In the past few years, we have seen a few zoom lenses that push the boundaries of lens design and performance to the point that they can conceivably replace several prime lenses with comparable performance and many times more convenience. One such lens is the Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD, which offers an impressively wide aperture combined with a highly versatile focal length range, and this great video review takes a look at the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it.
Coming to you from Gerald Undone, this awesome video review takes a look at the Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD lens. I have to admit that I am pretty jealous that I don't shoot a mount that this lens is available for, as it looks to be one of the most practical options to come along in quite some time. I am a huge fan of my Canon 28-70mm f/2L for similar reasons; it has replaced three primes in my bag, and it is miles more convenient to just have that single lens on my camera and to not have to constantly switch. The Tamron looks to offer similar convenience for people like wedding and portrait photographers and even events and sports shooters, and it seems like the performance matches the promise of the specs. Check out the video above for the full rundown.
Yep, it sure can. I typically shoot with both a 35mm and 75mm. Once in a while, I'll bring along a 85mm and 135mm. And, recently, a 35mm apsc so it's about 52mm.
Looks good for moderately low light. But, for the cave-like venues where I shoot corporate events, the two-stop loss at 85mm (where it's already f2.8) versus my 85/1.4 prime is just too much to give up.