DPRTV compare the newly released Tamron 35mm f/2.8 vs Sony Zeiss 35mm f/2.8. Below are excerpts from the video:
- 2.8 primes can be very compact which is probably why they exist
- Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 is the most compact
- Zeiss is 132g the Tamron is 210g
- Tamron has a larger diameter with 67mm filters and the Sony takes 49mm
- Most modern Tamron lenses have a 67mm filter thread
- Not much difference in the center sharpness
- Wide-open in the corners, the Tamron is noticeably better than the Zeiss
- The Zeiss has a metal focus ring that is great
- Tamron focus ring is plastic and has play
- Zeiss has tons of LOCA with a magenta shift in the foreground and bright cyan in the background
- Tamron is well controlled with a slight magenta ting in the foreground and slight green in the background, but very well controlled
- The Tamron has a plastic feel, but it is weather sealed
- The Sony doesn’t have a rubber gasket
- Tamron is very slow to focus
- Sony has fast AF
- Tamron wins for minimum focus distance
- Bokeh is very similar, but the Tamron is a little less busy and cleaner
- Sony has focus breathing, but the Tamron has more
- Tamron handles flare well with a little bit of purple
- The Sony Zeiss has better flare control
- The Tamron is half the price of the Sony
- The Tamron 35mm f/2.8 is the clear winner in DPRTV’s opinion
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35mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2(Model F053):
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