Tamron 20-40mm FE review by SonyAlphaBlog: “ideal only if you really need the variability of a zoom”
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SonyAlphaBlog tested the Tamron 20-40mm FE lens and concluded:
The Tamron 20-40mm F2.8 Di III VXD (999 euros) , is proposing a usual zoom range that will suit vlogger , and photographer who mix street and architecture/landcsape and a tiny bit of portraits. It will also be an ideal complement to a Tamron 35-150mm F2-2.8 Di III VXD
Its performances are very good overall with very good sharpness especially at 20mm but nothing excellent neither specially in the corners that are a little bit weak at 40mm wide open. For best results across the frame you will need to close down to F5.6 . Bokeh is very good, as well as color rendering and smoothness of background blur
The images are automatically corrected in Lightroom for distortion and vignetting. Resistance flare is a bit average
In term of competition there is no direct equivalent the best replacement are either
- The Sony PZ 16-35mm F4 G deliver superior performance (sharpness, ergonomics) with a wider focal range but do not have the F2.8 aperture
- The Duo Tamron 20mm F2.8 (300 euros) + Tamron 35mm F2.8 (300 euros), that offer superior sharpness
- The Duo Sony 24mm F2.8 G (600 euros) + Sony 40mm F2.5 G (600 euros) that offers superior sharpness, ergonomics color rendering and AF speed but less versatility
The Tamron 20-40 will be ideal only if you really need the variability of a zoom , a F2.8 and this specific focal range and will be more at ease on a A7IV (33Mpix) than on a A7RV (61Mpix)
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You surely know those half cut lenses that companies usually display at photo shows. Well, Sony actually mounted the half-cut 85mm f/1.4 GM lens on the Sony A7IV :)
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Tim Cook officially confirms Apple uses Sony camera sensors
Tim Cook visited the Sony camera sensor facility in Kumamoto. And he confirmed what we already knew: That Apple uses Sony camera sensors. And the next generation iPhone 15 is rumored to feature a brand new Sony sensor:
Sony’s new image sensor roughly doubles the saturation signal level in each pixel compared with conventional sensors. In other words, the sensors can capture more light and reduce overexposure or underexposure in certain settings, enabling a smartphone camera to clearly photograph a person’s face even if the subject is standing against a strong backlight.
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The report goes on to explain that Sony’s latest sensor tech uses a “new semiconductor architecture which places photodiodes and transistors in separate substrate layers, allowing the sensor to add more photodiodes to the dedicated layer.