DPReview TV: Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III RXD Hands-On Field Test
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- The Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III RXD is an affordable F2.8 standard zoom for full frame Sony E-mount cameras. It's one of the first third-party zooms designed to take full advantage of the short Sony mount, resulting in a small, light carry-everywhere lens. What are the trade-offs, compared with the alternatives? Chris and Jordan take a closer look...
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The aesthetics of this video are the best of any DPReview. It is a joy to see a professional video guy nailing it ! The compositions massively overshadow the zoom lens review.
Marky Mark yep, Panasonic GH5 is a good prosumer hybrid camera.
It's not the GH5. It's just Jordan.
I've had this lens for around a year now. All praises for the lens, optically it's a marvel for a modern camera. The real big downside is that the lens is actually pretty slippery due to the glossy finish. However it is by any standard a must have and it is an amazing go to lens especially for an a7iii.
Just bought this lens with an A7 III today. Can't wait to charge them tonight and use them tomorrow for the first light :)
The old 28-75 Tamron had a lock button on it to prevent creep . The close up capabilities are very nice with nice color rendition . The compromise that 28-75 poses is minimal and the lens poses as strong value especially when compared to the outrageously priced 24-70 G master .
Why no Jordan video shooting perspective of this lens?
Watching your reviews always remind me why I love wireless Lav mics
Badass lens! Love it.. it stays on my camera almost every time! Only take it off when I need more zoom.
Yep, me too. Only when I really need to go longer do I take it off.
Use "Clear Image Zoom" to get 2X magnification without quality loss, at least that's what SONY says.
It is very important to note that the Tamron lens has 6 whether sealings & fluorine coating at the front element to protect against water, oil & dust. Sigma 24-70/2.8 & 28-70/2.8 is just providing a rubber seal at the mount of their lenses. Also the Sigma 24-70/2.8 is notorious to gather dust over a period of time & completely lacking water & oil repellent coatings on it's front element.
At first I thought that big dog in the background at around 8:40 was a deer. Tamron now needs to come out with an affordable ultrawide zoom to complement it. Something like 12-24mm. And then a fairly compact and lightweight 85-200mm f2.8-4. That 15mm they'd be able to save at the wide end and a variable aperture should help with making it quite a bit smaller than a 70-200mm f2.8.
The difference between 28mm and 24mm looks insignificant but it is very important for landscape and architectural photography.
The 24mm is the limit where the perspective distortion of wider lenses becomes very obvious and difficult to be handled by amateur photographers.
That's why many full frame kit zoom lenses start from 24mm.
Also wider than 24mm lenses start to have serious issues with barrel distortion and chromatic aberration. The correction of them increases seriously the cost.
The 28mm is a more convenient choice of lens manufacturers. The optical challenges are fewer and that permits larger apertures and lower cost.
Also Tamron took advantage of the IBIS of the latest Sony a7 series and Sony a9 cameras. Without image stabilization the lens is even smaller, lighter and cheaper. The Sony Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 has image stabilization because it was one of the first full frame e-mount lenses and the first generation of a7 cameras didn't have IBIS.
After the introduction of the full frame e-mount Tamron 28-75mm f/1.8 Sony has significantly lowered the price of the Sony Zeiss FE 24-70mm f/4 OSS T* ZA. With an introductory price of 1100€ it can be found at around 600€ quite easily now.
I love what you guys are doing to showcase my home town of Calgary and other areas of Alberta. Keep it up!
Really polished and professional looking video from you guys. i dont even own a sony camera but i still watch all your videos. I hope in the future you get the opportunity to do interviews and such like as i really enjoyed your past work with tcs.
Awesome review. The Sony Zeiss 24-70mm looks smaller, is it also lighter in weight compared to the Tamron? Honestly I like to travel with zoom lenses and the lighter the better
I adore my old 28-75mm 2.8 Tamron, it's a compact powerhouse and glad to see them providing lenses for E mount.
Guys! It's gasketed and weather sealed all the way through the barrel PLUS fluorine coating on the front element. The construct is also 50% metal. It isn't "chintzy." It's better sealed than the cameras are. Seriously, now. It's like you don't even read the press releases.
that is one of the many reasons why this review wasn't good
@Foto4Max as the Tamron rep in the Rockies I've shot the lens in sandstorms at Sand Dunes National Park and in mountain thunderstorms. We bagged the camera. The lens is fine. Trust me: it's better sealed than the bodies are. It isn't "chintzy."
Marc Morris Tamron rep, I see. There goes the objectivity...
Well, then please explain the reviews popping up, after only a view months, complaining about dust and water inside...
Don‘t get me wrong, I acknowledge all the great things about it. I really WANT to like it. But it sounds a lot like a mixed bag, and I will definitely wait for a few months.
@@Zett76 you're right. Not a bit of my 21 years of experience in the photo industry, nor my daily working experience with this lens means anything simply because I am the rep. Of course. My bad. There's no way I might actually be able to be objective about the product I have to sell with honesty and integrity. Must be impossible because I wear the badge. Dust gets in lenses. All of them. Take a good look at the $12,000 600mm lenses after the Olympics: they have dust in their interiors, too. Dust is practically a living entity, one that views "dust and moisture resistance" as a personal challenge. Use will do that. Heavy use even more so. Heavy use then storing it in a backpack or carrying case that goes everywhere but never once gets vacuumed out also does a great job. There are a million ways to get dust inside a high level lens. *shrug* As for Tamron USA, people have a 6 year warranty and a 3 business day turn time on all repairs. If they need any lens cleaned out after a nasty shoot (certainly happens), Tamron takes care of it and quickly. I've no doubt it will eventually happen to my copy: my territory is dust central. I'm not overly concerned.
Marc Morris and I know that you’re an expert because...? 😁 You’re not as famous as you think, it seems. 😉
And I don‘t buy the „every lens“ strategy. A bit like „Smoking kills, so what? People die all the time!“
Some lenses are way better than others in keeping dust out.
Nice video work .Where's Jordan?
Have the video-centric performance segments stopped now that you guys are with DPReview? Hope not.
Phil Scanlan I think they usually put that segment in when they review a camera.
Lenses are also important to shooting video.
Would you say that it is worth upgrading from the 28-70 kit lens to this or keep the kit lens due to price/performance ratio?
Fantastic review!
Christopher Frost Photography I agree it is a great review. Also the lens is awesome for its price and the f/2.8 aperture but the 28mm isn't wide enough for most.
what was fantastic about it ? did the review show you how good the lens focuses ?
There's more to a camera lens than how well it focusses...besides, I said it was fantastic...not necessarily comprehensive ;-)
I think Christopher makes the best lens reviews :)
I though the reviews were supposed to be getting better, this is perhaps the worst for along time seemed rushed and not in the details you said they were going to be in.
I got the Tamron for the Sony and I have to say... Mine works fine.. though I just got it.. I went to play paddleball and took some pics of players playing and the autofocus work 99% . Thus far I love it...
I may or may not have ridden my motorcycle on that bridge ;)
The thing is, yes the g master it's built better, materials etc, but does the slight advantage in optical quality justify 3 times more money? to me absolutely no, I mean, yeah ok build quality, but I wouldnt shoot anyway under pouring rain with both lenses, also if i drop the gmaster with those money I could buy 3 tamrons, tamron is also much more compact and lightweight. And in the end....which of my or your clients would ever notice the difference? cause the difference in terms of image quality in between the two lenses are not 3 times bigger. I think Tamron has done an amazing job bringin us a very compact versatile lens with great image quality and f2.8. To me all the Gmaster Sony lenses are way overpriced, cause so far they didnt have any competition. I hope the game with more companies producing sony e-mount native lenses, will change and Sony finally will drop those silly prices.
thats true af. ill sell my 28 70mm cheap kit and 50mm 1.8 for this
Totally agree, Sony taking advantage because no competition, but that will change now. I predict that Sony will be force to drop their ridiculous price because of low sales.
My first lens will be Tamron AF 28-75mm for A7 III. Great video and thanks.
The gmaster has 24mm though which I know many will want.
Nice work! Thanks for that. However it is disappointing that you don't have the opportunity to test it on the newer a7 or a9 bodies. The AF is much slower on the a7rii if you look at a7iii/A7riii/A9. And as such there's no mentioning of the AF performance of this lens, which is quite important for event photography as an example. I love your work, but this seems like a rushed review/field-test
blaaberkat I agree.
blaaberkat on top of that, I've seen many reports of the lens gradually having problems with AF, where it just fails to lock onto the subject (and the problem usually goes away when restarting the camera). Apparently Tamron is going to make a firmware update to fix that, but I'm not buying this lens until they do.
I love this lens! It has amazing close focus and beautiful background/dof separation. I would have gladly paid an extra $50+ for a good lens hood and cap. It really looks cheap with them. After all, they are what protects your glass from evil. Even with a couple of Sony GM lenses, this might just be the one I keep on my a7riii body most of the year.
no video tests? and what about AF?
Nice Video, thanks.
There are not so much lens-reviews from you guys, but i really like them.
Nice video. It's good to see 3rd party lens makers building a dedicated lens for this mount with the goal of being somewhat compact. I'd be a lot more inclined to switch once lenses of the quality and size of Nikon's f1.8g lenses show up on the Sony side.
On point. I just got it but the feel of the lens is not so great. However, there is no other lens like this at this price range so it’s still a winner! Great review and keep up the good work! I just hoped you guys address the video issue at the time. I know there is a firmware update now but it would of been good to let people know at the time.
I have one of these and its great. I don't mind accommodating the AF issues, because I only experience those when I leave the camera in a movie mode when it goes into sleep mode or I turn it off.
AF always seems to work for me in M mode.
I particularly love mine because I traded in 2 unused telephoto zooms and only had to pay $15, so I'm happy with that part too ;)
Finally someone who can describe my (kind of „can‘t say why“-)concerns with the bokah of this lense... 🙂 it IS distracting.
I have seen a lot of Tamron 28-75 reviews the last 72 hours, this one‘s by far the best! Thanks! 👍🏼
When is the lab test comming??? Cant wait for it ;) just got this lens and so far i love it :) realy enjoy all of dpr videos ;)
I got it with a a7iii, very happy with it so far.
sony a7iii com essa lente Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III RXD o autofoco funciona bem para vídeo
The only thing that has stopped me from switching to Sony is they don't have the lenses I want yet. I feel there are more like me that are a big untapped market waiting to explode if somebody would just get in there. If Nikon gets a good Mirrorless alternative in there that window may close.
Explore Southwest Well, they have the lenses I want but their prices are crazy so no, thank you... :)
+Explore Southwest: You can of course adapt lenses (including from Sony's own A-mount). Now, I personally do NOT want to adapt lenses, as I like native lenses. But that being the case, even if Nikon puts out a mirrorless camera this year, if it is a new mount, it may take another 5 years at least to get to where Sony is now with native, un-adapted lenses. So if you don't like to adapt, don't expect to have your favorite lens lineup available anytime soon with another brand whose full frame mirrorless camera isn't even out yet.
Spot on the lens line up with there APSC is exactly the same, i recently bought an XT20 for the simple reason the lens line up from Fuji is far superior to Sony. Will keep my A7 but i only own the Zeiss 55 1.8 and a load of legacy glass which is fun to shoot with. Nikon and Canon will look at the mistakes Sony have made and get there system fine tuned to take on Sony.
I feel that both Sigma and Tamron have had lenses in the works for a while now given that they're slowly releasing. Take for example the recent batch of native E-mount Art lenses.
There would have also have been the decision to invest resources into developing the E-mount or the A-mlu t but the consumers have definitely favoured the E.
There really aren’t many gaps in Sony’s mirrorless lens lineup anymore, so I can’t imagine there exists a huge untapped demand waiting to explode. What lenses are you interested in? There are exotic and ultra niche lenses from Canon- but some of those (tilt shift for example) are the best to adapt anyway. When it comes to price, Sony’s new lenses are often more expensive than some of the old classics that Nikon and Canon have- the EF “nifty fifty” being a perfect example. But if budget is a big consideration, Sony FF mirrorless with new lenses isn’t a great option.
i so wish you could do a detail comparison on this lens with the 24-105 F4. IQ, AF, manual focus ring, zoom ring, and the stabilization (IBIS vs IBIS+OSS) and so on. Also, please don't forget to compare their macro/micro contrast, color and light rendering character as well, while most reviewers totally ignore this category, which i think is important too to represent IQ.
Thank you, and enjoy your videos as always.
I would have liked to have seen something on how good the autofocus works on this lens.
Chris, which bag are you using in this video? It looks really nice.
Nice Review! Plan to buy this lens soon, but my question is tamron 20-75 or sony 24-105 ? This is my first ff lens and i plan in the future to get 2 primes one wide angle (landscape, astro) and one prime for portraits. So my first all round lens would be ? Oh also my camera is A7R "no OSS"
After the recent firmware updates, this Tamron outclasses the GM in video autofocusing.
hi michael did you have video uploading to youtube using this lens? i love to see it, thanks..............
Hi there, your unit is a good working unit or the previous problem unit? sorry to ask that. as i am still worry about the focus problem from this particular lens. i was planning to buy for the price but after the incident i must think twice before i buy, that why i ask :)
good review, would have liked to hear about how it works on an apsc e-mount camera. (thinking those corners at the tele end might be better, but is it sharp enough?)
Just returned the 24-70 G master and got the Tamron. Not worth the price jump for the g master. Had a lot of focus hunting on the Sony, may have just been the one I got. Really happy with the Tamron so far.
Hello! Thank you for your vid.
Do you suffer from any issues from continous AF failure during recording video?
The composition in this video is very well done.
Awesome review! Selling my GH5 and 12-35mm f2.8 to get the Sony A7III and this lens! Love my GH5 but I shoot a low of low light, and thats where it struggles the most. Appreciate the awesome and unbiased review!
So what did you get?
Hi Chris, I was just wondering if you have ever tested any of the Meike range of cine lens for the micro 4/3 system? They appear to be something like the Veydra lens but priced much lower. Cheers Ed.
Since I'm used to my Sigma 18-35mm and it's 28.8-56mm equivalent range I think I can make do. Besides I can get this and the 12-24mm for the price of the 24-70GM so it's really a winner of a lens for me personally
I returned mine 2 days after receiving it. The IQ (on a 24mpx A7M3) was so much worse than the IQ I got used to get out of my non-GM primes (55mm and 85mm) that I just could not see myself using it much at all. Ordered the SEL35F14 instead.
jordan your showing off with your framing.
chrisw443 the last framing in the woods is just amazing
you're. (you are). Sorry, I just have to.
Hi ! Should I buy a 28-75 (or the GM 24-70) ? Or should I better get the 18 mm Batis (or 24mm 1.4 sony) PLUS the 85mm 1.4 ?
I’m disappointed you didn’t address the AF issue. I’m also disappointed you don’t call us DPers. 👀
Maybe they send them an updated version. Or maybe he did't have the problem, keep in mind they used a Sony a7rII, the AF issues I watched on youtube happened on a7III or A7rIII
It just might be that they mounted it and it was ok. Watch Max Yuryev's video, he's got AF issues, re-mounts the lens, issue's gone. Hopefully they'll fix it with new firmware which is set to release next week(?).
Something else I noticed, Jordan’s not featuring in the video to comment on its video capabilities. So far I’ve heard the AF issue is most prominent in video mode, so maybe Jordan not being in the video has something to do with Chris not mentioning the issue at all
In fairness Tamron agree it's an issue and promise a fix...
www.tamron.com/news/press_release/20180530.html?S?A?R
(It's odd as Tamron almost certainly designed and make some of the Sony-badged E-mount lenses.)
I have this lens and no issue. I guess he didn't have any issue also. but i'm with you he could have said anything about it.
Great review. I use often the A6300 with the Sigma 18-35mm 1.8 + MC11. IQ is great but it feels often unbalanced if I am shooting events where I need to hold one light with my left hand. Would Sony A7iii + Tamron offer similar IQ? I have the A7 and 28mm f2 and 85mm f1.8 I'd sell. Would the IQ of the Tamron be close enough?
I'm confused to buy my first lens for sony a7iii , should I go with sony 85mm f1.8 or tamron 28-75 f 2.8?
Thanks Chris & team.
I`m just about to make the jump from Fuji X to Sony, the Sony lens prices make my eyes water somewhat. Having high quality cost effective alternatives is something I want to know more about.
Sony 24-105 f4 or Tamron 28-75 f2,8 for trave- landascape photgraphy ? I have the Tamron 17-28 and it's an amazing lens.
I don’t know, should I buy 20mm F1.8 +85mm F1.8, or I just have the 28-75 F2.8? If I have those two prime lens, should I buy 28-75 zoom lens as well?
Video doesn’t matter to me but weight does. When travelling I hate the thought of checking in my camera gear and its always a close call when your carry on bag weight struggles with heavy lenses. This lens is appealing.
No video review from Jordan?
Max recommends 24-105mm F4 first lens for Sony cameras. Not G lens, but sharp though... Edit: oh you mentions that later. You read my mind...
24-105/4 is a G lens :) (but not a GM one...)
Kindersama I stand corrected.
Please suggest i want to buy new sony a7iii and I'm confused in lens which one to buy from these two.. Tamron 28-75 f2.8 or sony 24-105 f4
8:06 effectively saying that whether you like it or not depends on whether you like it or not
Not a GM, but a great alternative to the kit lens. It is well priced and alternative to amateur who wants the A7iii with a descent all around zoom lens. 24-70 would have make it bigger and expensive.
Love the need to try and blank out the "Sony" badge ... for a review for a Sony only lens, in a video that says "Sony" enough times to turn it into a drinking game.
But looks a good general purpose lens
Just an awesome review from the Dynamic Duo!... I am still debating if i should buy this lens. I do shoot off center of the frame 50% of the time & that worries me due to softness corner of this lens on wipe open... Thanks for the honest review and keep them coming.
what is awesome about it. did they do a focus test ? or a video test ?
Tamron did acknowledge that there is an issue with focusing system (1st batch i believe), DPR may have received a firmware update for a review. I know Chris is pretty good about mentioning any flows (if there is any) and he wont hide that (unless he was told)... But, there is no video review from Jordan and i am also wondering why.
nice video as always, BTW what is the eyecup you are using? Brand??
Also curious, thanks
I sadly am not big on the 28mm at the widest part.. I like 24 a lot more. But I do find the close up ability on this to be very interesting... But then again I have flashbacks to the old 28-75 XR Tamron which I detested.
I'm between picking up a used 24-70 f/4 or waiting on the 24-105.
I kind ah felt the same , when I used the canon version of this Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 lens. Nice review :)
Interested in this as a landscape lens, simple question.......image quality at landscape apertures ....f8 f11 etc is this as good at the 24-105 Sony? Thanks
thanks for the video!
i thought long about the tamron vs the 24-105g.
but faster, lighter and MUCH cheaper, so i decided to go with the tammy.
no regrets so far and on top of all that it has the same filter diameter as mit Batis lenses :D
Best reviewers on RUclips, no BS just tells it like it is. I do think Sony are still on a a sticky wicket with there FF system. I still use a Sony A7 Mk1 this lens has no IBIS, i did order it then cancelled my pre order due to the focus issues which is a worry. Consumers want that good quality fast zoom but which is affordable and this well sort of does the job but it's not 24 and there are some issues with focus etc. The Zeiss 24-70 is average and the kit lens is average as well Sony still do not have a decent fast zoom for there A6500 etc which is crazy, but Sony are hell bent on releasing bodys over glass......which could cost them long term once the other 2 have FF camera out.
3:20 what do you mean by linear transmission on the focus ring? That it's focus-by-wire? Another reviewer said that it felt good to manually focus too.
Recently ordered Can’t wait to test it out!
Hi! I need some tips please, I'm about to buy the Sony alpha A7 mark 2, and would like to buy this lens, is it a good match for the mark 2 Model? (I'm a beginner, probably not the smartest question but I'm not sure what lens should I buy for this specific model as a first lens) thanks =]
97k guys almost there!!
I miss your nice and informative videos with Jordan.
Missed the video review portion:( Was Jordan hiding out with Melania?
Is there a full review coming soon?
Very good and objective review! Thank you!
I don't see the point to buy an expensive and heavy all around full frame zoom lens. Therefore, this 28-75 F/2.8 Tamron seems to perfectly meet my needs for travel, street and landscape photography, when paired with an ultra wide prime lens.
which is ur camera
Why didn’t you mention anything about the problem with autofocus? This is the defect in this lens. Many people have a problem and complaining about it.
What eyecup is that?
Da. In ich mal auf die Labor Tests gespannt. Aber in einer realen Shootinh Situation scheint das Pbjektiv echt genial zu sein. Natürlich spielt das GM in einer anderen Liga, dennoch muss sich das Tamron in meinen Augen da nicht verstecken.
I hope Sigma answers with a 24-85 F/4... 28mm on the wide end is a deal breaker, F/2.8 is slow when you have (and love to use) F/1.4-2 primes. Still, good to see 3rd party interest in the FE mount.... def a strong indicator Canon and Nikon will be following with FF MILCs soon
future62 2.8 is slow on a zoom?
Fast is fast, slow is slow. F/2.8 is in a no man's land to me... makes zooms big and heavy, makes primes a bit pointless. Only makes sense for specialized stuff like macros or ultra wide or tele primes. IMO of course. For a one lens solution, this makes sense, but for not much more $$$ you can get the kit zoom and some fast primes.
Was the GH6 on a monopod - if it wasn't it's impressive stabalisation.
I am using this lense and belive me it's sharper and has good Af as well macro capability is simple awesome as I want. I'm totally satisfied with the lense.
I heard that the Tamron 28-75 has AF hunt on a6500. So I guess it wouldn't be a good lens to use with sony a6xxx. I wonder if this is true and if Tamron has a way and plan to fix it with firmware update.
Max Yuryev had the opposing opinion on this Tamron lens against the Sony GM and G lens. Interesting that you both had such opposing conclusions.
Will Tamron make this for Nikon Z mount perhaps??
Very beautiful scene there!
Such a great review!
Is the 28-75 worth the money? Yes. Is it anywhere near the 24-70 Gmaster? No
If I was shooting the A73 the tamron is acceptable, if the R3 42mp was what I was using the 24-70 is almost a must for quality lovers.
How does this compare to Sony 24-105 F4? Worth saving $500 and buy Tamron?
I hope you have more lens reviews coming!
Sir, I bought mine in Philippines and it says "made in japan". With all your connections/contacts, can you please confirm if this is legit lens? Thank s a lot.
Would love a video on onion ring bokeh. Ran into this issue for the first time with my Zeiss 55 f1.8 on the A7III.
Thank you for testing on the a7rii
Can u pls say where did u get ur eyecup for that camera ?
Can you please review the Tamron 100-400? :)
Ps. Why don’t you call us DPreviewers?
How is the eye af while using this?
What's that eye piece called...?
If the Tamron and Sony 24-105 were the same price and you primarily shot video, which would you choose?
Same question, so what is your choice?
can u suggest me to buy a new camera between sony a7r3 with temaron 28-75 or sony a73 with sony 24*105 GM