Tamron has become one of the most respected lens manufacturers in recent years, creating both highly practical and very innovative lenses that both push the boundaries of lens design and that offer affordable alternatives to first-party options. The new 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 is one of those pragmatic options, and this excellent video review takes a look at the lens and the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in usage.
Coming to you from Dustin Abbott, this great video review takes a look at the new Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 lens for Sony E mount cameras. As part of the company's holy trinity of f/2.8 lenses, the 70-180mm complements the 28-75mm f/2.8 and 17-28mm f/2.8 quite nicely and does so at a far more affordable price than most other 70-200mm f/2.8 options. In fact, the trio is so affordable that you can actually purchase all three lenses for about the same price as a single first-party lens. And from what it looks like, the 70-180mm f/2.8 still competes handily with those far more expensive options, making it a lens every photographer should take a look at. Check out the video above for Abbott's full thoughts on the lens.
What is people's opinion about the missing 20mm on the long end? Do you need it, and/or notice it? I'm still not sure what telephoto lens to get, for the price and weight this is unbeatable, should I wait for the Sigma or get the Tamron?