Tamron SP AF 24-135mm F3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical IF Macro A-mount lens review by QuietOC
 QuietOC#44462 date: Jan-30-2020 | |
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| sharpness: 3.5 color: 4 build: 3 distortion: 3 flare control: 4 overall: 3.5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I have experience with this lens |
| compared to: | Canon EF 22-55 USM Minolta AF 24-50 F4 Canon EF 24-85 F3.5-4.5 USM Minolta AF 24-85 F3.5-4.5 & RS Minolta AF 24-105 F3.5-4.5 D Sony FE 28-70 F3.5-5.6 OSS Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III RXD Sony 28-75 F2.8 SAM Tamron SP 28-75mm F2.8 XR Di Tokina 28-80 F2.8 AT-X Pro Minolta AF 28-80 F3.5-5.6 D Minolta AF 28-85 F3.5-4.5 Minolta AF 28-100 F3.5-5.6 D Sigma AF 28-105 F2.8-4 Canon EF 28-105 F3.5-4.5 USM II Minolta AF 28-105 F3.5-4.5 & RS & Xi Minolta AF 28-135 F4-4.5 Minolta AF 35-70 F4 Minolta AF 35-80 F4-5.6 II Minolta AF 35-105 F3.5-4.5/New Sigma AF 35-135 F3.5-4.5 Minolta AF 35-200 F4.5-5.6 Xi Tokina AF 35-200 F4-5.6 SD |
| price paid: | 85 USD (used) |
| positive: | Range Minolta/Sony zoom and focus directions Close focusing Reversible petal hood |
| negative: | Softness Purple fringing Focus breathing Short focus throw Slow, unreliable focus 72 mm filter thread |
| comment: | The fist copy was missing front lens cap and had many fine scratches on the front element. The second copy came with both caps. The front cap being the "50th Anniversary" version. "MADE IN JAPAN" Both copies had alignment issues at opposite ends of the zoom range. The first was mainly noticeable at the wide end. The second was mainly noticeable at the long end. Overall the first copy was a bit better than the second copy. Neither compared well with cheap kit zooms. |
; 20MPrating summary
- total reviews: 51
- sharpness: 4.33
- color: 4.47
- build: 4.51
- distortion: 4.29
- flare control: 4.22
- overall: 4.36