Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon

Reliable High-Speed Standard Zoom Lens

Photographic artists have been waiting for a full-featured, constant-aperture zoom lens. The wait is over. The 24-70mm is a high-quality, highly functional, high-speed standard zoom lens covering the 24-70mm focal range. It includes both Tamron's proprietary VC (Vibration Compensation) image stabilisation to reduce shake and its USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) motor, enabling speedy, silent autofocusing. 

This SP (Super Performance) series lens makes full use of specialised glass elements in its lens layout, designed with top priority on image quality, including three LD elements and two XR (Extra Refractive Index) glasses. Tamron has minimised all types of chromatic aberration in this model, making it a lens at the top of its class whether you use it on a digital APS-C, full-frame, or 35mm SLR camera.
This lens's f/2.8 aperture enables a balance between brilliant resolution and beautiful soft blur effects. This ideal lens makes full use of Tamron's rounded diaphragm and the uncontrived, artistic blur that it provides. It is also Tamron's first lens to feature our new moisture-resistant construction.

Pro animal photographer, Alex Cearns', two cents:

Portraits. Landscapes. Studio shoots. This is the lens for them all. Capture the finest details of your images in precisely the way you have always wanted to. Extend your art to the limits of your inspiration with this 24-70mm.