Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 Di III VXD E-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#45622 date: Dec-12-2020 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 3 flare control: 4 overall: 4 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I have experience with this lens |
| compared to: | Tokina AF 35-200 SD Minolta MD 50-135 F3.5 Sigma 50-150 F2.8 EX DC HSM II Sony DT 55-200 SAM Vivitar 70-150 F3.8 Sigma 70-200 F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Sigma AF 70-200 F2.8 EX DG APO Vivitar S1 70-210 F3.5 I & II Sony FE 70-200 F4 G OSS Canon EF 70-200 F4 L USM Minolta AF 70-210 F4 Minolta AF 70-210 F3.5-4.5 Tokina 80-200 AT-X Pro Vivitar 85-205 F3.8 Minolta AF 100-200 F4.5 |
| price paid: | 900 USD (new) |
| positive: | Compact Corner sharpness Minimal CA |
| negative: | Price Heavy, extending zoom Pincushion distortion Misalignment/variation Small petal hood |
| comment: | This copy had an alignment problem that is worse on the wide end. It doesn't match the MTF charts at all which show it too be very sharp wide-open on the wide-end. Even with that problem it is a very good lens. "MADE IN VIETNAM" The wide end is much wider than the Canon 70-200 F4L or Minolta 70-210 F4. It matches the long end of the Sony FE 28-70 OSS well. The focal length decreases quite a bit with close focus. The zoom action is decent, but it is much heavier than the internal zooming zooms. It handles more like a heavy kit zoom. Outside of the softness wide-open in center the image quality is better than the inexpensive primes or the older zooms. A better aligned copy should be an excellent landscape lens. |
; 61MPrating summary
- total reviews: 4
- sharpness: 4.75
- color: 5.00
- build: 4.25
- distortion: 4.50
- flare control: 4.75
- overall: 4.65