I know that as far as third party lenses go, Tamron doesn't have the best standing, but after a few test shots I didn't see any reason to hate on this bit of glass. Sure the sharpness isn't profound and yes it loses detail around the edges but depending on what you are trying to do, your creativity and the right setting you can achieve some pretty solid results with this lens.
At 10mm the optimum aperture is f8, the field of view is about 103degrees and the focal point sharpness is more then fine.
At 24mm you want to take your aperture to around f11 and distortion is very minimal.
The auto focus is a tad noisy, and the focal distances are simply written on the barrel rather then behind a window like most other lenses offer, but IMO these are only points to nitpick over.
One of the main things I like about the Tamron 10-24mm is exactly that; the zoom range. It is quite a versatile lens, and for the price tag it is a freakin' steal in my book.
If you are on a budget and want to get wide, take a look at the Tamron 10-24mm LD aspherical.
Below are a couple of shots I took last night with this lens fitted with a 2 stop ND filter and mounted on a Nikon D5000 body.
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