Nikon Z* mirrorless

Anyone have experience of using the newer version Tamron 17-35mm lens on Z bodies with the FTZii.?... SWMBO has opened her purse and okayed a ZF for me at the end of the month. I was planning on keeping the 12-28mm I have for the ZFC/Z8 but as I'll be selling the ZFC I don't think there's much point in keeping the DX lens anymore with two FF bodies.

I cant afford the 14-30 or 17-28mm lenses at present and the Tamron 17-35mm would only be used for occasional use.
 
Swanseajack said:
Anyone have experience of using the newer version Tamron 17-35mm lens on Z bodies with the FTZii.?... SWMBO has opened her purse and okayed a ZF for me at the end of the month. I was planning on keeping the 12-28mm I have for the ZFC/Z8 but as I'll be selling the ZFC I don't think there's much point in keeping the DX lens anymore with two FF bodies.

I cant afford the 14-30 or 17-28mm lenses at present and the Tamron 17-35mm would only be used for occasional use.
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I had an early iteration of this lens when I first bought into Z cameras, the Z6. Optically it was fine, but personally I found it a bit clunky and out-of-balance with the FTZ. As indeed I find more or less any lens using the adaptor.
 
Swanseajack said:
Anyone have experience of using the newer version Tamron 17-35mm lens on Z bodies with the FTZii.?... SWMBO has opened her purse and okayed a ZF for me at the end of the month. I was planning on keeping the 12-28mm I have for the ZFC/Z8 but as I'll be selling the ZFC I don't think there's much point in keeping the DX lens anymore with two FF bodies.

I cant afford the 14-30 or 17-28mm lenses at present and the Tamron 17-35mm would only be used for occasional use.
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I used an F mount Tamron 17-35 OSD quite a bit on a Z8 with FTZ2 and had reasonably decent results with it before I bit the bullet and bought a Z mount WA zoom late last year. Used mostly on a tripod for landscapes. Anything in particular you want to know?
 
Stephen L said:
I had an early iteration of this lens when I first bought into Z cameras, the Z6. Optically it was fine, but personally I found it a bit clunky and out-of-balance with the FTZ. As indeed I find more or less any lens using the adaptor.
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I had a older version on my then D750 and for the price it performed okay. I'm looking at the OSD version now.
Son_of_Thor said:
I used an F mount Tamron 17-35 OSD quite a bit on a Z8 with FTZ2 and had reasonably decent results with it before I bit the bullet and bought a Z mount WA zoom late last year. Used mostly on a tripod for landscapes. Anything in particular you want to know?
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I don't mind using the FTZ as I use my Sigma ART 24-35 f2 a lot with it. Although heavy, for the amount of times I do use it the weight becomes a little bit more bearable.

I just want to know what the IQ is like with the lens, AF etc.... I would guess I will use it more on the ZF when I get it rather than my Z8....Was there any particular reason why you moved to the Z mount version lens?

Thanks both for your replies.
 
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Swanseajack said:
I had a older version on my then D750 and for the price it performed okay. I'm looking at the OSD version now.

I don't mind using the FTZ as I use my Sigma ART 24-35 f2 a lot with it. Although heavy, for the amount of times I do use it though the weight becomes a little bit more bearable.

I just want to know what the IQ is like with the lens, AF etc.... I would guess I will use it more on the ZF when I get it rather than my Z8....Was there any particular reason why you moved to the Z mount version lens?

Thanks both for your replies.
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AF is really good, fast and accurate but then that's my experience with every lens I've tried with the FTZ. Image quality is a little more subjective - reasonably decent I'd say, but it doesn't render as nicely as either the better WA Nikon F or Z mount lenses I've used. That said, it isn't an expensive lens and I do think it punches above it's weight in that regard. I swapped because I wanted something wider and because I didn't find the Tamron that great wide open for astro/night stuff
 
Son_of_Thor said:
AF is really good, fast and accurate but then that's my experience with every lens I've tried with the FTZ. Image quality is a little more subjective - reasonably decent I'd say, but it doesn't render as nicely as either the better WA Nikon F or Z mount lenses I've used. That said, it isn't an expensive lens and I do think it punches above it's weight in that regard. I swapped because I wanted something wider and because I didn't find the Tamron that great wide open for astro/night stuff
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Which WA angle did you decide to get, I guess the f2.8 version for your Astro/Night stuff....Looking at the finances again I could probably push for the 14-30mm F4 Z lens second-hand. Bit undecided for the amount of WA stuff I photo. I'm Ambulant disabled so most of my photos are taken from my mobility scooter and I will never climb mountains any time soon.

If I went for the Tamron I can then buy a 70-300mm lens as lighter option to my 70-200mm f2.8 for holidays.

Decisions decisions and impatient.:D
 
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