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Tamron 28-200 F/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD for Sony Mirrorless Full Frame/APS-C E-Mount, Model Number: AFA071S700, Black

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Versatile and Sharp!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024

Paired this with my Sony ZV-E1 !
Photos are SHARP and the focal range of 28-200 is amazing for versatile use !
Perfect for one lens travel!
Quality seems superb and Autofocus is snappy.
Never encountered any issues so far!
Happy with the purchase and definitely a great value compared to the expensive Sony lenses .

10 people found this helpful

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Abu Nasim Haider

Misses autofocus and not great optical quality

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024

It’s a great superzoom for the Sony Full frame E mount and relatively inexpensive. But I found that the autofocus misses sometimes on this lens, and the optical quality of the pictures is not as great as a higher end super zoom lens or a cheaper prime lens. So, know what you are getting into.

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Versatile and Sharp!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024

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Paired this with my Sony ZV-E1 !
Photos are SHARP and the focal range of 28-200 is amazing for versatile use !
Perfect for one lens travel!
Quality seems superb and Autofocus is snappy.
Never encountered any issues so far!
Happy with the purchase and definitely a great value compared to the expensive Sony lenses .

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10 people found this helpful

gordon mclaughlin

sharp, fairly good macro capability, good corners at max telephoto 200

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024

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Light weight, very sharp, good working range, great for walk around nature.

Versatile and affordable

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2023

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I am someone who travels quite often and have a tendency to find things that aren’t the easiest to do. My bag has consistently been over 20lbs with all my camera gear but with these lens I have reduce the weight significantly. Not needing to bring a whole camera lens cabinet is a win i my book.

The picture quality is very sharp. One thing to note is that the stabilization on the lens is not the best but if you have camera body that has stabilization built in, it shouldn’t be an issue. Shooting on a tripod gives me the best results in terms of stability.

The camera isn’t a fixed exposure but I wish it was. The aperture is adjusted with the zoom. Though it isn’t the most important thing as I don’t shoot at F2.8 all the time it would’ve been amazing if that was an option though.

7 people found this helpful

Incredibly Versatile Travel Lens

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2021

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This lens is incredibly versatile and exceedingly high quality for the price, and I fell in love with it after one rental.

It's perfect for travel, as you get a full 28-200mm range (and can easily crop in to 400mm equivalent on a high-resolution body (see my attached bird in bush picture). No more fumbling with lenses as your kids run ahead and your spouse taps their foot; you can cover pretty much everything with just a flick of your wrist. It even handles semi-macro well (see attached bee photo).

Typically superzooms trade off sharpness and maximum aperture for their versatility, but this lens instead narrows its range by 4mm to maintain both a wider F2.8-F5.6 aperture and outstanding center sharpness. Be aware that this lens does not feature stabilization and is best used with a camera that has in-body image stabilization. That said, the brighter apertures of this lens allow you to compensate with faster shutter speeds as well.

Overall I would strongly recommend this lens to anyone who is looking for a first or travel lens for an A7X body, as it is a jack-of-all-trades for a very reasonable price.

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25 people found this helpful

An amazing lens!

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024

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I really liked the quality of this lens as I said it blew the Sony comparable lens out of the water! The only problem for me and why I returned it is because I accidentally bought this one. I wanted the bigger reach of the 18 to 300 lens. But other than that this is a beautiful lens.

When I say it blows it out of the water I mean the picture image quality is just so clear with great bokeh also.

Excellent general purpose lens for Sony E Mount Users

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2022

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This is an excellent compact general purpose lens for use on Sony cameras.

1. Construction is mostly plastic but well made and feels very solid. Lens mount is metal.
2. This is a fast f/2.8 lens at the wide end (28 mm) and a reasonable f/5.6 at the long end (200 mm).
3. Fast autofocus.
4. Image quality is excellent throughout the range.
5. Weather sealed so can be taken out in inclement weather.
6. No image stabilisation as it depends on the camera's IBIS.
7. Includes a hood but no case.
8. Lighter than the equivalent Sony lens.

Pros:
1. Compact, light and well made lens.
2. Faster than the competition.
3. Excellent image quality throughout the zoom range.
4. Good weather sealing.

Cons:
1. 28 mm wide angle rather than the more typical 24 mm seen in the Sony.
2. Has no built in optical stabilization and relies on the camera for image stabilization which is not always the most optimum solution (having both helps performance).

Summary: Thoroughly recommended.

Note: When I purchased this lens from Amazon I did not get a US warranty from Tamron and it appears to be a gray market product. I did not find this out until I tried to register the lens with Tamron which indicated that it was not a US market version. Check the supplier before you buy. Look for the Tamron 6 Year US warranty.

38 people found this helpful

Amazed at how good this is.

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2024

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First off this is not a perfect lens. At the long end this is not sharp. Also no lens stabilization and this impact it in this regard. That said between about 50 and 135 this is going to give you some sharp and wonderful results. For a super zoom and more importantly for the price you can’t go wrong. I have the Sony 70-200 GM and that is a wonderful lens, but when I want to travel light this is what I pick up.

Freddie De La Paz

Perfect and light zoom lens

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023

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The zoom fit my Sony A6400 like a glove.

The lens provides a quality picture taking from wide to mid telephoto

Subtly miraculous.

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023

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This lens was weirdly nostalgic for me. When I bought my very first brand new 35 mm SLR back in 1996, I had a strangely similar lens to this, a first generation Vivitar 28 to 200 3.5 to 5.6 in Nikon F mount. At $99, I felt really lucky to find a clearance deal on that lens, but I still had to save my lawnmowing money for a couple weeks. My friends who were more serious about photography were aghast that I dared show up with such an embarrassing piece of glass and plastic. Of course, I was shooting mostly Tri-X and 800 ISO Kodak print film, so it’s not like anything I was printing was sharp enough to show the defects in that lens anyway. But still, decades later I remembered the stigma of such a ridiculous lens. So imagine how I felt in 2023 when I saw the advice of a Sony user group to pick a lens for my niece’s wedding after stepping up from an APS body with awful timing. Head to head against the 28-75 2.8, you actually only lose one stop at the long end. This lens is still only f/4.0 at 75 mm, and it’s barely larger than the shorter fixed aperture lens. It’s like you basically get a free extra 2.8x zoom on top of the same volume and performance as the flagship mid zoom lens, and it really is free because versus that lens there is almost zero price or weight penalty.

I took this lens to Alaska and back and only felt in need to take it off when I needed wider or longer, the Laowa 15 at one end and the even more awesome Tamron 150 to 500 at the other end. I really have no complaints to offer about the performance of this lens in all of that travel so far. Pretty good for kayaking too.

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Abu Nasim Haider

Misses autofocus and not great optical quality

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024

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It’s a great superzoom for the Sony Full frame E mount and relatively inexpensive. But I found that the autofocus misses sometimes on this lens, and the optical quality of the pictures is not as great as a higher end super zoom lens or a cheaper prime lens. So, know what you are getting into.

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