Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (for Sony E): specifications and reviews

Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (for Sony E)

The zoom Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (for Sony E) is being produced since 2020.

Specifications

General characteristics

Tamron
70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
(for Sony E)
A056
2020-04-06
Yes
link
1500 €
$1199+VAT
810 gr.
149 mm.
81 x 81 mm.
FE
Full frame / 1.00x

Focals

zoom
70-180 mm.
70-180 mm.
2.60x
No
Yes

Aperture

f/2.8
f/2.8
9
No
No
No

Focus

Yes
Yes
Indirect
No
manual focus possible down to 27 cm @ 70mm focal with 0.5 magnification ratio
85 cm.
0.22x (35mm. equiv)

Build

No
19/14
3 aspherical, 5 low dispersion, 1 extra low dispersion
67 mm.
Yes
Yes
 
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  • OpticalLimits 8.5/10
    With activated image auto-correction, it is capable of producing beautiful results. It's very sharp across the image frame in the lower to mid-range and at least the center sharpness is very impressive at 180mm. Image distortions are nicely corrected and there's just a tad of vignetting at f/2.8 in this case. Lateral CAs are also well controlled [...] Out-of-focus highlights can be a bit busy[...] The build quality is on a very decent level.
  • Dustin Abbott
    Tamron has managed to reinvent the popular 70-200 f2.8 with a smaller, lighter, and yet high performing lens in the Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 VXD for Sony full frame mirrorless. It is very sharp from F2.8 on. [...] It has incredibly fast, accurate autofocus [...] The lens isn’t as feature rich as competitors, but it delivers on the most important elements of focus and optical performance.
  • Sony Alpha Blog
    [Test on 61 Mp camera] It delivers similar performances to the Sony FE 70-200 F2.8 GM in most cases and even surpass it sometimes (corner sharpness and sharpness at 180mm, portability) at half of its price. A superb Performance!
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