Tamron has been releasing great glass for mirrorless cameras lately and the Tamron 28-200mm seems to be in line with the rest of their releases. Above you can watch DPR’s review and below is a summary:
- very light 576g or 1/4 Noct or 1.27lbs
- You have to push your ISO to get faster shutter speeds
- IBIS only in the body not on the lens
- The lens could use OIS
- Lots of purple chromatic aberration, but it is fixable
- Minimal focus distance wide end 19cm and telephoto 80cm ends up being almost the same framing
- FE 24-240 has more range at telephoto and wide-angle
- The FE24-240 is f/3.5 while the 28-200mm is f/2.8 so 2/3 of a stop faster at the wide and 1/3 brighter at the telephoto
- AF speed is good from near to far
- Sunstars and bokeh is ok
- Center is decent and corners are a little soft until f/5.6 at 28mm
- 28mm f/8 is very consistent across the frame
- 200mm f/5.6 is a little sharper than the 28mm but the corners are still a little soft until f/8
- This lens is sharp for a superzoom
- Acceptable quality for the price point
- You can get away with shooting wide open in the center
- Minimal breathing for video
- It comes down to this being a very good superzoom but it isn’t going to replace your more specialized lenses
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Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD FE:
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