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

Leonardo Carrizo posted his full Tamron 28-75mm FE review at Mpex-Experience.com. And folks, there is only good news to reports:

– But is it sharp? Yep, it’s sharp! And on a 42 megapixels camera it’s insanely sharp.
– From my experience it feels like a professional lens should feel in your hands.
– shooting at 28mm is wide enough for an environmental portrait and there is no risk of distortion.
– if you are shooting portraits this is a very good lens option.
– Another cool feature of the Tamron’s 28-75mm f/2.8 Di RXD is its MOD (Minimum Object Distance) of 19cm or 7.5″. Basically, this means that you can shoot wide angle while keeping your subject close to you and sharp

Conclusion:

I truly enjoyed the awesome versatility of the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di RXD lens for Sony’s full-frame mirrorless E-mount cameras. It’s an extremely fast and sharp lens constructed for the hobbyist or professional photographer in mind. It can easily become the only lens you need for typical travel and street photography. At the same time, I wound not hesitate to take this lens on any commercial or editorial assignment as long as I have a Sony A7R III to go with it. After all, together, they are a perfect fit!

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

That Tamron lens is surprising us more and more. David just posted his Face detect & Eye AF review and damn…this lens focuses as quick as native Sony lenses!

And SAR reader Rafal (blog.rafalglebowski.pl) sent me this text:

“Hello. I just got a test lens Tamron 28-75 2.8 Di III RXD for a few days. First impressions: fast, quiet (voiceless), very sharp, especially at 28mm, solidly built, though light. It also works well during filming (smoothly and quickly). I am sending links to several photos and an archive with them so that it will be easier to download them. Greetings from Rafal :)
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http://www.mediafire.com/file/oyydyc44kuy8ktq/Tamron_28-75.zip“

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

No surprise here. Dpreview just updated their buying guide and the Sony a7 III is “officially” the best camera you can buy for under $2000:

“The a7 III’s combination of solid image quality, versatile autofocus and impressive 4K video quality make it extremely competitive, and for those reasons we’ve selected it both as our top choice for shooting people and events, and our overall top pick under $2000.”

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