1. Superb optical performance, including both outstanding image quality and beautiful background blur effects (bokeh), provided by fast F/2.8 aperture.
2. Comfortably light weight (550g / 19.4 oz) and compact (117.8mm / 4.6 in).
3. Close-focusing; Minimum Object Distance: 0.19m / 7.5 in at wide-angle setting and 0.39m / 15.3 in at the telephoto position.
4. All-new “RXD” stepping motor AF unit is extremely quiet and therefore perfect for video capture.
5. Exciting next-generation design keeping the brand consistency that is ergonomically superb.
6. Moisture-Resistant Construction and Fluorine Coating for weather protection.
7. Compatible with the “Direct Manual Focus (DMF)” feature that enables Sony cameras to instantly switch between autofocus and manual focus.
Check out the updated specifications for the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount:
p.1 #2 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
Make it under 1500 like their lenses for Nikon and Canon and it will sell like wildfire. The Sony's pro zooms are so expensive that people will flock to alternatives. Beat Sigma to the punch Tamron, that's what you need to do.
Also love that this goes longer to 75, always need the longer end rather than the wide.
p.1 #4 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
You can't please everyone, since we all like to shoot in different FL ranges. I'd be far more interested in an excellent fast FF zoom that covered 16-70. Heck, while I'm dreaming, 16-105 would be even better and would be the only lens I'd need about 99% of the time. Does any manufacturer make this range for FF sensors? I see 17-70s made by Sony and Sigma, and a Sony 16-105 but all three are for APS-C (I think)...
p.1 #6 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
On my 24-70GM, 24mm is my most used focal length. And, 4mm at the wide end is much more significant than 5mm at the long end regardless of personal preference, although the GM becomes uncompelling well before 70. Nice to see e-mount pick up steam.
p.1 #7 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
Neurad1 wrote:
You can't please everyone, since we all like to shoot in different FL ranges. I'd be far more interested in an excellent fast FF zoom that covered 16-70. Heck, while I'm dreaming, 16-105 would be even better and would be the only lens I'd need about 99% of the time. Does any manufacturer make this range for FF sensors? I see 17-70s made by Sony and Sigma, and a Sony 16-105 but all three are for APS-C (I think)...
Sure if you want a lens 5 times the size of the 70-200 GM and will cost $50,000
Lens design is about compromises, I DO NOT understand how people cannot grasp this.
p.1 #8 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
Is this a reworked version of their 28-75/2.8 for Nikon/Canon ? If so that lens was VERY well received as being 95% as good as the Nikon/Canon versions.
Forecast big sales for this if it is, especially with Tamron's burgeoning reputation for fine glass (though I don't see the SP designation mentioned anywhere). Does the gold ring mean anything ?
p.1 #9 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
Frogfish wrote:
Is this a reworked version of their 28-75/2.8 for Nikon/Canon ? If so that lens was VERY well received as being 95% as good as the Nikon/Canon versions.
Forecast big sales for this if it is, especially with Tamron's burgeoning reputation for fine glass (though I don't see the SP designation mentioned anywhere). Does the gold ring mean anything ?
28-75/2.8 for Nikon/Canon
I had that lens for a 5d mk2 I had.... it was a very nice lens at a very attractive price point!
p.1 #10 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
Tokina had a standard zoom on their FE roadmap as well. Not sure if that has changed. Tokina makes a good 24-70 /2.8 for Canikon, but it does not seem very popular, perhaps due to the lack of a stabilizer
p.1 #12 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
Parariss wrote:
On my 24-70GM, 24mm is my most used focal length. And, 4mm at the wide end is much more significant than 5mm at the long end regardless of personal preference, although the GM becomes uncompelling well before 70. Nice to see e-mount pick up steam.
Sounds like the 16-35 GM might be a more useful lens for you, if you don't already own it.
p.1 #13 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
Frogfish wrote:
Is this a reworked version of their 28-75/2.8 for Nikon/Canon ? If so that lens was VERY well received as being 95% as good as the Nikon/Canon versions.
Forecast big sales for this if it is, especially with Tamron's burgeoning reputation for fine glass (though I don't see the SP designation mentioned anywhere). Does the gold ring mean anything ?
Not only was it very good optically, it’s size and weight were very small for a 2.8 lens.
p.1 #14 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
If it can match the 24-105 when stopped down to f/4, I'd consider it. Looking like a good size too, and would pair well with my Batis 18mm when traveling.
p.1 #17 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
As Tamron, Tokina, Sigma, and others get into the FE mount with fully AF native lenses, I expect two things to happen;
1. the prices on the Sony lenses will drop a bit due to more native lens options, and
2. the sales of Sony FE mount cameras will pick up as people can find their 'just right' lens options across the spectrum offered by the manufacturers.
I feel like it will only be another year before that really begins to happen in earnest.
p.1 #18 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
I'm quite interested as my walk-about. Fast enough, small enough. 24mm is nice, but I don't really care about it when I'm using an AF lens. Hopefully price is attractive enough.
p.1 #19 · In stock: Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 E-mount ($799)
I think 1 has to happen and quite a bit before 2 starts to happen.
Perhaps 2-3 years?
mjm6 wrote:
As Tamron, Tokina, Sigma, and others get into the FE mount with fully AF native lenses, I expect two things to happen;
1. the prices on the Sony lenses will drop a bit due to more native lens options, and
2. the sales of Sony FE mount cameras will pick up as people can find their 'just right' lens options across the spectrum offered by the manufacturers.
I feel like it will only be another year before that really begins to happen in earnest.
Di III
Di III (Digitally integrated design): A designation Tamron gives to lenses engineered specifically for mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras with no internal mirror box or pentaprism, adopting an optical design that matches the characteristics of the digital camera.
* The lens can not be used with digital SLR cameras with a built-in mirror boxor with conventional SLR cameras.
I'm using the 28-75 F2.8 + metabones, and it's a small sized setup that I enjoy. I do wish it had better edges and sunstars, but it's a snapshot/event lens when I do a lot of flash photography (not often). Stopped down, some FL dont ever get crisp edges, but most of the central area can get very sharp, so in that respect, it does have potential. If tamron improved the edges, it can be a very nice lens.
A lens like the 24-70GM is big, heavy, and expensive...... 3 attributes that arent very desirable. I picked up a 28-75 for $120 or so
Great when I'm not feeling my primes for whatever reason.
