Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 Lens (Sony E)

The Tamron 70-180mm f2.8 Di III is a small and light telephoto zoom with a constant f2.8 aperture that's designed for Sony’s E-mount mirrorless cameras. It produces very good image quality including a soft Bokeh and very usable close-up performance in a package that is much smaller, lighter, and...

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What does this mean ?

An affordable telephoto favorite gets stabilization

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  Light and compact design, Dust, splash, and fluorine protection, Effective optical stabilization, 1:2.6 macros at 70mm, Quick, accurate autofocus, Affordable

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  Custom switch requires setup, Some texture visible in bokeh highlights, Touchy manual focus response

A compact F2.8 telezoom that doesn't break the bank

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  High-resolution optics, Bright f/2.8 aperture, Dust, splash, and fluorine protection, Light, compact, and affordable

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  Reliant on in-body stabilization, Barrel extends when zoomed, Autofocus unavailable for close-up work

It might seem a very bold move to step outside the current paradigm and trim that 20mm off the focal length, but the advantages of doing so become immediately obvious when the lens is handled.

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  Excellent sharpness throughout, Beautiful bokeh, Well-controlled CA, Low distortion, Unique close focusing effects in MF, Light and compact, Fast and accurate AF, Fair price, Moisture-resistant construction, Modest vignetting, Superb handling

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  For some, the loss of 200mm reach

I bought this new Tamron telephoto zoom last week on sale and I don't want to take it off my camera! It's a full-frame lens but works great on on my APSC sensor A6600, so the 1.5x crop factor actually makes it equivalent to 105-270mm.

I wanted a mid-priced zoom for Sony full-frame, but the Tamron 70-180 has too many compromises to recommend. Because it's compact and light, it's suitable as a travel lens. At full zoom, centre sharpness, colour, contrast, vignetting and aberrations were good at F2.8 and very good at 5.6.

Great lens and half the price of the Sony 70-200. Used mainly for sport(once we wrestle it back from this virus) but at the minute i am taking a lot of images of shipping on the River Clyde near Gourock.

This lens is very different in use than the zoom lenses that cover or come close to this range. Color, contrast, sharpness are all excellent, the new lens cap design beats the old with a more secure hold to the lens hood.

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  All metal and is heavy but robust. Low distortion. High contrast.

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  Hard to focus handheld Lot of light is required