Tamron 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD (for Sony E)

Tamron 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD (for Sony E)

Specifications

Tamron
17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD
(for Sony E)
A046
2019-02-20
Yes
link
999 €
$899+VAT
420 gr.
73 x 73 x 99 mm.
FE
Full frame / 1.00x
Yes
17-28 mm.
17-28 mm.
1.60x
No
No / n.a.

Aperture

f/2.8
f/2.8
9
No
No
No

Focus

Yes
Yes
Indirect
No
19 cm.
0.19x (35mm. equiv)

Build

No
13/11
3 aspherical, 2 low dispersion, 1 extra low dispersion
67 mm.
Yes
Yes
 
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  • LightPoint (english) Comparison with Batis 18mm f2.8
    I must suggest picking up:
    -) the Tamron for focal range, starting also 1mm wider and with more close up possibilities, along with overall great quality.
    -) the Batis to obtain even higher quality in the details regarding control of aberrations and less distorsion, accepting the restriction of a single focal length.
  • ePHOTOzine 9.8/10
    The new Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD performs superbly, feels fantastic to use and is a very reasonable price as well. It's light, efficient, moisture resistant and seems to tick all the boxes. This one easily makes it into the hallowed ranks of an Editor's Choice.
  • Camera Labs
    It’s sharp in the APS-C image-circle and is pretty small and light. So light in fact that both the 17-28mm plus the 28-75mm zooms weigh only 1kg although they offer a constant f2.8 aperture throughout the zoom-range.
  • Dustin Abbott
    [Tested on 42 MP camera] Tamron has struck a nice balance with it between a nice, weather sealed build and light weight and portability. While the zoom range is somewhat abbreviated, the compensation is very strong optical performance [...]. The autofocus is also excellent, with truly silent focus, a lot of speed, and good accuracy. That combined with the fact that the lens receives in-camera corrections during video recording should make it attractive for video.
  • Phillip Reeve
    [Tested on 42 MP camera] Optically it is very capable at the wide end, a little less so at the long end [...] Stopped down to f/8.0 to f/11 it should be good enough for most applications though [...] Tamron also decided to put some effort into correcting the lens for coma at the wide end [...] Flare resistance is class leading. [...] Bokeh is rather nervous, so this 17-28mm 2.8 could not replace a fast medium wide angle prime environmental portraiture.
  • Sony Alpha Blog
    It offers very good/excellent performances at 2,5 times less the price of the Sony FE 16-35 mm F2.8 GM (2700 euros). Obviously the focal range is smaller, but if you have the Tamron 28-75 it complements it without any overlap.
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