When mirrorless cameras first came to market, one of the promises was a lighter-weight package,
a lighter weight system that you carry with you anywhere.
And for the most part that's true.
Cameras are smaller more compact.
Easy to throw in a bag or wear on a shoulder strap.
When we get into larger, full frame sensor mirrorless cameras, we're dealing with larger
full frame style lenses.
And that weight can make in a little bit tougher to take around with you.
Enter the Tamron 28-75mm lens.
Very versatile jack-of-all-trades focal range.
At 28mm you have wide angle, at 75mm is a great medium telephoto that’s great for
portraiture.
Of course, you have a nice large 2.8 aperture throughout the whole range.
We're going to take it around the neighborhood today and see what it's all about.
I'm using the zone focus and it’s focusing very, very quickly.
It’s quick both at the wide and the long end of the range.
It’s looking pretty good.
Something the lens really has going for it is an extreme close, minimum focusing distance.
I'm crazily impressed on how that works.
And the bokeh looks pretty good.
If you want to keep it light, if you want to keep it paired down and you working with
one lens, having something that can focus that close lets you jump in on a detail instead
of switching out the macro glass and you can really focus more on the moment.
Instead of thinking about the gear.
That's a big deal.
Something that I'm really liking about the lens, is the color is pretty neutral.
It’s warm but it's not.
It's not overly saturated.
I think that's nice.
That's really nice for a portrait at least for me I feel like I'm getting a better representation
of the person I want them to be in the frame as they are in real life.
Looking good Jake.
Thanks Buddy!
Feeling Good!
If you're looking for a lens that does most of the “stuff”.
Or, you need a general wide-angle-you need a good telephoto it does all of that.
So, the controls of the lens are interesting.
You have your focus ring closer to the body and the zoom range is out here in the front.
If you're used to that being opposite on a zoom lens that takes a little bit of getting
used to.
This is the type of lens that is going to be on your camera body most of the time.
So, you'll get used to that very, very quickly.
One thing I'm going to say is the manual focus ring is focus-by-wire.
it's not geared.
So, if you never had a lens like that before there's a slight delay as you're trying to
get critical focus.
Having this focal length, 28-75mm saves weight.
But you’re also getting a really compact lens.
The diameter of the lens is actually a bit smaller than what you find on a 24-70mm f/2.8.
So, it's not just about the weight it's also about the size.
So, if you're trying to pack down small trying to throw everything into one bag and get away
on a trip.
I think this is a great option.
So, I'm getting some vignetting, at 28mm.
Which is normal for a wide-angle lens.
It's not a Sony lens so the computational photography that goes on like in JPEG engine
of the camera it doesn't correct for this sort of thing while you’re shooting.
If you go into post-production, that’s something that’s really easy to correct.
If you're not big on vignette.
I actually think its kind of nice vignetting adds to the character of the lens.
It kind of becomes part of the visual language of the glass that you are using.
So there's a lot to love about Tamron’s 28-75mm f/2.8.
There’s seals and gaskets throughout the lens.
Keep the elements like dust and moisture out.
Chromatic aberration incredibly well controlled.
My favorite thing about the lens, is the image quality.
With the range from 28-75 mm there’s just such a variety of things that you can shoot.
From landscapes and cityscapes to portraits.
I loved how close the lens focuses and at 75mm, it’s just a bang-up portrait lens.
For on the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, visit B&H.
I’m photographer David Flores, see you next time.