This lens is pretty much MADE for events/wedding photography. Even the bad flaring would be useful. Just have an ultrawide zoom on another body and you're set. Previously you would need 15-30mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm. Too bad I don't shoot full frame anymore.
Thought this was a weird focal length, but I remembered that I used to shoot with the Canon 24-105L all the time on my crop-sensor bodies and actually really loved the range, which roughly equates to this on full-frame, so this actually makes a lot of sense. Really interesting and unique lens!
I have the old one, it's the perfect focal length. Shot a whole engagement shoot with it. Switched to an 85 prime for some shots for the bokeh, but, it's so good
This lens is the embodiment of why Sony is king for making their mount accessible. I will be trading my 70-200mm f2.8 GM mark I for this one and I will be actually earning some money, because i'm preordering the Tamron.
Bough it as my only zoom and love every lbs. of it. Great for my event, concert photography and tried it with little portraiture. Just can't find a single flaw. It's an honest, well build piece of glass, and I actually like the weight to it. It's a stabilizer on it's own, specially when I took some shots at 130-150mm, man, it's wonderful.
People who still longs a for a wide angle prime with a 24-70 will adore this lense. Event photographers will be blown away, this lense will sell a lot thats for sure.
Thank you for this review. This lens is one of the main reason why I switched to the Sony FF body over all the other FF camera manufactures. When paired with the new Sony A7RV with 8-stop IBIS, the 60MP FF with the sharp Over Sampling 26MP APS-C images that is sharper than the 33MP image from the A7IV I had while still providing incredible flexibilities that covers most of my needs. Tamron 35-150mm f/2.0-f/2.8 focal range including in APS-C mode: @ f/2.0: 35mm-39mm (APS-C range: 52.5mm - 58.5mm / Total available range: 35mm - 58.5mm) @ f/2.2: 40mm-59mm (APS-C range: 60.0mm - 88.5mm / Total available range: 40mm - 88.5mm) @ f/2.5: 60mm-79mm (APS-C range: 90.0mm - 118.0mm / Total available range: 60mm - 118.0mm) @ f/2.8: 80mm-150mm (APS-C range: 120.0mm- 225.0mm / Total available range: 80mm - 225.0mm) I rather carry this heavier lens on the camera body than have to miss precious moments during lens swap and plus dealing with increasing frequency of sensor cleaning and dust entering into the lenses and still have to carry the weight of the extra lenses on a much larger and heavier camera bag.
I am shooting event in low light, using a7rv with 70-200 f4 lens. Do you think this is a massive improvement if I get this lens for the extra stop of light and focal length? Plus bonus on the apsc mode..
@@ChrisChenAdventures Sorry for the delayed reply. It really depends on the environments you usually shooting in. For me after looking at the data in LRC I actually crop the 24mm-35mm to 35mm+ 95% so it make sense for me to start at 35mm (using Sigma 16-35mm f/2.8 1~2% now). 35mm-70mm without changing lens in any event is priceless let alone that is f/2.0-f/2.8 with APS-C crop factor to play with. One stop in low light is ISO 6400 vs ISO 3200 to me and the less I need to use the de-noise in LRC the faster turn around time for me.
As the maximum focal length in APS-C mode is 225mm, my minimum shutter for people event speed is usually set at 1/250s as focus & sharpness is not something I would like to compromise in my images. High ISO can be de-noised by software quickly but not focus and sharpness.
A 16-35mm and this 35-150mm would make a great dual lens kit setup that's able to capture great content in low light for photos and videos. I sure hope Tamron starts making some of these lenses for the Z mount.
I have this lens on order to match with my Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN, gonna sell my primes until I can afford a second A7Siii and the Sony f1.2/f1.4 glass (lotto win dreams lol)
And a year later your dream has come true.. There are other lenses for the E mount you can get. Just buy the adapter. The mark 2 version is supposed to work faster on Z mount
One possible aid to reducing lens flare with that lens would be to replace the hood with a foldable rubber hood or better, a bellows hood, if you don't mind the added weight and size.
You really can't fault Tamron for only making this lens in Sony mount. The market for L-mount is very small, and both Nikon and Canon have kept their mirrorless lens systems closed. Otherwise, thank you for the great review! I have been planning on getting a set of primes for my pre-ordered A7IV, but this lens is tempting . . .
The EF and F mounts have been closed, too, yet Sigma and Tamron gained traction by reverse-engineering those and offering lenses for these closed mounts.
I hate that canon does this. This lens would crush on the RF mount. I swear, it makes me want to switch to Sony sometimes, just for all the 3rd party lens options. The RF to EF adapter works great, but it’s one extra thing you need, AND it takes the weight of lenses and pushes it further away from the camera, throwing the balance off. I have the Tamron 24-70 G2, and I LOVE it. But I hate how heavy it feels after awhile cause of adapter.
@@MindYaBizz_Whiz I actually switched from Canon to Sony last week because of the more open mount system. No regrets. I support open standards with my money.
are you guys planning to do a review of the Tamron 18-300 f3.5-6.3 for Fujifilm? This lens seems interesting (even though it is slower aperture, it might be the perfect travel lens for fuji users)
I'm watching this in 2024 when we have it available for nikon z mount. Was looking for a review on a nikon z but couldn't find it in this channel. Would it be fair to consider the same conclusions but for a nikon mount? I was planning to buy a nikkor z 24-70 f2.8s but seeing the tamron with similar quality, more zoom (although less wide angle) and cheaper prices is making me think more. My photography objects for the lens would be mainly landscapes, cars and trains. For birds I'd have the z 180-600 so having the 35-150 would cover the gap between lenses more. So, is the Tamron equally as good with a z mount?
I hope Tamron continues to do lenses like this with focal lengths no one else is doing at low apertures. I know it would be huge but a 24-55mm f2 would be awesome
From a sigma 24-70 art owner point of view, would you consider the purchase of the tamron 70-180 to complete the standard focals or would you go for the tam 35-150 instead? The choise has to be seen from the perspective of a travel photographer in love with enviromental portraits and street/wild shooting.
All in guys! I have a 24-70 2.8 Sigma and 100-400 Sony and this just feels like it is the perfect one in between those two. It could also be the new 70-200 but I like the money savings here and I don’t know if I need reach all the way to 200 with also having the 100-400. This feels like it could do a ton like Chris said in portraits or travel.
I enjoy your reviews but I wished you did a video review on the lenses like you do the cameras. For example the tamron 11-20 seems to be be really solid lens with great AF for photos but I've been reading that the continuous AF struggles in the video. It would be nice to see that added for your reviews.
As one lens shooter, who uses 24-70mm equivalent and usually only 35-70 area and always hoping the lens to be longer, this lens seems really good. But this lens costs about the same as 28-75 and 70-180 2.8 tamrons combined. That's the biggest problem in my opinion. With the other two sure changing lenses sucks if you are in a hurry but they also give 28-35 and 150-180 which this lens does not give. Also nice if ever an expensive lens would break you don't lose all your lenses. I wonder what is the widest f-stop this gives at 70-75mm. Some test photos seemed to be at f2.5 which is slightly better for lowlight than the other tamron zooms
Did you mention image stabilization? Does it have it, like Sigma and Sony? I tend to use my 24-105 Sony g-master a lot because of the range and stabilization, but miss the F2.8. Great review as always.
@@000Kuj That’s a constant F/4. I’d want a 2-2.8 or a constant 2.8. That’s what makes it unique. Tamrons 17-70 kind of fills that niche if you’re on Sony APS-C. I’m a Fuji shooter myself. But same deal on our side of things, we have the constant 2.8 on the 16-55, and the 16-80 F/4.
I want this lens in am APS-C mount. A 50-225 range would be amazing! I guess you could still mount it to an a6xxx body, but being full frame glass means it's a bit huge for that.
@@TheWillRogers Still a poor balance, the apsc bodies are 3rd of the weight of this lens! I have the Sony 24-105 f4 and with its 660g it's the limit for a walk around lens.
@@networm64 That's kind of what I was asking for, but I may not have been clear. Something designed for aps-c sized sensors, but with the same zoom and aperture range. I think a zoom starting around a 50mm equivalent is a great idea. Normal to mid/long telephoto is kind of my jam. I use the old Nikkor 75-150 all the time, and I love the range.
When I used to travel a lot I found a Canon 10-22 and 24-105 on APS-C could pretty much handle everything, with the only issue being a change over point at a fairly common focal length. On FF I found the 24-105 neither wide enough nor long enough, which meant travelling with three lenses, which was a PITA. I also tried going with just a 16-35 and 70-300 but that meant constant lens changes which annoyed my travelling partner. This paired with a 16-35 might be a really good high quality two lens travel combo.
In the car world there's a common phrase that "there are no more bad cars" cause even the cheapest econoboxes you can buy today are truly world's better than the average cars of the 70s-80s. Lenses really feel that way right now, especially with how much better zooms have gotten.
It’s a bit sus that as soon as the AI on smartphones became really good, all of a sudden the big lens manufacturers discovered a way to make high quality glass much cheaper and smaller 🤷♂
I found this lens to have a major focussing flaw.. back focus when shooting moving objects in low light situations. I shoot dance competitions and when the dancers are near the audience the focus finds the audience faces and goes from the dancers. Using lock on tracking wide with sticky 0 and it still jumps on my A9 with v6 update. A firmware update needed for sure!
Hi Chris, great review on the new & impressive Tamron lens. I could not help but notice your camera shoulder bag. Who makes this camera bag & can you please tell me the particular name of the bag? Thank you. Love your DP reviews & content that you provide.
I fully agree that it is actually getting good. When you have minimum lens flare it just produces distracting smudges of color. However, this amount of lens flare is just artistic and just looks cool!
Thanks for that review! I've just got into photography/video and I wondered whether you might give me some advice... I own a A6600 (so, APS-C) and two lenses: the kit lens Sony 18-135 mm (f 3.5-5.6) and the Sigma 16mm f1.4. I'd like a zoom lens with wide aperture (one thing I'd like to do is to take pictures of my kid playing basketball, typically is poorly lit sports halls). I'm hesitating between two options for a zoom lens: the Tamron 35-150mm and the Tamron 70-180mm. The latter is cheaper, lighter, would work with the 67mm ring size filters I already have, and I wouldn't loose on the wide aperture when zooming since I think that the 35-150mm quickly moves from 2 to 2.8 when zooming, and the 70-180mm has got a little more range, so it seems a good option. Do you think 2.8 would work well for fast indoor sports? I saw someone in the comments mention the possibility of a Tarmron 70-200 in the future... Should I hold on a little for a better alternative?
@@JJ-vp3bd A7RV with the Tamron 35 150 and other lenses. I had problems on the Nikon with the ETZ21 adapter, as it drowned my camera battery completely even when it was truned off. Also, as a wedding shooter I didn't want to relay on a china adapter. The A7RV is awesome. Definitely was the right choice to switch to Sony.
From when on does the aperture start to increase? Would be almost perfect when it just starts to rise from 85mm. Then you would have an excellent portrait lens too :)
Just curious - where is the lens made? I get it’s designed in Japan, but where is it actually manufactured? Appreciate a response from anyone who knows!
This comes at a time when I am looking for an addition to my kit lens on the throwback Sony a7r, my first full-frame that I just purchased. I was looking at the Sony G lens, 20mm F1.8, but this is quite tempting since I like the versatility plus the presumed (I haven't checked price yet) cost difference between it and the G/GM lenses. Thanks for the as-usual thoughtful video, guys! EDIT: Oh, $1899. Hmmmm. The fact that I'm maybe semi-pro at best brings on some hesitation when I see that price tag. ....1st-world problems.
Oh my God I was thinking the same thing before you said "it's so bad it's almost good" with the lens flare. I image J.J Abrams would love not having to add all that lens flare in post.
This seems like an awkward lens at 35-150, but consider how many times you shoot within this range? This lens is becoming attractive the more I see reviews like yours. Tamron and Sigma have really picked up their game with nothing short of excellent lens that compete with the first party lens. And their prices are better.
The newer Sony GM primes are an exception! I have the 135 1.8 GM and I can shoot directly into the sun with no flares. I tested the 50mm 1.2 GM and that lens is also incredibly flare resistant. My 24mm 1.4 GM has a little bit of flaring, but not nearly as distracting as the terrible flaring I get out of my 55mm 1.8 Zeiss. Lens coatings are pretty amazing these days.
I'm curious about it compared with the sigma art 24-70 f2.8 for FE? If I get it I'd probably move the sigma on. I have the Trinity of tamron 17-28 70-180 and sigma art 24-70. It would be nice to pair the 17-28 and 35-150 in a 2 Lens kit. Also thoughts on 150 vs 180? (esp since I can't use a converter with them on Sony)
@@FrankTaeger2021 True they've also had decades to reverse engineer the EF and F mount Protocols RF and Z are new and require new reverse engineering so it's more cost effective for the 3rd party to make lenses for mounts they already have the protocols for such as E and L mount
Can all buttons on the lens be disabled? I noticed in all-day street photography, buttons tend to get accidentally switched, which means you always need to take that extra half-second to check they're at where you wanted them. Great review and beautifully shot, by the way!
You need to wait for the firmware update. The most recent TZE-01 firmware included the Tamron 28-200 support and its autofocus is quite okay. The 35-150 isn't supported at the moment but I think it soon will.
5:55, yes, people who always critique my "lens swaping skills". You see, it's not me nor my technique. They got dust in their body as well! Albeit it was just a focus breathing test clip so you're ok leaving it there. But imagine it being an important shot? This IS a problem with mirrorless bodies. I definitely want to see Nikon doing somethin about it since besides Z9 they're the only last companiy that has no measures in this area. Z6/Z7's next gen with some form of sensor protecting technologies would make those my end game camera for sure.
anyone knows if it is possible to set the camera the way that if you go from 35 to 150, the camera woud automatically adjust the iso each time when the aperture is closing down from f/2 to f/2.8, to keep an exposure consistent.
This lens is pretty much MADE for events/wedding photography. Even the bad flaring would be useful. Just have an ultrawide zoom on another body and you're set. Previously you would need 15-30mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm.
Too bad I don't shoot full frame anymore.
Really glad Tamron chooses this focal range. I think this 35-150 alonge with another wide prime is more capable than the traditional '2470+70200'.
Thought this was a weird focal length, but I remembered that I used to shoot with the Canon 24-105L all the time on my crop-sensor bodies and actually really loved the range, which roughly equates to this on full-frame, so this actually makes a lot of sense. Really interesting and unique lens!
I have the old one, it's the perfect focal length. Shot a whole engagement shoot with it. Switched to an 85 prime for some shots for the bokeh, but, it's so good
This lens is the embodiment of why Sony is king for making their mount accessible. I will be trading my 70-200mm f2.8 GM mark I for this one and I will be actually earning some money, because i'm preordering the Tamron.
how has it been so far? Any updates?
@@JJ-vp3bdno more updates I guess. 😅
Bough it as my only zoom and love every lbs. of it. Great for my event, concert photography and tried it with little portraiture. Just can't find a single flaw. It's an honest, well build piece of glass, and I actually like the weight to it. It's a stabilizer on it's own, specially when I took some shots at 130-150mm, man, it's wonderful.
I love that you are providing the charts so that you can't full yourself with "character of the lens" or "it's good enough in real-world use".
People who still longs a for a wide angle prime with a 24-70 will adore this lense. Event photographers will be blown away, this lense will sell a lot thats for sure.
Thank you for this review. This lens is one of the main reason why I switched to the Sony FF body over all the other FF camera manufactures. When paired with the new Sony A7RV with 8-stop IBIS, the 60MP FF with the sharp Over Sampling 26MP APS-C images that is sharper than the 33MP image from the A7IV I had while still providing incredible flexibilities that covers most of my needs.
Tamron 35-150mm f/2.0-f/2.8 focal range including in APS-C mode:
@ f/2.0: 35mm-39mm (APS-C range: 52.5mm - 58.5mm / Total available range: 35mm - 58.5mm)
@ f/2.2: 40mm-59mm (APS-C range: 60.0mm - 88.5mm / Total available range: 40mm - 88.5mm)
@ f/2.5: 60mm-79mm (APS-C range: 90.0mm - 118.0mm / Total available range: 60mm - 118.0mm)
@ f/2.8: 80mm-150mm (APS-C range: 120.0mm- 225.0mm / Total available range: 80mm - 225.0mm)
I rather carry this heavier lens on the camera body than have to miss precious moments during lens swap and plus dealing with increasing frequency of sensor cleaning and dust entering into the lenses and still have to carry the weight of the extra lenses on a much larger and heavier camera bag.
I am shooting event in low light, using a7rv with 70-200 f4 lens. Do you think this is a massive improvement if I get this lens for the extra stop of light and focal length? Plus bonus on the apsc mode..
@@ChrisChenAdventures what shutter speed do you usually shooting at?
In the video at 1:20 it says: 59mm @f/2.0?
Where are the transitions of the aperture exactly?
@@ChrisChenAdventures Sorry for the delayed reply. It really depends on the environments you usually shooting in. For me after looking at the data in LRC I actually crop the 24mm-35mm to 35mm+ 95% so it make sense for me to start at 35mm (using Sigma 16-35mm f/2.8 1~2% now). 35mm-70mm without changing lens in any event is priceless let alone that is f/2.0-f/2.8 with APS-C crop factor to play with. One stop in low light is ISO 6400 vs ISO 3200 to me and the less I need to use the de-noise in LRC the faster turn around time for me.
As the maximum focal length in APS-C mode is 225mm, my minimum shutter for people event speed is usually set at 1/250s as focus & sharpness is not something I would like to compromise in my images. High ISO can be de-noised by software quickly but not focus and sharpness.
A 16-35mm and this 35-150mm would make a great dual lens kit setup that's able to capture great content in low light for photos and videos. I sure hope Tamron starts making some of these lenses for the Z mount.
I really want to see how this works with that af adapter
I would like 16-35 f2.8 + 50-200 f2.8 may be a bit lighter in weight.,
I have this lens on order to match with my Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN, gonna sell my primes until I can afford a second A7Siii and the Sony f1.2/f1.4 glass (lotto win dreams lol)
And a year later your dream has come true.. There are other lenses for the E mount you can get. Just buy the adapter. The mark 2 version is supposed to work faster on Z mount
When you get this you dont need the trinity
Flaring will not be a problem here as the sun only makes an appearance 2 days a year.Overcast the other 363 days (Scotland)
One possible aid to reducing lens flare with that lens would be to replace the hood with a foldable rubber hood or better, a bellows hood, if you don't mind the added weight and size.
What do you think about adding filters? would that change anything polarizer or UV?
@@Brian.Melnyk Filters would make it worse sadly
Amazed and highly gratified that you know about Crogen in Canada. Children in Wales are not taught about it - you can guess why.
The flares are beautiful!
You really can't fault Tamron for only making this lens in Sony mount. The market for L-mount is very small, and both Nikon and Canon have kept their mirrorless lens systems closed. Otherwise, thank you for the great review! I have been planning on getting a set of primes for my pre-ordered A7IV, but this lens is tempting . . .
The EF and F mounts have been closed, too, yet Sigma and Tamron gained traction by reverse-engineering those and offering lenses for these closed mounts.
@@opalyankaBG Aye, but reverse engineering software in 2021 is a lot harder than in 1987 (when EF was introduced)
L-Mount is closed as well
I hate that canon does this. This lens would crush on the RF mount. I swear, it makes me want to switch to Sony sometimes, just for all the 3rd party lens options. The RF to EF adapter works great, but it’s one extra thing you need, AND it takes the weight of lenses and pushes it further away from the camera, throwing the balance off. I have the Tamron 24-70 G2, and I LOVE it. But I hate how heavy it feels after awhile cause of adapter.
@@MindYaBizz_Whiz I actually switched from Canon to Sony last week because of the more open mount system. No regrets. I support open standards with my money.
Great review. This and the hopefully soon to be released 16-35 GM II are a dream combo.
The image with your partner is amazing.
are you guys planning to do a review of the Tamron 18-300 f3.5-6.3 for Fujifilm? This lens seems interesting (even though it is slower aperture, it might be the perfect travel lens for fuji users)
I absolutely LOVE the customisation of the Focus Wheel!!!
I'm watching this in 2024 when we have it available for nikon z mount. Was looking for a review on a nikon z but couldn't find it in this channel. Would it be fair to consider the same conclusions but for a nikon mount? I was planning to buy a nikkor z 24-70 f2.8s but seeing the tamron with similar quality, more zoom (although less wide angle) and cheaper prices is making me think more. My photography objects for the lens would be mainly landscapes, cars and trains. For birds I'd have the z 180-600 so having the 35-150 would cover the gap between lenses more. So, is the Tamron equally as good with a z mount?
I think that it has a really good character with good contrast and vibrant colors. Great lens overall.
I hope Tamron continues to do lenses like this with focal lengths no one else is doing at low apertures. I know it would be huge but a 24-55mm f2 would be awesome
Nope
From a sigma 24-70 art owner point of view, would you consider the purchase of the tamron 70-180 to complete the standard focals or would you go for the tam 35-150 instead? The choise has to be seen from the perspective of a travel photographer in love with enviromental portraits and street/wild shooting.
All in guys!
I have a 24-70 2.8 Sigma and 100-400 Sony and this just feels like it is the perfect one in between those two. It could also be the new 70-200 but I like the money savings here and I don’t know if I need reach all the way to 200 with also having the 100-400. This feels like it could do a ton like Chris said in portraits or travel.
The Only reason why i wanna buy a Sony Camera are Sigma and Tamron..🥳🥳🥰🥰
And Voigtlander.
I wouldn't give my Sigma 105 1.4 or Sony 35 1.4 away. There is still no good 50mm choice, but luckily plenty of wideangles.
Me too, though the newer Sony GM primes are appealing too.
Don't forget Samyang. It's a great mount for people who want to shoot solid glass on a budget.
True, i’m waiting for these guys to put something out to a Fuji system.
I enjoy your reviews but I wished you did a video review on the lenses like you do the cameras. For example the tamron 11-20 seems to be be really solid lens with great AF for photos but I've been reading that the continuous AF struggles in the video. It would be nice to see that added for your reviews.
As one lens shooter, who uses 24-70mm equivalent and usually only 35-70 area and always hoping the lens to be longer, this lens seems really good. But this lens costs about the same as 28-75 and 70-180 2.8 tamrons combined. That's the biggest problem in my opinion. With the other two sure changing lenses sucks if you are in a hurry but they also give 28-35 and 150-180 which this lens does not give. Also nice if ever an expensive lens would break you don't lose all your lenses. I wonder what is the widest f-stop this gives at 70-75mm. Some test photos seemed to be at f2.5 which is slightly better for lowlight than the other tamron zooms
f2 from 35 to 39,
f2.2 from 40 to 60,
f2.5 from 61 to 84,
f2.8 from 85
Did you mention image stabilization? Does it have it, like Sigma and Sony? I tend to use my 24-105 Sony g-master a lot because of the range and stabilization, but miss the F2.8.
Great review as always.
I just came for the intro but stayed for the review. You guys rock.
It seems to be very close to the perfect lens (except flare). Bravo, Tamron!
Man I'd love to see this type of lens catch on. I want a 23-100mm version for APS-C.
What about the Sony 18-105 G? Great zoom with a range that matches what you are describing!
@@000Kuj That’s a constant F/4. I’d want a 2-2.8 or a constant 2.8. That’s what makes it unique. Tamrons 17-70 kind of fills that niche if you’re on Sony APS-C.
I’m a Fuji shooter myself. But same deal on our side of things, we have the constant 2.8 on the 16-55, and the 16-80 F/4.
Try shooting a moving subject and zooming at the same time... tell me what you think then. I've been having problems with my lens.
I want this lens in am APS-C mount. A 50-225 range would be amazing! I guess you could still mount it to an a6xxx body, but being full frame glass means it's a bit huge for that.
Want this in fuji mount. This on an apsc body is a killer combo.
Man that would be damn front heavy! Why not asking for dedicated to apsc equivalent 24-105 f2-2.8? My dream lens if ever existed!
@@networm64 Just use your hand that you're using to zoom to support the front of the lens.
@@TheWillRogers Still a poor balance, the apsc bodies are 3rd of the weight of this lens! I have the Sony 24-105 f4 and with its 660g it's the limit for a walk around lens.
@@networm64 That's kind of what I was asking for, but I may not have been clear. Something designed for aps-c sized sensors, but with the same zoom and aperture range. I think a zoom starting around a 50mm equivalent is a great idea. Normal to mid/long telephoto is kind of my jam. I use the old Nikkor 75-150 all the time, and I love the range.
A year later and I'm convinced this lens at least played a part in how hard Canon is now leaning into their new 24-105 f/2.8... and how its priced.
Wow, the image quality on this video looks great and are very pleasing! Thanks for sharing!
When I used to travel a lot I found a Canon 10-22 and 24-105 on APS-C could pretty much handle everything, with the only issue being a change over point at a fairly common focal length. On FF I found the 24-105 neither wide enough nor long enough, which meant travelling with three lenses, which was a PITA. I also tried going with just a 16-35 and 70-300 but that meant constant lens changes which annoyed my travelling partner. This paired with a 16-35 might be a really good high quality two lens travel combo.
any updates
Geeze - If I had a dollar for every time Chris banged on about the Welsh beating Henry II at Crogen in 1165 🤦♂️
You have one dollar.
@@niccollsvideo Hehe, that was my estimate 🧐
I just really want a dollar
Is it just me or are lenses getting really good, like there's almost no compromise other than size and price
and no OSS
In the car world there's a common phrase that "there are no more bad cars" cause even the cheapest econoboxes you can buy today are truly world's better than the average cars of the 70s-80s. Lenses really feel that way right now, especially with how much better zooms have gotten.
It’s a bit sus that as soon as the AI on smartphones became really good, all of a sudden the big lens manufacturers discovered a way to make high quality glass much cheaper and smaller 🤷♂
@@kane4013 It’s just advances of technology in design and manufacturing making things possible or easier to produce.
@@xandercesari9773 Same thing in guitar world. Modern manufacturing is so good that it’s easy to produce decent guitars.
I found this lens to have a major focussing flaw.. back focus when shooting moving objects in low light situations. I shoot dance competitions and when the dancers are near the audience the focus finds the audience faces and goes from the dancers. Using lock on tracking wide with sticky 0 and it still jumps on my A9 with v6 update. A firmware update needed for sure!
any updates on this
8:15 Damn, look at that rolling shutter... geez
Hi Chris, great review on the new & impressive Tamron lens. I could not help but notice your camera shoulder bag. Who makes this camera bag & can you please tell me the particular name of the bag? Thank you. Love your DP reviews & content that you provide.
Thanks! It's from Wotancraft. One of their Pilot series. I really, really like it
@@niccollsvideo Thanks for your reply on your wotancraft pilot camera bag. I have a wontancraft ryker bag & love it!
As soon as this lens is available for Nikon, I'm buying it. Come on Tamron!
Takes good pictures and have a workout at the same time.. its a win win!
Thanks for the excellent review! I've been meaning to test this lens out but it went out of stock so quickly I didn't get a chance!
"It is so bad that it is almost good."
Made my day, thanks!
Btw, excellent review, as always!
When you're too bad at something but people love you because of that.
I like it actually. It's just like old lens. Modern lenses are too perfect in certain occasions.
I fully agree that it is actually getting good. When you have minimum lens flare it just produces distracting smudges of color. However, this amount of lens flare is just artistic and just looks cool!
Love the use of the word 'Zweihänder' by Chris xD!
Thanks for that review! I've just got into photography/video and I wondered whether you might give me some advice...
I own a A6600 (so, APS-C) and two lenses: the kit lens Sony 18-135 mm (f 3.5-5.6) and the Sigma 16mm f1.4. I'd like a zoom lens with wide aperture (one thing I'd like to do is to take pictures of my kid playing basketball, typically is poorly lit sports halls). I'm hesitating between two options for a zoom lens: the Tamron 35-150mm and the Tamron 70-180mm. The latter is cheaper, lighter, would work with the 67mm ring size filters I already have, and I wouldn't loose on the wide aperture when zooming since I think that the 35-150mm quickly moves from 2 to 2.8 when zooming, and the 70-180mm has got a little more range, so it seems a good option. Do you think 2.8 would work well for fast indoor sports? I saw someone in the comments mention the possibility of a Tarmron 70-200 in the future... Should I hold on a little for a better alternative?
Hahahaha, the guy in the background when Jordon yelled at the start.
Look like a good choice for me. Thanks for your advise.
Ni body talks about variable aperture in between the focal length from 35to150mm like what would be the aperture on 85mm ,70mm , or 100mm
Hi, thanks for review! Will be ok for indoors sports?
I love how Sony handles the flare, and your video has introduced a significant fear regarding the purchase of this lens.
Can you do tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 di iii-a vc rxd lens for fujifilm ?
Thank you Chris, and Jordan. An awesome review.
Hi please advise is it necessary to buy sony 50mm f1.8 if I have Tamron 35-150 for my sony alpha7 IV
Thanks for the great review. Is there a filter that can greatly reduce the sun flare?
Why not a 24-135? it would be a great all arround lens even if its F2.8 all the way.
Even 24-105/2.8 could be perfect 👍
Knowing Chris, he would prefer having a 40-150mm f2.2-2.8 then this one, because, like he said, 35mm is the evil
What tripod mount lens collar do you use? Do you need one for tripod use?
Def a lens to think about getting for the Sony full frame systems. Great job Tamron.
Testet the lens with the megadap etz21 on the Z7 and z6ii and I have to say it works flawless so far .
any updates
@@JJ-vp3bd switched to Sony 😄
which camera/ lens @@mickue
@@JJ-vp3bd A7RV with the Tamron 35 150 and other lenses. I had problems on the Nikon with the ETZ21 adapter, as it drowned my camera battery completely even when it was truned off. Also, as a wedding shooter I didn't want to relay on a china adapter. The A7RV is awesome. Definitely was the right choice to switch to Sony.
is that a really good lens? Tamron 35 150@@mickue
What’s the deal with this lens not being available for sale anymore????
Harder to find than a PS5! I'm still looking for one after 2 months.
@@alantan6786 I just bought mine...from an RUclipsr...who only review it...
Nice review. But i'm worried about your sensor.. Take a look at 6:08... :)
From when on does the aperture start to increase? Would be almost perfect when it just starts to rise from 85mm. Then you would have an excellent portrait lens too :)
It wasn't bad. 2.8 at 150. 2.5 at around 70mm. 2.2 until just reaching 35mm. As I recall.
@@niccollsvideo thx for the clarification Chris!
It would be helpful to state in the beginning of your review it is only for the Sony E-mount. UG.
Just curious - where is the lens made? I get it’s designed in Japan, but where is it actually manufactured? Appreciate a response from anyone who knows!
Drools... Also... Too busy to go out and take pictures for months, but I live vicariously through DPReview.
Interesting lens, I hope they make this for the Canon RF mount.
Does Sony Catalyst Browse stabalise footages coming out from this lens?
This would be great coupled with the 150-500mm to cover everything except astro. Though with f2-2.8, you could do some astro too.
So the lens hood doesn't solve the flare issue?
Such a great everyday lens, it's just pricey.
Pair it with a nice wide angle lens and you are good to go.
Awesome review as always guys
This comes at a time when I am looking for an addition to my kit lens on the throwback Sony a7r, my first full-frame that I just purchased. I was looking at the Sony G lens, 20mm F1.8, but this is quite tempting since I like the versatility plus the presumed (I haven't checked price yet) cost difference between it and the G/GM lenses. Thanks for the as-usual thoughtful video, guys! EDIT: Oh, $1899. Hmmmm. The fact that I'm maybe semi-pro at best brings on some hesitation when I see that price tag. ....1st-world problems.
Would this be a good combo with the FX6? Or too heavy?
What about lack of in lens stabilization? Is that a drawback given that Sony alpha cameras have in-body stabilization?
Yes Sony provide IBIS, no need for VC on Tamron lenses for E-Mount
@@Ali.lensman But IBIS on Sony A7III A7IV is poor...
Oh my God I was thinking the same thing before you said "it's so bad it's almost good" with the lens flare. I image J.J Abrams would love not having to add all that lens flare in post.
This seems like an awkward lens at 35-150, but consider how many times you shoot within this range? This lens is becoming attractive the more I see reviews like yours. Tamron and Sigma have really picked up their game with nothing short of excellent lens that compete with the first party lens. And their prices are better.
Did you shoot with a filter? Perhaps, the filter caused the flare?
"You want to watch the flare shooting into the sun." said for every lens in every review by everyone.
The newer Sony GM primes are an exception! I have the 135 1.8 GM and I can shoot directly into the sun with no flares. I tested the 50mm 1.2 GM and that lens is also incredibly flare resistant. My 24mm 1.4 GM has a little bit of flaring, but not nearly as distracting as the terrible flaring I get out of my 55mm 1.8 Zeiss. Lens coatings are pretty amazing these days.
I'm curious about it compared with the sigma art 24-70 f2.8 for FE? If I get it I'd probably move the sigma on. I have the Trinity of tamron 17-28 70-180 and sigma art 24-70. It would be nice to pair the 17-28 and 35-150 in a 2 Lens kit.
Also thoughts on 150 vs 180? (esp since I can't use a converter with them on Sony)
Would a gimbal (DJI RSC2) be able to handle this set up? Or to heavy? TIA
How does the Samyang compare?
Please tell me this is available in fuji...
Wish it for the Z-mount!
I wish Sigma and Tamron would make lenses for the z mount.
@@steventhomas231 In reality it should be " I wish Canon and Nikon would open up their mount specs and protocols to 3rd party manufacturers"
@@ElliotPowell927 That has never held them off before ;)
It's good to want things, it's even better to have them.
@@FrankTaeger2021 True they've also had decades to reverse engineer the EF and F mount Protocols RF and Z are new and require new reverse engineering so it's more cost effective for the 3rd party to make lenses for mounts they already have the protocols for such as E and L mount
Is the image quality better than the Sony 24-105mm lens? Thank you.
hello, someone has already tested the two objecitfs: canon RF 28-70F2 and the 35-150 F2-2/8 in wedding? what is your preference?
Can all buttons on the lens be disabled? I noticed in all-day street photography, buttons tend to get accidentally switched, which means you always need to take that extra half-second to check they're at where you wanted them. Great review and beautifully shot, by the way!
Will you be doing the OM System 20mm f/1.4 soon? :-D
Editing it right now!
@@dpreview wonderful news 🤩 thanks guys!
Could you test it on a Nikon with a Z-to-E adapter ? Can't wait for Tamron to make a Z version!
You might be waiting a while...zero indication that Tamron is coming to the closed mounts.
You need to wait for the firmware update. The most recent TZE-01 firmware included the Tamron 28-200 support and its autofocus is quite okay. The 35-150 isn't supported at the moment but I think it soon will.
Hey guys what’s your mic routine? Didn’t spot a lav on Chris, is it a shotgun? Which one? Thanks!!
5:55, yes, people who always critique my "lens swaping skills". You see, it's not me nor my technique. They got dust in their body as well! Albeit it was just a focus breathing test clip so you're ok leaving it there. But imagine it being an important shot? This IS a problem with mirrorless bodies. I definitely want to see Nikon doing somethin about it since besides Z9 they're the only last companiy that has no measures in this area. Z6/Z7's next gen with some form of sensor protecting technologies would make those my end game camera for sure.
I love how the intro guitar is playing in A minor and the bass line in Bb major. Hahahahahaha! Great review like always. Thanks!
Please make one company video with Tamron 35-150 f2.0-f2.8 vs Sony 70-200 f2.8 ii
Where can you get this?? It seems to be sold out or out of stock everywhere!! ¿
anyone knows if it is possible to set the camera the way that if you go from 35 to 150, the camera woud automatically adjust the iso each time when the aperture is closing down from f/2 to f/2.8, to keep an exposure consistent.
Just sounds like Auto-ISO. Depending on the metering you choose it works just like that.
Is this lens having trouble with dust getting in?
Does anyone have issues with the lens back focusing? Mine is doing that on 85-150 part of the lens....
This or Tamron 70-180 for portraits and a general walk around lenses
8:00 yep, the flare is shockingly bad and cannot be fixed in post. the 85 1.8vc is the same. great lens apart from that.
Please tell me a NIKON version is soon to arrive????