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Richard Wong released his review for the Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE using a preproduction copy.

• The Lens is plastic
• It is very lightweight
• It is very compact
• Plastic lens hood that provides pretty good protection
• Zoom and Focus ring
• 67mm front filter that is the same size as the Tamron 28-75mm
• Weather and Dust proof
• Very good AF that is fast and smooth making very little noise at all
• Works on the Nikon Z cameras with Techart AF adapter
• Center sharpness very good wide open with a 24mp camera
• Stopping down doesn’t really improve the center
• Corner sharpness is very good at f/2.8, but is a little softer at 28mm
• Corners become very sharp by f/5.6
• Image sharpness is good across the whole focal range
• If you shoot at f/4 across the range you should be pretty happy with it’s sharpness
• 17mm f/2.8 a little vignetting which is a little better by f/4 and pretty much gone by f/5.6
• 28mm f/2.8 vignetting barely noticeable and gone by f/4
• Quite a bit of distortion across the whole focal range
• Bokeh is ok but if you zoom in there is some onion ringing in the bokeh, but only zoomed
• Lens flare and ghosting is very well controlled
• Chromatic aberration is well controlled too there is very minimal color fringing
• Distortion control is the only thing that could be a little better
• Surprised they didn’t go to 12mm or 14mm, because stopping at 17mm is a little odd, but was probably done to save money and bulk.
• This design philosophy is similar to the Tamron 28-75mm that stopped at 28mm instead of 24mm, but it turned out to be a very popular lens.
• Hopefully the 17-28mm will be another super popular lens among Sony shooters
• This is a very god choice for Sony APS-C users too
• G Master has better build quality and covers more of a range, but it’s twice the price and it is bigger and heavier
• Don’t see how Sony 16-35mm can be that much better than the Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE
• The Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE will give you the most compact setup for your Sony camera system

Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE: B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama

Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE: B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama

June 28, 2019
Tamron Corporation
Overwhelming compact and lightweight body. Achieving a filter diameter of mm 67 mm, excellent in mobility Full-size mirrorless single-lens camera compatible large-aperture ultra-wide-angle zoom lens

“17-28 mm F / 2.8 Di III RXD (Model A046)”
Released from July 25, 2019
Tamron Co., Ltd. (Chairman: Shiro Sakasaka, Head office: Saitama City) is a large-aperture super wide-angle zoom lens for Sony E mounts compatible with 35 mm full-size mirrorless SLR cameras, “17-28 mm F / 2.8 The Di III RXD (Model A046) (hereinafter referred to as Model A046) will be released on July 25, 2019. Read More »

If you’re even the slightest bit interested in the Tamron 17-28mm you should get your orders in now or you might end up waiting a few months. The Tamron 28-75mm was sold out for 2-3 months at most retailers.

• Lightweight, compact design super wide-angle zoom with emphasis on practicality
• Lens constitution: 11 pieces 13 pieces
• Minimum shooting distance: 0.19 m (wide-angle end), 0.26 m (telephoto end)
• Maximum shooting magnification: 1: 5.2 (wide-angle end), 1: 6 (telephoto end)
• Filter size: 67 mm
• Size: φ 73 × 99 mm
• Weight: 420 g

Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE: B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama

A German Youtube reviewer posted their Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE review a little early. Bellow are excerpts from the video if you do not want to watch it translated (warning it does not translate well):

• The Tamron is priced very well
• The Tamron is more compact
• The Sony corrects its lenses in camera
• The Tamron 17-28mm will pair well with the 28-75mm and they look the same
• Not really fair to compare the price of the Sony 16-35mm against the Tamron 17-28mm
• The Tamron is equal to the Sony 16-35mm at 17mm and sharper around the border
• Tamron is equal to Sony at 28mm and sharper around the border
• The sweat spot for 17mm is f/5.6
• Shocked at how well it performs for the price
• Great for shooting astrophotography
• Colors look are very neutral
• They compared the Tamron 17-28mm, Tamron 28-75mm, Sony 28mm f/2 and Sony 16-35mm
• The Tamron is sharper than a prime Sony 28mm f/2.0 prime and the Sony has more chromatic aberration
• AF is fast and reliable
• It’s great that the Tamron 17-28mm and 28-75mm have the same filter diameter
• Great for APS-C a6400, a6500, a6300, etc…
• You get a lot for your money
• Over all an exilent lens

Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE: B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama

Lots of Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE details have been leaking all over weibo for the past few days and from one of the more reliable ones and it is looking like the 17-28mm will come in at $999. We should see the announcement sometime tomorrow hopefully so stay tuned.

Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE: B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama

[Tenglong 17-28mm f2.8 Di III RXD Sony E-mount full-frame lens price released] Before the European offer (about RMB 7800), everyone is too expensive, and now the yen price has come out 125,000 yen, about equivalent to RMB 8,000 yuan, the US dollar price is 999 US dollars, about equivalent to 6900 yuan. The new mirror uses 13 11-group optical structures. The closest focusing distance is 0.19 meters, the maximum magnification is 1:5.2, the filter interface is 67 mm, the size is 73 x 99mm, and the weight is 420 grams. In addition, the lens structure map, as well as the MTF graph, has also been exposed.