format digital SLR cameras, the 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 lens boasts an angle-of-view range similar to that of a 15-36mm lens in a 35mm system. Other highlights include a close-focus point of 24cm, an iris diaphragm with seven rounded blades, and an optical formula that comprises 14 elements in 9 groups, including two ED and two aspherical elements. The AF-S DX Nikkor 10-24mm f3.5-4.5G ED lens is currently available for £679 / $799 in the UK and the US, respectively.
