Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD Lens (Sony E)

Tamron 17-50mm f4 Di III VXD is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Ultra-Wideangle Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with E Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Tamron 17-50mm f4 Di III VXD lens good for?

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  Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Internal Focusing, Fast Aperture at Tele end, Constant f4 aperture throughout the range, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Extreme Wide-angle capability, Minimum focus distance of, 0.19m / 7.5 inch

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  Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Internal Focusing, Fast Aperture at Tele end, Constant f4 aperture throughout the range, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Extreme Wide-angle capability, Minimum focus distance of, 0.19m / 7.5 inch

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough, real world review of the Tamron 17-50mm F4 VXD wide angle zoom [Read more...]

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  Internally zooming design, Excellent focal range, Good feature set, Strong weather sealing, Good customization options through free software, USB-C port for firmware updates, VXD focus motor delivers great autofocus results for photo and video, Low focus breathing, Very strong sharpness at 17mm,...

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  Heavy vignette and distortion at 17mm, Middle of zoom range not quite as sharp, Not parfocal

Some of the OEMs now offer ultra-wide zoom lenses with some coverage into standard focal lengths. In Sony land, the most prominent example is the Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G. Tamron has picked up the gauntlet by releasing the Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD.

Firstly I think the producers should be encouraged to launch new, original constructions on the market. Tamron made such a move and took that risk – praise for them! Secondly, the tested lens performs well in the frame centre no matter what aperture you employ.

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  good image quality in the frame centre across the whole focal length range,, decent image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,, negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,, sensible correction of coma,, silent, quick, and accurate autofocus,, moderate vignetting on the APS-C sensor,, proper...

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  monstrous vignetting on full frame at 17 mm focal length,, weak image quality on the edge of full frame at 50 mm,, huge distortion at wide angles of view turning sometimes into moustache distortion,, some problems with spherical aberration.

Wide, affordable, and weather-protected

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  Internal zoom with longer reach than competitors, Quick, accurate autofocus, Controls flare well, On-barrel function button, Moisture resistance and anti-smudge fluorine glass, Small and light build

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  Edges and corners aren't tack sharp, Distracting texture in bokeh highlights