Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD : Specifications and Opinions

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Lb_projekt

sent on 30 Ottobre 2024

Pros: Sharp, light, 67mm of filters suitable for practically all Tamron lenses, autofocus on a par with Sony, f2.8

Cons: Bokeh, flare

Opinion: The only thing I don't like about the Tamron lenses I've tried is the bokeh. Very bad. Onion ring everywhere. And the flare is bad. If light enters, even from the edge, it ruins your image. Too bad because it also makes a nice star but you can't use it. Used in combination with the 17-70 where I hoped to have finally found the perfect lenses unfortunately I returned them both. Tamron makes lenses that on paper seem perfect for focal length. weight.. opening.. but in the end they all give them back and change them. Too bad.. But when you say "this is the price to pay" in this case the less you pay the less you have

Giussove

sent on 15 Novembre 2023

Pros: Weight, focal length 2.8,

Cons: Unacceptable loss of sharpness at corners, flare, chromatic aberrations, price per Fujifilm mount

Opinion: Mount for Fujifilm. Encouraged by the many positive reviews, I bought this lens and immediately put it under pressure with tests at different focal lengths and using different apertures. The result I got was photos with an "unacceptable" loss of sharpness at the corners at all focal lengths and apertures. On the contrary, it seems that the lens does not react at all to the closing of the apertures, i.e. it does not improve at all. Then it's not that the center makes you cry out for a miracle. I was very sorry, but I had to return it to the seller. Maybe a faulty specimen? maybe. Each lens has its own story, and before buying, I think you need to try directly, instead of blindly relying on reviews, which are very useful, but, from the production, a particularly weak or critical copy can happen.

Deltabi

sent on 21 Luglio 2023

Pros: Definition, excellent maximum aperture, close focus, color rendering

Cons: Flare, flare and more flare

Opinion: Used on Sony a6400 I found it excellent but has a defect that, personally, I find unacceptable on a wide angle pushed: that is, it suffers a lot from flare. I made it because once out of two I found unwanted reflections (and difficult to correct) on the image. I really like, with UWA, to insert the sun in the frame so personally the defect is serious.

Mac_Protelli

sent on 11 Luglio 2023

Pros: Lightweight, optical rendering, flexible thanks to f2.8 brightness, close putting and magnification, outstanding optics for wide-angle zoom sharpness and angles.

Cons: Price maybe still a can high but initial price, chromatic aberrations at 11mm in difficult light situations can be corrected, distortions but physiological for a wide angle zoom.

Opinion: Or a few days ago the Tamron 11-20 f2.8 took version with 5 years warranty, tested with 40 MP on my X-H2. I would say that this lens is very good on 40 MP Fuji sensors, excellent also the corner performance suffers slightly at 11mm focal length but physiological must correct distortions but I say for reportage still acceptable even at full aperture. The AF very quiet and accurate note: used on X-H2 so I don't know if used on 26 MP camera body not recent how it behaves. Needless to argue if someone has been used to the Fuji ring for years, here it is missing, let's say I see it much less dramatic for the reason I use X-H2 than a key system and ring to customize excellent. The contrasts and colors are slightly different than Fuji optics. Chromatic aberration almost absent on all focal lengths except 11mm where you can see aberrations, angles at large apertures on close distances, extreme light, light and dark, green and red, in my opinion nothing dramatic. For me this zoom as an above-average yield and also given the excellent performance on the corners fully usable at f2.8 with 40 MP I also find it gone for reportage especially in cities with architecture where thanks to focal lengths in combination f2.8 brightness I find it really good choice. Star effect I would say excellent and this despite only 7 slats. Flare? Physiological for a zoom we can't expect miracles, a zoom remains, some fixed lenses do better (ghosting effect), it suffers a can in backlight. The compactness and really impressive weight weighs less than the Fuji 18 1.4 and I have to say it feels camera body+optics less than a 1kg. Note: I don't know how it behaves on older Fujifilm camera body and on 26MP sensors tested on my X-H2. That millimeter less than the Fuji 10-24 on the wide-angle side is not few. Or I noticed that between RAW and JBEG files there is a big difference. In my opinion, some defects we find almost on all wide angles this Tamron wide-angle zoom even if third-party optics, highly recommended for very dense 40 MP APS-c sensors, Fujifilm motifs, bright f2.8, excellent corner performance, small, compact and light.

Emix_ph

sent on 21 Gennaio 2023

Pros: Brightness, Lightness, absence of chromatic aberrations

Cons: Some flare in backlight, plastic material, price

Opinion: In my opinion for the moment the best lens for sony apsc on the market, for focal length / aperture. I consider the price a little high, but on the other hand it has come out for a short time. I tried it for a while and I must say that it gives me a lot of satisfaction, the AF is fast and silent is light and quite compact. The focal length it covers is quite ambia.

Andre90s

sent on 27 Settembre 2021

Pros: Constant brightness, weight/size, overall quality, good build, focal range

Cons: price of the new Italy

Opinion: I think I'm one of the first to have it in Italy. Taken recently, this lens goes to constitute a quality alternative to the Sony 10-18 F4 which according to what we read, has a lot of variability between the models and in any case is not very bright on some occasions. Tamron has fully centered the choice to propose an 11-20mm focal length with a 2.8 aperture for the Sony APS-C system where there was actually a lack of a 2.8 fixed aperture wide zoom. From the tests I have carried out, the lens has an excellent quality, good flare resistance for such a lens, absent chromatic aberrations and slight open diaphragm vignetting that can be corrected directly in LR / PS (latest versions already profiled). What can I say, while waiting for the price for the Italian market to settle around € 700 (price at which I took it from a well-known Italian store), I would say that it is an optics that together with the other Tamron 2.8 zooms makes Sony's APS-C system very attractive and certainly more complete. Well done Tamron! p.s: I will update this review over the weeks, gradually accompanying the Juza gallery with samples.