Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD

The Tamron 17-28mm f / 2.8 Di III RXD Lens is a light, fast wide-angle zoom for Sony E-mount cameras and has the same diameter as the previously released Tamron 28-75mm f / 2.8 Di III RXD, but even shorter and lighter, the lens weighs only 420 grams. The Tamron 17-28mm is a very compact lens: 99mm length, 67mm diameter. The optical design is complex, with 13 elements in 11 groups, including an aspherical element and a number of elements for which glass with a special refractive index has been used. Zooming is nice, easy, the focus ring turns even easier. The diaphragm has 9 rounded blades. This lens has been specially designed for Sony FE mount. Therefore, there is no problem using advanced autofocus capabilities such as Eye-AF or Direct Manual Focus (DMF) on Sony mirrorless cameras. Everything works as it should and the focus is very fast when the aperture is fully open. The Tamron 17-28mm f / 2.8 Di III RXD has the same RXD drive as Tamron's previously released 28-75mm f / 2.8 Di III RXD. Tamron's RXD (Fast Silent Stepper Drive) focusing motor is quiet, fast and accurate. Thus, Tamron's 17-28mm f / 2.8 Di III RXD zoom is suitable for autofocus movie recording. Stepper motors combined with sensor autofocus also guarantee a high degree of accuracy. The shortest autofocus distance at 17mm is 19cm and the maximum magnification is 0.19x, which is very good for wide-angle zoom. The Tamron 17-28mm f / 2.8 Di III RXD lens is very sharp and has a rounded aperture. As a result, the aperture opening remains circular until about f / 5.6. This lens exhibits pretty good bokeh for wide-angle zoom. The Tamron 17-28mm has excellent backlight and glare control, shooting a bright light source at night results in minimal flare and ghosting. Chromatic aberration is also well controlled. Even in an area of ​​high contrast, very little color distortion can be seen, even at 100% magnification. This lens does not have built-in image stabilization, but modern Sony cameras have built-in image stabilization (IBIS), so the need for built-in image stabilization is not so great, especially for short focal length lenses. The Tamron 17-28mm f / 2.8 Di III RXD lens is sharp, fast, lightweight and fast ... all at a very low rental price. Rent this great lens for documentary and group photography, landscape and architecture photography.