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Hahaha good to know about the 50mm! I have actually now just also bought a 35mm 1.8g ED - refurbished - for £200. Seems too good to be true, as the second cheapest I had found was on eBay at £299 - but will go to collect Saturday and see. So I would have got a 50mm 1.8g and the 35mm 1.8g ED for probably less than I would have bought the Nikon 24-70 2.8 for. All in all, camera (with 30K shutter clicks - button to open the built in flash doesn't work, but I never use it anyway - and can open by using auto if needs be), Tamron 24-70, Nikon 35mm and 50mm for under £800... Not bad. Anyway, did a few more shots with "normal" ISO and yes, it's definitely sharper. There's something not quite right in the flower one, whether it's the bokeh being a bit angular or just - as you said - the DoF being too narrow, but I can work on that. And yes, will definitely adjust the display, as I can see they are all slightly under-exposed - especially the cat one, indoor at 500 ISO 1/13 (hand-held but braced against the wall and sofa).

Hi Brian Thanks for our exhaustive reply. To be honest, it dawned on me a little after posting this (I think the writing it out and noticing the graininess in the cropped images helped). I did take a few shots at lower ISO and they are definitely better. It's been a few years since I had a DSLR camera and I am obviously a bit rusty... A1 and A2 I had already changed to Focus the night before, so that's all taken care of. I just need to reacquaint myself with photography and learn to use the D750. I am not much of a "read the manual" person - or at all, but I will need to do it. Or at least watch a few video tutorials on it. The bit about DoF and FX really helped, as I am indeed new to full frame - my last camera was the D7000, which I sold about 6 years ago. That will be a little learning curve. Tbh I was shooting at max aperture just to test the lens (and I do love a shallow DoF anyway). The real test then will be when my 50mm 1.8g arrives 🤣 - and thanks goodness I went for that over the 1.4g! In terms of lens - yes, I am totally with you on that. In my previous set up, I only had Nikon lenses, and actually I initially wanted to buy the D750 body and then Nikon 24-70. Then found this at a bargain price (£500) and went for it - the body + Nikon lens would have set me back around £300 more. I want to see if I get back into photography well and proper (I gave up and sold the D7000 as I was a bit annoyed with my lack of "progress" in my pictures). If I am happy with my progress - and I will do a course or three this time, no more self-taught and trial and error, then I can upgrade. I had anyway read/watched a couple of reviews of the Tamron and it seemed decent. Will have to try it out properly and take my time (and especially, not panic - I had also flooded with concerned messages the camera seller haha 🫢) Thanks! Enrico

Hi, reviving this as probably have a similar issue. Just picked up a second hand D750 with Tamron SP 24-70 2.8 USD DI VC lens. Did a few trial shots and I am not at all impressed with the focus/sharpness. See pics. Cat pic is taken at 24mm, f2.8, 1/4000, ISO 10000 - cat is about 5 metres away. AF-S single point. Focus point on cat's face. Vase picture is taken at 24mm, f2.8, 1/4000, ISO 8000 - vase is about 5 metres away again. AF-S single point. Focus point on top (lilac) vase. AF selected both on lens and camera, AF1 and AF2 set to focus, no focus lock. Any ideas/ suggestions?