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Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD Review

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The Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD is a great budget-friendly lens for Sony's E-mount mirrorless full frame or APS-C cameras. It has a bright maximum aperture of f/2.8 and a useful 1:2 macro capability, making it versatile for various shooting scenarios. The lens is lightweight, well-built, and offers good image quality with excellent contrast and detail.

The Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD is a great budget-friendly lens for Sony's E-mount mirrorless full frame or APS-C cameras. It has a bright maximum aperture of f/2.8 and a useful 1:2 macro capability, making it versatile for various shooting scenarios. The lens is lightweight, well-built, and offers good image quality with excellent contrast and detail.

Pros
  • Bright maximum aperture of f/2.8
  • Useful 1:2 macro capability
  • Lightweight and well-built
  • Impressive image quality with excellent contrast and detail
Cons
  • Slightly slow autofocus
  • Lacks image stabilization

The manual focus ring works reasonably well, although the autofocus motor is quiet but slow, especially in single shot autofocus mode. However, the image quality is impressive, with excellent contrast and detail, and the lens performs well in terms of distortion, vignetting, macro capability, and resistance to flaring and coma.

The Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD is a great budget-friendly lens for Sony's E-mount mirrorless full frame or APS-C cameras. It has a bright maximum aperture of f/2.8 and a useful 1:2 macro capability, making it versatile for various shooting scenarios. The lens is lightweight at only 210 grams and offers a decent build quality, with a weather gasket at the rear. The manual focus ring works reasonably well, although the autofocus motor is quiet but slow, especially in single shot autofocus mode. However, the image quality is impressive, with excellent contrast and detail, and the lens performs well in terms of distortion, vignetting, macro capability, and resistance to flaring and coma. The bokeh is neutral and chromatic aberration is well-controlled. Overall, the Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD is a highly capable lens at a reasonable price.The only downsides are the slightly slow autofocus and the fact that the lens does not feature image stabilization. However, considering its price point, the Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD offers great value for the quality of images it produces.The Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD offers impressive image quality with excellent contrast and detail. It is a lightweight and well-built lens with a useful 1:2 macro capability. The lens performs well in terms of distortion, vignetting, and resistance to flaring and coma, making it a versatile option for various shooting scenarios.

The Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD offers impressive image quality with excellent contrast and detail. It is a lightweight and well-built lens with a useful 1:2 macro capability. The lens performs well in terms of distortion, vignetting, and resistance to flaring and coma, making it a versatile option for various shooting scenarios.

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