I doubt the CZ 16-80mm f3.5-4.5 IQ can beat the Tammy 17-50mm f2.8 in terms of sharpness at wide open.

Depends on what you need. If you need longer range but willing to sacrifice the big constant aperture, you may go ahead

aiyak.. FFKed the TT at wangsa maju.. stucked in jam for almost 1 hour, i cant even go out of Selayang.. MRR2 and Jalan Kuching jam kaw kaw.. so decided turn around and go home

any special method to test for front and back focusing problem??

maybeTHIS ONE can help whether to shoose CZ 16-80mm or tamron 17-50mm

Download the focus chart?

oo ok.. just read bout it.. thanks ya

woah, didn't know sony was gonna close 27 factories. that's quite alot, i wonder if that would affect prices - go up because 'limited editions' or go down because demand fall, most change to canon or nikon.

the zeiss may be hard to resist, but with the money you can probably get the tammy + a flash, i think that can be more practical then throwing all your money (assuming you have limited) to one lens alone.

The Zeiss is sharper at wide open.

This post has been edited by The Wonder: Feb 7 2009, 04:47 PM

pudu plaza and pertama kompleks got ready stock

thanx bro..will hunt for it after done choosing..huhuhuhu..tq

the closed factories is for trinitron production, not alpha.

Any link to prove your statement above?

hi, what is the cheapest F58 price now?

I just got back from TT. will update later

not having both of the lenses, but alredi tried both, and i vote for CZ1680 in terms of sharpness..sharp from f3.5 i can say..but tamron1750 got its own advantage, can open wide aperture, but soft at f2.8

This post has been edited by vandechrome: Feb 7 2009, 05:19 PM

too bad couldnt join.. stuck.. cehh~
maybe later another round can meet u guys..

soft at 2.8? could it be that u focus wrongly?

i think still around 1100 lar...dont think price will go down

Let me check if I can get u the comparison link.

And also I tell based on experience on my previous 17-50 and current cz 16-80. You may say I might got a lemon copy or whatever (btw brother albnok assisted me to inspect the lens from YL).
Reader out there may choose to believe or ignore it total.

Cheers......

The Tamron is sharp at 2.8, no doubt but the Zeiss capture more details if u crop at 100%.

This post has been edited by The Wonder: Feb 7 2009, 06:18 PM

Would love to see a reliable comparison link before jumping to the conclusion

i would like to see the comparison too since i'm planning to find my kitlens replacement.

This post has been edited by SHOfrE3zE: Feb 7 2009, 06:59 PM