Hey everyone! I'm John Sison
and today we're taking a look at the Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 lens
for the Sony E-mount system
Now before you harp on about how long its taken me to do a video
How long this has taken for me to do a video
I know its been out for a very long time
Well I apologise about that. There's been a lot of things that have been happening.
I don't know. Life always get in the way but anyway
maybe I'll save that for another video but today we're taking a look
At Tamron's first full frame zoom lens for the Sony E-mount system.
It is a standard lens with a constant aperture of F2.8
So this is going to be great for anyone that shoots
or anyone that wants a standard zoom lens
To cover a bit of the wide angle and a bit of the telephoto.
Without being too big and too heavy to carry around
Great thing about this is that its reasonably priced
Especially when you compare it to the 24-70mm F2.8 G Master from Sony
And also the 24-70mm F4 Zeiss from Sony
Now that is probably something that a lot of people would be tossing up between
Between the Tamron and the Sony
There's also a few other different lenses that people may be considering.
But lets go ahead and take a look
Take a closer look at this lens and see what is has to offer
And at the end of the video, I'll let you know what I personally think of it. So stay tuned.
At first glance, the lens looks simple with a zoom and focus ring.
There are no focus switches or customisable buttons like the Sony GM
But its extremely light weighing in at 550 grams
For a quick comparison, here are some
popular lenses in the standard zoom range in
terms of size.
Starting from the 24-70mm F2.8
The Tamron 28-75mm F2.8
The 24-105mm F4
And the 24-70mm F4 from Zeiss.
It comes supplied with a plastic petal type lens hood
And accepts 67mm filters.
The lens is advertised as weather resistant
as evidenced on the rubber gasket on the mount of the lens.
I've taken this lens with me on a few trips
and it has been a great companion lens with the Sony A7III that I'm currently using.
It fits perfectly with the body and what I mean
by that is that its not too front heavy
And everything just seems to work well.
I didn't experience any zoom creep and the focus and zoom
ring were easy to turn without having too much resistance
or being too loose.
The lens does extend from the barrel just a bit
making it a couple of cms longer
Focusing is quick, quiet and responsive, thanks to its RXD motor
Its compatible with all of Sony's focusing modes
and with the added features on Sony cameras like face detection
and eye AF for both humans and animals, it makes shooting photos
much easier for the user.
What I like about this lens is the minimum focusing distance
of 19cms
And even at full zoom, it can focus as close as 39cms
Something the G Master can't even do
This basically means I've got a
lot of working distance between myself and the subject
So this is just a quick test to show you how
the continuous autofocus works when it comes to video.
So I'm going to be walking backward and then walking forward
Just so you can get an idea of how quick the autofocus is.
Now keep in mind, it does vary from camera to camera
I am using the Sony A7III
with the most recent firmware update. I believe its
version 3.2
but I will
put that version in the bottom of the actual video itself
Now I thought that having it at the widest setting was too easy.
This is zoomed in all the way at 75mm
So again, I hope this is giving you an idea of what you can actually expect
Continuing on about the firmware updates,
The Tamron is on the latest firmware update at the moment
I'll leave that version in the bottom of the video.
But if its not updated to the latest firmware, it can be easily
It can easily be done by visiting the Tamron website.
And I'll also leave that in the description as well.
In terms of image quality the lens is very sharp wide open in the centres
and still performs reasonably well in the corners.
If you're shooting landscapes or architectural shots
you may want to stop it down to about F6.3 or 7.1
for the sharpest results throughout the frame.
Having the F2.8 aperture means you can get some
buttery out of focus backgrounds with your subject in focus.
But it also comes in handy when you're shooting in low light conditions.
The lens does have some chromatic abberation
but not to the point where its too troublesome.
This can be corrected in post or even in camera.
The lens also has a bit of vignetting so stopping it down
will alleviate this
So the Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 is a great lens to use.
Its extremely good value for money. I do love that it has an F2.8 constant aperture.
One thing that a lot of people may
feel unease with is that it starts at the 28mm as oppose to
the G Master. In saying that,
I didn't really miss it.
Its still reasonably wide for different types of shooting
still great for landscapes, still great for scenic shots
snapshots as well.
And again, this is what makes the lens a bit lighter and a bit more compact.
Especially when you're comparing it to the G Master range.
In terms of the image quality, it didn't disappoint. It did a fairly good job
I would say the G Master is going to be better still.
I did find it a bit sharper.
In terms of colours though, I did sort of prefer it on the G Master but
again, you're paying a lot more money for that.
When ity comes to the actual features
there is no stabilisation in this lens.
Its relying solely on the body
so if you have an A7R2 or R3 or a 7 3 series camera
the in body stabilisation is going to compensate for any shake in your photos or your videos
So if you have a first generation A7 you may need to increase your shutter speed or your ISO
just so you get that sharp image.
I took this with me to different countries.
I've been doing a lot of travelling so far
I took this with me to Taiwan and that was a pleasure to use.
The focusing was quick, it wasn't adding too much weight to my kit and it
was reasonably small enough for a standard zoom lens to just carry around with me which was amazing.
So thats it from me, so if you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below.
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Until then, happy shooting and thanks for watching =.)
So in terms of focusing, it was ah?
Another plane =S
Get to those as soon as I can
Yeah so thats it?
Yeah so if you have a first generation you may need to eh?
Like my channel for more Sony
Yeah =.)