Originally posted by Marc Sabatella Yes, but without specifics to say what exactly he doesn,t like about a lens that by all objective measures is at least as good as virtually every other lens being siggested to replace it, it's kind of hard to make recommendations.
In post #15 the OP stated
"I'm not too sure I like the photos produced by the Tamron... It just doesn't seem as contrasty or sharp as I'd like."
As someone who has taken thousands of photos with the Tamron 28-75mm, I found that to be an incredible statement. Especially in regards to the sharpness.
Here are a few photos I took around the house this evening for another thread in which the JPEG engine of the K-x was being discussed. For purposes of that thread, the pictures were shot in JPEG and are straight out of the camera with absolutely ZERO post-processing. The sharpness, contrast, colors, and lack of vignetting and distortion in the pictures comes naturally from the 28-75mm. The teapot was shot at f/2.8, and shows how incredibly sharp this lens is, even wide open.
With a little work in Photoshop, the pictures could be improved, and contrast and sharpness could even be increased. Click on the pictures for the full, 12MP image: