What kind of lens do you carry when you travelling
This is the most question we got
from our subscriber
This question doesn't have any perfect answer
We can even talk about that for a whole day
But this Tamron 20-200mm lens in my hand
offers another choice
Let's talk about this new choice
and how we feel about this new lens
Hi everone,
welcome to this episode of colour bee photography
I'm Nicholas who want to go for travelling
I tried different options for travelling photography gears
since I very care about image quality
I once bring 1dx with 4 or 5 fixed lenses
Go for hiking with 20kg photography gears
I also tried to use RED for vlogging
Although this equipment is extremely heavy,
it's still worth to provide fantastic image quality for you guys
by bringing this equipment
But after continuous edit videos whole night
at the beginning of this month
I suddenly suffered from abdominal pain
Went to the hospital and find out that I had appendicitis
So I had to spend a few days in the hospital
That's why you saw Brian
restoring the axe and cooked fried noodles at the studio
When I was in the hospital
Brian persuades me to take a rest
This is your request
So I decided to take a rest
and let Brain ignore for update new videos
Go for a real vocation
and enjoy
The most joyful thing for me used to sit before the computer
drink cokes
and play The Witcher 3
Travelling?
Just boating around Skellige
I can do that for a whole week
But after lost about 100kg weight
Outdoor sports are no more painful
I prefer to do things that I couldn't do
and won't like to do before
like hiking
and tavelling on foot
I'm even planning for a long-distance cycling tour
after next level easing of restrictions
Not the same as the professional traveller like Brian
everything is fresh for me at travelling
Since I don't need to work
heavy DSLR and fixed lens cameras
are no more in the candidate list
Lighter is better
Since I'm rich
full frame is the minimum requirement.
To find a great long-range zoom lens
for the full-frame system
in trips
This Tamron lens becomes the best choice
Tamron 28-200 combines
the focal range
of their own 2875 and 70180
This lens can cover the most focal range of travelling photography
except for the 28mm is not wider enough
Let's talk more about the most important part, image quality
I put the conclusion at the beginning
From the wide-end 28mm to the telephoto-end 200mm,
Tamron 28200
has a sharp and clear image without dispersion even with the wide open aperture
In the wide-end 28mm, the image quality decreases at the edge
but still usable in my opinion
It's easy to keep sharp
after decreases to f5.6
For monsters
like a7RIV with 61MP sensor
the resolution it's still fulfilling
Compare to classic DSLR zoom lenses
with aperture from F3.5 to F6.3
Tamron 28200
has the maximum aperture from F2.8 to F5.6
This is almost the best in this small size
The F2.8 at the wide end
provides excellent high iso image quality at the low light situation.
The maximum aperture shrinks to F3.5 start from 50mm
F4 after 70mm
and reach to F5.6 after 135mm
which is the minimum wide aperture
Lots of people are worried about high-ratio zoom lenses
doesn't have enough aperture at the telephoto-end
to provide the bokeh
Of course, I need to make sure the background is clear
so I can let them know I'm in
Singapore
If I use a big aperture
the background is blurred
Others will think you are taking photos in some pour village.
Seriously?
Actually, F5.6 can still produce
some natural bokeh
which is quite enough for most of travelling photography
For video
I used to shrink the aperture 1 or 2 stops
when the light condition is excellent
That we can make sure images have certain of depth
and still clear around the focus point
Tamron has added the macro mode
to all their Sony E-mount lenses
including this one
In the 28mm end
the MOD is 19 cm just like the 2875
In 200mm, it is 0.8m
And also, it has an excellent magnification ratio
For those food photography fans
who need to use the camera for disinfecting
Macro mode is very useful
The image quality is just like the previous Tamron lens
At the minimum focus distance, sharpness decreases obviously
so we have to shrink the aperture
But usually, macro subjects need smaller apertures
to keep the depth of field
If you like macro photography,
ou can use a portable light
and tripods to improve image quality
Speaking about tripods, we have to talk more about image stabilization
Image stablization is very important for a travelling lens
During travelling, most cases are shotting while walking
There's no time to deploy a tripod for taking photos
In my and Brian's experience
the efficiency of using tripods while travelling is not high
At most for sunset and sunrise
We even don't use the camera for time-lapse
But
taking photos while handling the camera is very relies on IBIS
Tamron doesn't design any optical image stabilization.
It entirely relies on Sony's IBIS
which is also quite common on their previous lenses.
So how it looks like in this one?
In our shotting test, 28mm with hand held is OK
at most 1/15s
The telephoto end can reach 1/30s
with about 80% success rate
It's already eligible
But for video,
Stabilization is always the weakest spot
Handheld filming
is just OK for a static shot
For dynamic shots
I still recommend you guys to use some portable gimbals
or tripods
Here we share some tips
for filming by hand
If you can find something to leaning on
do it
For example, desks, telephone pole, or something else
If you can't find any
Tense your body, split your feet
keep a steady posture
Then the picture will move more natural
and can improve the liveness
For those who want to add some gimbal moves
into their travelling videos
28200 with ronin sc
can't be balanced at the 200mm end
If you force to use it
the monitor will just cut the power and stop working
Back to 100mm can solve the problem
For me
I rarely use such long focal length
for gimbal move footage
If you have to use the telephoto end with gimbals
you can try the Weebill-S
As a native Sony E-mount lens
There is no need to doubt
the focus speed of Tamron 28200
Focus is just quick and precise
It's easy to handle
the random appears running
wild animals
But I still want to suggest that
please careful upgrade the Sony's firmware
You can upgrade after
YouTubers like us
test the firmware for you guys because of some well-kown reasons.
Everything has a trade-off
If you want to keep a good fit
you need to do more exercises
and keep a healthy diet
reject any temptation from high-calorie food
If you want to have a good grade
you need to spend time on review
Play games the whole night is definitely not gonna be work
Lenses are also like these
If you want high coverage of focal range
and small size
You have to make a compromise on apertures
I don't know why but for some photographer, some photography enthusiast
they purse and love big aperture
Look, how amazing of this bokeh
Look, how wonderful of this bokeh
Not me
I didn't
nonsense
The long-range zoom lens
that decreases the maximum aperture and brings small size design
is very suitable for travelling in my opinion
While this lens is not absolutely perfect
First of all, is the wide-end stop at 28mm
instead of 24mm
This is very inconvenient in some cases
that we need an extra 20mm fixed lens
or 1728 wide zoom lens to solve the problem
Of course,
this lens is just like all the other Tamron E-mount lenses
It uses a 67mm filter design
which is good for filter versatility
On the other hand, Tamron seems like never plan to
add an auto-manual focus switch
This is annoying when some time
camera's autofocus system doesn't work well
The best part of travelling is to use your eye for looking
use your ears for listening
use your heart for feeling
Have fun on the trip is important
The target of travelling is to get a relax for yourself
If you pay too much attention to your gears
it's not worthy in my views
A camera is just a tool handed by the photographer
Chose a suitable tool is much essential
than chose a powerful tool
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