My one concern with Imagen is how compressed the images are touted as being. At 75%(?) as they claim, I’d be concerned of handing off noticeably less quality pics than if I was controlling compression within Lightroom export settings. What’s been your experience?
I just switched and bought the Nikon Z8 two weeks ago. Decided against the Kit Nikkor lens 24-120 f4 S and bought the Tamaron 35-150 instead. The F4 is just to slow. I've only used the Tamaron once so far and I'm impressed! Got some great shots and AF never missed a shot! One thing I didn't know until I got home and looked at the box. Tamaron has a Six Year Warranty on this lens!!! 😱 That's impressive indeed!
Mine just arrived this past Friday, and it is spectacular. On the Z8, I see no difference in AF performance when compared to the Nikon OEM Z 70-200 & 24-70 2.8's. Also, incredibly sharp across the focal range...and supremely versatile. Combined with the Z 17-28 and the Z 50 1.8s prime...a killer kit for just about any scenario. I've come a long way in my photography business, realizing that minimalism (or, close to it) is key to avoiding having too much equipment get in the way. I used to take a roller-bag full of lenses to weddings/events, thinking about every conceivable circumstance and 'what-if'...but, with experience, you realize what's important and understand what is REALLY needed to stay 'in the moment,' focusing more on composition, rather than getting distracted by thinking about whether you are using the right gear. Tools like this help so much in just thinking about TAKING PICTURES...and I look forward to using it substantially. (note: not paid by Tamron :)...however, I just did purchase your yearly membership; looking forward to learning more about expanding my biz!). Cheers!
The perfect set up for me when I go mirrorles, I have the Nikon D850 with all the lens about 6 to 8k in lens. I want ONE lens that can do it all for my Nikon Z9 purchase soon! I take the greatest pictures and my clients don't know the difference between prime and zooms...
I am consider to change my 24-70mm 2.8 to this one. I do studio photography (have 50mm 1.2 and 85mm 1.2 as well, but I hate to change lenses and im feeling bored to use all the time same focal length.) What do you think about sharpness and colours? It would be a step down from the primes?
Do you really need 50mm 1.8 when you have tamron? You have 50mm 2.2 on tamron, I can't say that's much difference...I know that 50mm 1.8 ic clinicly sharp, but if I had Tamron, I won't need 50mm 1.8.
When I saw this come out for Sony, I told myself I was going to get one if it ever became available for Nikon. Now that the 70-180 is available for ~$1k, I'm second guessing that decision and saving a grand to pair the 70-180 with my 35 on a wedding day. Choices... choices...
I really like the Vivitar 24-200mm f22 for wedding photography. I find it out performers the Tamron 35-150mm f2-2.8 because always being at f22 you don't have to use autofocus because you are stopped down so much. Only downside you need to use a Canon R3 and you have to shoot around ISO 12,800 to 204,800 and then use DXO Deep PRIME noise reduction. And since its a manual lens Canon can't stop it.
I bought one used for $1500 and I just shot 2 weddings last weekend. This lens is sharp and produces beautiful images. I own the Sony 50mm 1.2 , 35mm 1.4 and this tamron it is GMaster quality. It’s slightly heavier than the 50mm 1.2 not a lot though.
@sramabadran No I don’t miss the VR. You should be ok if you use a mirrorless Nikon body because their Ibis is pretty good. The 35-150mm doesn’t give you the compression/ subject separation like the 70-200 does. That’s the only thing I miss.
First off I dig your channel. I recently bought this lens and now pretty much everything else stays in the bag. As a hybrid shooter it has really helped me narrow down my digital "quiver" which helps a lot with fatigue over the course of the day. I really don't find it to be all that heavy and as you said it balances nicely on the Z8. I thought that I'd largely use it for quick coverage and still let film do the heavy lifting for the pretty stuff but I actually really love the "look" this lens gives you. I even like the fact that it flares quite easily. Used intentionally the flare is really pretty which was very hard to achieve with my other go to "coverage lens" the 24-120 f4 . To make it perfect for me I would want it to be more like 28-150 and have a closer minimum focusing distance but those are pipe dreams. My wife shoots Canon and uses the RF 28-70 F2 which I was always a bit jealous of. Not any more :)
I just rented it for Sony to shoot an event and a golf tournament. It was nice. It don’t think it would replace any of my primes, but the it’s more of a 70-200 replacement for sure.
I have the 2.8-4 Nikon F version for my D850 and I love it. Traveling worldwide for my job and this lens never let me down ... If you also still using an F-Mount, I can give you an absolute recommendation
This lens on a weather it be the DSLR or Mirroless version would be great for weddings especially if the wedding photographer have on full frame camera and one crop sensor camera. So one 35-150 on the crop sensor camera is a 50mm- 200.
I must admit that the two of you have got me thinking about purchasing this lens. I shoot a lot (thousands) of dog show movement photos. My go-to setup has been my Nikon Z 70-200mm f2.8 S on the Z9 and the Nikon Z8 fitted with either the Nikon Z 24-120mm f4 S (wonderful lens, especially outdoors both wide shots and movement) or the Nikon Z 105mm f2.8 S Macro (indoors - beautiful portraits, but not terribly flexible focal-length-wise). I've been thinking about picking up the Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S for the indoor wide shots and occasional movement shots, but this Tamron 35-150mm f2-2.8 might be a better choice for the 2nd camera. It's nice to have good choices.
It's a lens focal length that has undoubtedly stirred up the Nikon fotographic market. Personally, I'm a fan of the N 24-70 2.8 S and the N 105 1.4. I also need a 70-200 zoom, but if the Nikon/Tamron 35-150 is really as sharp and fast as you say, could I avoid carrying two cameras? :) :) Have a great day everyone. Thanks for all your excellent reviews.
Has Nikon/Tamron/any reviewer confirmed that this lens will work with the Nikon Z 1.4TC?? I'm already sold on the lens, but if I'm able to utilize the Z TCs, it will be that much more versatile of a lens! It would only make it a 49-210mm 2.8-4, which is still plenty fast + the additional 1.5x crop: 74-315mm 2.8-4. Side note: I really wish Nikon would give us back the in-body 1.2x crop mode -- it now only gives us the 1.5x -- bc again, more versatility.
Traveling with it right now and I can say YES. Best travel lens I’ve used. Larger than I’d usually like for travel, but an incredible range for all the places you find yourself in.
@@northofbrandonman I’m debating whether to go for this or the 24-120, have a trip to korea in two months and that wider focal length seems key for street photography but at the same time the lower aperture of the tamron will be more useful and night time (which will be a lot due to the cold winter). Decisions decisions
@@UsedToBeMax are you going to be focused on portraiture, or landscape/architecture? 120 and F4 is enough for some bokeh. If you want more light you can tripod and long exposure if people are less important than scenery.
This lens would be amazeballs on Nikon Z if there was also a 16-35 zoom for Nikon Z, since I would not need anything but those two lenses. (sad trombone)
Hello Mr. Jackson Greetings from Bangladesh. I own a sony camera, i'm a hybrid shooter. I Have to take documentary photos, Weddings, portraits, fashion and as a film graduate i have to make some short films. Would you recommended this lens for me? Or you have another suggestions? Hope I shall get your answer. Have a good day.
I think it’s a bit less about weight and more about balance. I used this lens on the ZF and it felt incredibly heavy because the body is very light. Then on the z8 and z9 the lens felt lighter because it was more properly in line with the body. That’s just my experience though
what do you think about the auto focus of this combo ? I also use Z5 and considering buy this lens, but I dont know if the AF performance as good as the other Z lens
it's a really nice video, i just bought it 2 weeks ago for my Z6II, and now i'm thinking to buy another lens , what do u think 50. 1.8? i want to make a groupe with my lens.
@@YiboLi You are welcome Also you could go with 17-28 z forgot about that. But 16-35 can be found dirt cheap now. What are you using 35-150mm for ? What kind of photography are you doing?
There’s a way to put most (maybe all?) cameras into Apsc crop mode which just crops the file in camera, but makes the field of view 1.5x whatever the lens you have on
@@TaylorJacksonPhoto thanks for being helpful Taylor. I have a Z5 and shoot with the FTZ adapter and solely primes. I’ll look this up in my camera settings. Thank you 🙏🏼
Great primes are hard to beat. that being said the Nikon 70-200 is in another league quality wise to that Tamaron. you didn't mention the heavy vignietting and no image stabilization. furthermore you have to be mindful as you're zooming from 35 to 150 your exposure is changing then you have to either take a chance on setting it to aperture priority or auto iso . if I need a zoom I prefer to pay the extra price to have the same aperture across the zoom range IMHO.
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My one concern with Imagen is how compressed the images are touted as being. At 75%(?) as they claim, I’d be concerned of handing off noticeably less quality pics than if I was controlling compression within Lightroom export settings. What’s been your experience?
Those are just the files they make the edits with. The xmp are sent back to you for final export
@@TaylorJacksonPhoto ah. Perfecto. Thanks again.
I just switched and bought the Nikon Z8 two weeks ago. Decided against the Kit Nikkor lens 24-120 f4 S and bought the Tamaron 35-150 instead. The F4 is just to slow. I've only used the Tamaron once so far and I'm impressed! Got some great shots and AF never missed a shot! One thing I didn't know until I got home and looked at the box. Tamaron has a Six Year Warranty on this lens!!! 😱 That's impressive indeed!
Mine just arrived this past Friday, and it is spectacular. On the Z8, I see no difference in AF performance when compared to the Nikon OEM Z 70-200 & 24-70 2.8's. Also, incredibly sharp across the focal range...and supremely versatile. Combined with the Z 17-28 and the Z 50 1.8s prime...a killer kit for just about any scenario. I've come a long way in my photography business, realizing that minimalism (or, close to it) is key to avoiding having too much equipment get in the way. I used to take a roller-bag full of lenses to weddings/events, thinking about every conceivable circumstance and 'what-if'...but, with experience, you realize what's important and understand what is REALLY needed to stay 'in the moment,' focusing more on composition, rather than getting distracted by thinking about whether you are using the right gear. Tools like this help so much in just thinking about TAKING PICTURES...and I look forward to using it substantially. (note: not paid by Tamron :)...however, I just did purchase your yearly membership; looking forward to learning more about expanding my biz!). Cheers!
I appreciate your comment.
The perfect set up for me when I go mirrorles, I have the Nikon D850 with all the lens about 6 to 8k in lens. I want ONE lens that can do it all for my Nikon Z9 purchase soon!
I take the greatest pictures and my clients don't know the difference between prime and zooms...
I am consider to change my 24-70mm 2.8 to this one. I do studio photography (have 50mm 1.2 and 85mm 1.2 as well, but I hate to change lenses and im feeling bored to use all the time same focal length.) What do you think about sharpness and colours? It would be a step down from the primes?
Do you really need 50mm 1.8 when you have tamron? You have 50mm 2.2 on tamron, I can't say that's much difference...I know that 50mm 1.8 ic clinicly sharp, but if I had Tamron, I won't need 50mm 1.8.
When I saw this come out for Sony, I told myself I was going to get one if it ever became available for Nikon.
Now that the 70-180 is available for ~$1k, I'm second guessing that decision and saving a grand to pair the 70-180 with my 35 on a wedding day. Choices... choices...
I really like the Vivitar 24-200mm f22 for wedding photography. I find it out performers the Tamron 35-150mm f2-2.8 because always being at f22 you don't have to use autofocus because you are stopped down so much. Only downside you need to use a Canon R3 and you have to shoot around ISO 12,800 to 204,800 and then use DXO Deep PRIME noise reduction. And since its a manual lens Canon can't stop it.
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omg please be sarcasm
Jeez what are you smoking😂
@@northofbrandon What's sarcasm?
@@bigrobotnewstoday1436 an old wooden ship
I bought one used for $1500 and I just shot 2 weddings last weekend. This lens is sharp and produces beautiful images. I own the Sony 50mm 1.2 , 35mm 1.4 and this tamron it is GMaster quality. It’s slightly heavier than the 50mm 1.2 not a lot though.
did you miss the VR at the long end ? I'm thinking of getting one, but wonder if the 70-200mm with VR will deliver better results due to VR..
@sramabadran No I don’t miss the VR. You should be ok if you use a mirrorless Nikon body because their Ibis is pretty good. The 35-150mm doesn’t give you the compression/ subject separation like the 70-200 does. That’s the only thing I miss.
Nikon guys are finally getting their Fortune , what's Canon up to ?🤔
Exactly…
Blocking progress
They refused to license their mount as of now. 🤷🏽♂️
Holding that cripple hammer high in the sky! 😂
First off I dig your channel. I recently bought this lens and now pretty much everything else stays in the bag. As a hybrid shooter it has really helped me narrow down my digital "quiver" which helps a lot with fatigue over the course of the day. I really don't find it to be all that heavy and as you said it balances nicely on the Z8. I thought that I'd largely use it for quick coverage and still let film do the heavy lifting for the pretty stuff but I actually really love the "look" this lens gives you. I even like the fact that it flares quite easily. Used intentionally the flare is really pretty which was very hard to achieve with my other go to "coverage lens" the 24-120 f4 . To make it perfect for me I would want it to be more like 28-150 and have a closer minimum focusing distance but those are pipe dreams. My wife shoots Canon and uses the RF 28-70 F2 which I was always a bit jealous of. Not any more :)
I liked your honesty at the start of the video 👌🏻
I just rented it for Sony to shoot an event and a golf tournament. It was nice. It don’t think it would replace any of my primes, but the it’s more of a 70-200 replacement for sure.
Thank you great review, and we love to see Liam!
I love to see YOU
I have the 2.8-4 Nikon F version for my D850 and I love it. Traveling worldwide for my job and this lens never let me down ... If you also still using an F-Mount, I can give you an absolute recommendation
This lens on a weather it be the DSLR or Mirroless version would be great for weddings especially if the wedding photographer have on full frame camera and one crop sensor camera. So one 35-150 on the crop sensor camera is a 50mm- 200.
I must admit that the two of you have got me thinking about purchasing this lens. I shoot a lot (thousands) of dog show movement photos. My go-to setup has been my Nikon Z 70-200mm f2.8 S on the Z9 and the Nikon Z8 fitted with either the Nikon Z 24-120mm f4 S (wonderful lens, especially outdoors both wide shots and movement) or the Nikon Z 105mm f2.8 S Macro (indoors - beautiful portraits, but not terribly flexible focal-length-wise). I've been thinking about picking up the Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S for the indoor wide shots and occasional movement shots, but this Tamron 35-150mm f2-2.8 might be a better choice for the 2nd camera. It's nice to have good choices.
Very well-said and thoughtful analysis by Liam
Thanks Paul!!
just got this for canon should arrive soon cant wait to see it on my mirrorless
I have it for the Sony. It's definitely a workhorse lens.
As a wedding photographer, would you more prefer to have a Tamron 28-75 G2 or this lens 35-150?
I actually want to purchase the DSLR Tamron 35-150 F2.8-F4 in both Nikon and Canon DSLR mounts
USE THE LENS HOOD, BRO!
Otherwise, solid review, guys.
It's a lens focal length that has undoubtedly stirred up the Nikon fotographic market. Personally, I'm a fan of the N 24-70 2.8 S and the N 105 1.4. I also need a 70-200 zoom, but if the Nikon/Tamron 35-150 is really as sharp and fast as you say, could I avoid carrying two cameras? :) :) Have a great day everyone. Thanks for all your excellent reviews.
I am doubtful it would surpass any of the lenses you currently own.
You must be really thinking hard about that Nikon Plena 135mm f/1.8. Bokehlicous.
hi tx for the review .. would it be good for indoor and oudoor sports? thx
Yes I'd like to know....is autofocus fast
Has Nikon/Tamron/any reviewer confirmed that this lens will work with the Nikon Z 1.4TC??
I'm already sold on the lens, but if I'm able to utilize the Z TCs, it will be that much more versatile of a lens!
It would only make it a 49-210mm 2.8-4, which is still plenty fast + the additional 1.5x crop: 74-315mm 2.8-4.
Side note: I really wish Nikon would give us back the in-body 1.2x crop mode -- it now only gives us the 1.5x -- bc again, more versatility.
What camera body are you using with this lens?
Now you've got me thinking that might be a great travel lens. One camera body, that lens and maybe a 24mm f/2.8 for church interiors.
Travel? Nah. This is a working pro lens. F4 is fine for travel and easier on the wrists.
Traveling with it right now and I can say YES. Best travel lens I’ve used. Larger than I’d usually like for travel, but an incredible range for all the places you find yourself in.
To each their own! I'd rather have a 24-120 F4. 35 just aint wide enough sometimes, but I guess you can pano.
@@northofbrandonman I’m debating whether to go for this or the 24-120, have a trip to korea in two months and that wider focal length seems key for street photography but at the same time the lower aperture of the tamron will be more useful and night time (which will be a lot due to the cold winter). Decisions decisions
@@UsedToBeMax are you going to be focused on portraiture, or landscape/architecture? 120 and F4 is enough for some bokeh. If you want more light you can tripod and long exposure if people are less important than scenery.
it doesn't have VR. How much of a problem is that for hand held shooting ?
Depends what camera you’re using and how good the ibis is. I’ve had no problems on z6 iii, z9 and z8
the Imagen program will not work for me since sports photographer
Why doesn’t it work? It should. You can train it with your edits to replicate exactly what you would do
i think comparing to full wedding shoot at 70-200 is useless, i would like to know how 24-70 2.8 compares to the 35-150
Neither of us use a 24-70 at weddings sadly. So we might not be the people to ask
still waiting for their 28-200 z mount
35 is softer at F2.8?! or wide open. I hope wide open.
This lens would be amazeballs on Nikon Z if there was also a 16-35 zoom for Nikon Z, since I would not need anything but those two lenses. (sad trombone)
Hello Mr. Jackson Greetings from Bangladesh. I own a sony camera, i'm a hybrid shooter. I Have to take documentary photos, Weddings, portraits, fashion and as a film graduate i have to make some short films. Would you recommended this lens for me? Or you have another suggestions? Hope I shall get your answer. Have a good day.
Do most photographers and videographers here find that 35 is wide enough for getting ready/tighter spaces? Relatively new to the business!
35mm is often wide enough. But in very tiny rooms i like to use my 24mm.
I didn't know JT does photography
what mm prime lenes should I have on me and use for wedding and portrait?
Please give me the photo color, preset tks
Could it replace 24-70 f2.8s? If you only could get one of those, which one would be better for concerts and weddings?
It’s mostly about price point. If you can do a 24-70 v2 it’s probably better overall, but it’s expensive.
50 1.2 or 85 1.2? Thoughts?
Hi, could you please let me know if its advisable to pair this lens with z9 considering both areheavy.
I think it’s a bit less about weight and more about balance. I used this lens on the ZF and it felt incredibly heavy because the body is very light. Then on the z8 and z9 the lens felt lighter because it was more properly in line with the body. That’s just my experience though
i have Nikon Z5 and Tammron 35-150mm 2.8 what is the best sitting for indoor sports
what do you think about the auto focus of this combo ? I also use Z5 and considering buy this lens, but I dont know if the AF performance as good as the other Z lens
Which has a better overall image quality this or the nikon 24-70 s
Nikon 24-70 Z 2.8
it's a really nice video, i just bought it 2 weeks ago for my Z6II, and now i'm thinking to buy another lens , what do u think 50. 1.8? i want to make a groupe with my lens.
16-35 f4 F lens
20mm viltrox
any 24mm prime
You wont see much of a difference on 1.8 on 50mm
@@ArsenijeRadenovic thank you, really helpful
@@YiboLi You are welcome
Also you could go with 17-28 z forgot about that. But 16-35 can be found dirt cheap now.
What are you using 35-150mm for ? What kind of photography are you doing?
Don’t you miss the possibilty to shoot at the 24-35mm range?
I don’t miss it for weddings personally. I’ll use something wider for cake cut and party photos sometimes
@@TaylorJacksonPhoto thank you
What does going into crop mode on a full frame mean?
There’s a way to put most (maybe all?) cameras into Apsc crop mode which just crops the file in camera, but makes the field of view 1.5x whatever the lens you have on
@@TaylorJacksonPhoto thanks for being helpful Taylor. I have a Z5 and shoot with the FTZ adapter and solely primes. I’ll look this up in my camera settings. Thank you 🙏🏼
Great primes are hard to beat. that being said the Nikon 70-200 is in another league quality wise to that Tamaron. you didn't mention the heavy vignietting and no image stabilization. furthermore you have to be mindful as you're zooming from 35 to 150 your exposure is changing then you have to either take a chance on setting it to aperture priority or auto iso . if I need a zoom I prefer to pay the extra price to have the same aperture across the zoom range IMHO.
Is it promotion video by tamron?
I think that's addressed pretty quickly in this video
sorry but all day wedding the king of the lens is 24 70 f2.8 . next is second body with 85mm f1.8 or 50mm1.8 no need this lens
I really don’t like 24-70
@@TaylorJacksonPhotodo you prefer this 35-150 or the Nikon 24-70 2.8s?