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Received a call from Tamron Japan today.
I sent in a Tamron SP 17-50mm F2.8 lens (Canon mount) for repair two days ago, and they have received it and calling me to reconfirm the problem and inform me of an estimate repair duration. Due to the coming long holiday (first week of May) in Japan, it will take 2~3 weeks for me to get the lens back. The problem of the lens is ERR99 with Canon 350D DSLR.
I took the chance to ask them about the Made in Japan and Assembled in China variants of the lens. He checked with his manager and told me that Tamron Japan have moved the production of the SP 17-50mm lens back to Japan in March 2007. So, there might still be some assembled in China version floating in the market, but if you are getting the Made in Japan version now, then yours should be the latest batch. 🙂
Great customer service from Tamron Japan I would say, thumbs up! ?
Since I buy My Nikon D200 this year and my Nikon D70S last year I’m Using Tamron lenses. Basicly I use on my Nikon D70S the 18-200 Tamron Lens. This year I did want to work more profesional So I buy the Nikon D200 with the sp 28-75 F2.8 zoomlens and the sp 90 mm macro lens from Tamron. Basicly I need stil a 70-200 Telezoom lens. Basicly I’m intrested in the Tamron 70-200 F2.8. I reaaly needed but I don’t like to buy from Sigma because I prefure the quality of Tamron. When is this lens finaly avilble?
Hi Peter,
Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 lens is not famous or popular. Sigma is most popular and best (as a third party) in this range. Or, you can also consider Tokina 50-135mm F2.8, which is of new design.
Every maker has their own strength in certain focal range/lens, Tamron is good in mid range, Sigma is good in long range and wide angle, Tokina is good in wide angle and mid range.
Just my humble opinion. 🙂
Purchased a Tamron 200-500 lens from Adorama New York, Canon mount, after 3 months it is coming up with error 99, trying to find out how to fix problem in Australia, now found out that others have same problem, my Camera is the 400D, can you give some advice
Hi Jim,
My suggestions:
1. Contact Adorama and get advice from them.
2. Contact Tamron distributor in Australia and get advice from them.
Thanks.