Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD
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Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD is a full-frame super-telephoto zoom lens for Sony's E-mount mirrorless system. It is another effort by the Japanese brand to tap into the upcoming Olympics with a lens that should interest enthusiasts.
Compared to Sony's 200-600mm G, the Tamron offers a wider angle of view in the lower end of its focal range. This complements the 70-180mm F/2.8 lens unveiled last year, extending Tamron's "holy trinity" professional zooms to 500mm.
True to Tamron's commitment to providing a compact alternative, this lens measures just over 20cm at its fully retracted position. It is therefore shorter than many 70-200mm f/4 lenses.
The 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III features Tamron's new VXD linear motors that deliver high autofocus performance and precision. Among the 25 optical elements inside, there are six XLD and LD elements and two hybrid aspherical elements: with Tamron's BBAR-G2 coating, it delivers good aberration-suppression, flare-resistance, and distortion correction.
Ratings
What we found
Neofiliac score 50%
Pros
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
What external reviewers found
External score 76%
Pros
- Excellent center resolution (4,400 lines)
- Excellent autofocus
- Very good image stabilization
- Very good autofocus
- Fast autofocus
- Very sharp, very good bokeh balls, very soft blurry background and very good color rendition
Cons
- Lacks teleconverters
- Bulky and heavy
- No focus hold button
- No teleconverters
- Focus breathing
- Very heavy (1761g) but still lighter than the (2115g)
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External Reviews
cameralabs[1]
Reviewer score 84% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Tamron 150-500mm f5-6.7 Di III VC is almost as compact as Sony's FE 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 GM OSS. It offers 25% more reach and is much cheaper to boot. The lens still shows zoom creep if you don’t lock the lens with the switch or by pushing the zoom ring forward.
Pros
- Super-telephoto zoom lens
- Very good image stabilization
- Fast autofocus
Cons
- Bulky and heavy
- Focus breathing
digitalpicture[2]
Reviewer score 70% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Tamron lens has a much lower price, a difference that will supersede all others for many. The Sony lens has less geometric distortion and slightly less peripheral shading. While this lens's maximum aperture openings do not provide low light excellence, they help achieve Tamron's compact size and light weight mirrorless camera lens goals.
Pros
- Compact size and light weight mirrorless design
- Low pincushion distortion at wide apertures
- High maximum magnification capability
- Long range of long focal lengths
Cons
- No teleconverters
pcmag[3]
Reviewer score 76% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Tamron 150-500mm F5-6.7 Di III VC VXD has the big zoom power that sports and wildlife enthusiasts are after. It undercuts Sony's similarly sized FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS by a wide margin. If you're looking for more zoom power without spending big, the Sigma 150-600mm Sports is a sensible alternative for $100 more.
Pros
- Excellent center resolution (4,400 lines)
- Excellent autofocus
- Fully protected from dust and splashes
Cons
- Lacks teleconverters
sonyalpha[4]
Reviewer score 74% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Sony FE 100-400mm GM OSS F4.5-F5.6 is shining at 100 & 200mm. The Tamron 150-500mm is maybe the most balanced ones and the most consistent On lower Mpix cameras including the A1, most lenses will reach excellence. None of them has a terrible distortion, level of CA or resistance to flare that makes them well above or below the others.
Pros
- Very sharp, very good bokeh balls, very soft blurry background and very good color rendition
- Very good autofocus
- Very wide aperture
Cons
- No focus hold button
- Very heavy (1761g) but still lighter than the (2115g)
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