LT: Tamron 16-30 mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Review – A Great Value

Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2:
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Lenstips published its Tamron 16-30 mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 review. If you want to read the full review, you can do so here or check out the excerpt below:

“The Sony FE 16-35 mm f/2.8 GM II Costs Almost Three Times More And Is Just Slightly Better”

Pros:

  • very good image quality in the frame centre,
  • good image quality on the edge of the APS-C/DX sensor,
  • sensible image quality on the edge of full frame,
  • negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • proper control of lateral chromatic aberration,
  • low astigmatism,
  • silent, accurate, and very fast autofocus,
  • moderate vignetting on the APS-C/DX sensor,
  • good performance against bright light,
  • practically zero focus breathing,
  • sensible price/parameters and price/performance ratio.

Cons:

  • very high distortion on uncorrected JPEG and RAW files,
  • huge vignetting on full frame,
  • noticeable spherical aberration.

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