DPReview Interviewed Tameron at CP+ 2018 and I have summarized the key points below.
- The Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD is an all new design
- It took around one year to develop
- The market is moving towards mirrorless
- Sony is the biggest mirrorless camera, maker
- Tamron hopes to make small high-quality lenses since there aren’t many available right now.
- Took a jab at Sigma using their old lens designs.
- Tamron will use lens designs made for FE going forward.
- Mirrorless is good for photos and video
- The 28-75mm has a stepping motor that is good for video.
- When Canon and Nikon go mirrorless in the near future it’s likely that Tamron will adapt their FE designs for their mount.
- The 28-75mm is polycarbonate and will have SP performance.
- The 28-75mm is weather resistant.
- Tamron wants to be recognized as a high-quality brand
- Tamron tries to balance size and optical quality
- Tamron doesn’t emphasize automation and sometimes manual assembly is better.
- The DSLR audience is already in decline while mirrorless is growing.
via DPReview
