First review of the new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 FE lens: “dream lens for a very low price”

Preorders: The Tamron lens is now available for preorder at Amazon, BHphoto, BuyDig and Adorama. In Europe at Amazon DE and WexUK.

The German website krolop-gerst.com (google translation) posted the full review of the new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 FE lens. And here are their findings:

Positives:
– They liked the small size and light weight of the lens.
– The Tamron is nearly as sharp as the more than two times more expensive Sony 24-70mm GM lens.
– The Tamron also comes surprisingly close to the Zeiss Otus quality!
– CA is not an issue
– Autofocus seems like to work as well as Sony native lenses

Negatives:
– Missing focus button on the lens.
– Missing MF-AF switch
– 28mm at the wide end and not 24mm

Conclusion? Dream lens for a very good price!

Preorders: The Tamron lens is now available for preorder at Amazon, BHphoto, BuyDig and Adorama. In Europe at Amazon DE and WexUK.

Sony A7III review at ePhotozine: “easily beating other full-frame DSLRs for specifications and features”

Sony A7III in USA at Adorama, BHphotoAmazonBestBuy, FocusCamera, BuyDig.
Sony a7III in Europe at Amazon DE, Calumet Germany, Amazon UK, ParkCameras UK, WexUK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.

ePhotozine posted the full A7III review:

Announcing the Sony Alpha A7 Mark III – Sony had the clever idea of telling everyone, that this was “the basic model” in the Sony Alpha range, and pretty much everyone published this, because it was quite frankly a little bit ridiculous. The Sony A7 III is anything but basic, easily beating other full-frame DSLRs for specifications and features. But it also means that if this is the “basic” model, then reviewers and customers are going to be comparing everybody else’s full-frame cameras against the A7 III, both current, and any future full-frame cameras released. Almost as if calling it the “basic” model has set it up as a standard for everything else to be compared to. Bravo Sony, perhaps one of the most inspired marketing ideas of recent years. 

The Sony Alpha A7 Mark III, on specifications alone, offers everything you could possibly want from a camera, including low noise at higher ISO speeds, high-speed continous shooting, rapid focus, and numerous focus points. 

Thankfully the camera also performs as well – with excellent image quality, thanks to reliable exposure, excellent lenses, great dynamic range and rapid focus performance. High quality 4K video recording is just icing on the cake.

The camera body offers good handling – although the menus can seem a little long and slightly dis-organised. With a compact prime lens, the camera system can be quite compact, however most lenses, such as the excellent FE 24-105mm f/4 G lens are quite large, which makes the system fairly large. 

In terms of this camera being a “basic” model, the Sony Alpha A7 Mark III is hardly what we’d call “basic” – and quite easily makes everything else look slower, larger, heavier, less innovative, and more expensive.

ThePhoBlographer writes:

I genuinely think that the Sony A7 III is a fantastic camera. Sony describes it as their “basic” option. For that, I understand the mentality. But for the professional photographer, I think that the Sony A7 III has no real place in your bag. Instead, go for the Sony a7r III or the Sony a9. The Sony A7 III has great image quality, autofocus, decent build quality with reservations, and is reliable. It’s not at all a bad camera. But I feel like it’s time for the Sony A7 series to evolve. I think that a 36MP sensor would have made more sense in the same way that I believe that the Sony a7s III should be 16MP. This is a camera for the entry level photographer that wants a full frame option. You’d use it for leisure and maybe a bit of semi-professional work. But for specialized work, I think you should look at the other options out there.

Sony A7III in Stock at BuyDig (new review at Admiringlight)

A limited Stock of A7III bodies is now in Stock at BuyDig (Click here).

And Jordan Steele from Admiringlight published his full A7III review:

While the A7 III is by no means a flawless camera, it gets so much right that any minor flaws are extremely easy to live with.
When you look at the positives, the list of them is extremely long and varied.
The A7 III gains one of the very best autofocus systems in any camera, with nearly the same capabilities as the more expensive A9. The EyeAF functionality is outstanding, and the overall responsiveness of the camera is on a very high level. The new image sensor sees gains in almost every area, with outstanding low-light performance and excellent dynamic range and color response. Add in the excellent Sony feature set, improved ergonomics, the focus joystick, an expansive viewfinder, 10 fps shooting and a deep buffer and the A7 III becomes that rare beast: a jack of all trades that is a master of most.

When you look at the whole package and the modest $1,998 price tag, the A7 III also becomes an exceptional value.

Sony A7III in USA at Adorama, BHphotoAmazonBestBuy, FocusCamera, BuyDig.
Sony a7III in Europe at Amazon DE, Calumet Germany, Amazon UK, ParkCameras UK, WexUK, Amazon FR, Amazon IT, Amazon ES.