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Originally Posted by Euro7r
Currently I shoot with a D80 and only have 50mm 1.8. I've been eying the Tokina 11-16 2.8 a long time, as I want to shoot landscape/architecture, but haven't been able to pull the trigger yet. However, the Tamron 17-50 2.8 came across my mind as this lens would be more versatile for a good purpose lens since I enjoy shooting portraits as well and the benefit of a zoom that the 50mm 1.8 doesn't offer. It would cover a good range since I'm using a crop.
So, now I'm kind of stuck in a dilemma between the Tokina vs. Tamron. Would the Tamron be able to take nice sharp landscape/architecture photo's?
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Those are the first 2 lenses I've bought. I got the Tokina 11-16 this summer and have it on my camera most of the time. Just bought the Tamron 17-50 in November. I find with both lenses I'm able to cover the range that I really want. I'm pretty much using them the way you're intending to, the Tokina for the landscape/architecture and the Tamron as an all purpose lens.
I'd recommend going down to Glazers to get the Tokina, granted they are hard to come by. I was able to get mine for about 600. The Tamron I picked up and Dunne & Rundle for about 500.