Reviews written by Antonio Fumagalli

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Reviews of cameras, lenses, tripods, heads and other accessories written by Antonio Fumagalli

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Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD

Pros: Rationality of the project, optical and (at least apparently) constructive quality, compactness, focusing distance, Arca-compatible foot as standard, price.

Cons: The zoom lock mechanism by sliding the dial is clever but questionable as it can be moved unintentionally in handling. Manual focus only power-assisted.

Opinion: I bought it crossed. A bit 'because the supertele cheap variable focal length, traditionally, are not a category of lenses that shines for optical yield and a little' for my direct experience not always positive: I had the Canon 100-400 second series, excellent, and the Panaleica 100-400, disappointing in spite of the blazon. I like old lenses, made of iron and glass, totally mechanical, and this Tamron is an electronic tool: in twenty years it will no longer work even in manual because even manual focusing is motorized; My old goals have been working for forty years and in another forty they will continue to work. Not only that: in forty years an artificial intelligence will make them autofocus and correct their aberrations, enhancing the poetry of optical schemes with a few precious glass lenses. Net of this premise, it is an excellent tool, the resolution is high and the image is beautiful in every situation. At these levels it is stupid to analyze the optical sights and indeed, for the umpteenth time, I have had confirmation of how bad we can get an idea of the quality based on comparisons of that type that are found on the net. The license plate data are sufficient, it is not as bright as a fixed and with large subjects you can not have the same blurred, for the rest it will provide images as beautiful as the photographer will be. The autofocus works well but I am not able to make an advanced evaluation, as a good lover of iron and glass. The stabilizer is silent and very effective: with a steady hand you can easily shoot at 500 mm below one hundredth of a second.

sent on January 12, 2023