Tamron 50-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD for Sony E Mount Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras

2 reviews for Tamron 50-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD for Sony E Mount Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   – August 22, 2024 Miss Phyllis Nolan III

   This lens is so much fun! Tamron got it right with this lens. I wanted portability, reach, and sharpness all in the same telephoto zoom lens. Those are three hard to match qualities in a lens, if you can find it at all. Tamron not only delivers on it with this lens, it does so at an incredibly affordable price (relative to other lens in this field). And even then, Tamron, imo, is the only one who delivers all three qualities: portability, reach, and sharpness. If you want to dismiss this lens as an all-in-one consumer lens that lacks any merit, and no extra features, go ahead. You will be missing out on the point. I own a sony 200-600 g that I seldom use because it’s just so large and heavy to carry around. It’s loaded with features, I seldom use. So it doesn’t matter that it has a farther reach, or better this or that. The best lens is the one I can fit and carry in my bag. Period.I shoot a lot of night photography. I have a few wider and faster lens (lower f number) when I need them. There’s no such thing as a fast telephoto zoom lens, at least not yet. If I have ever ended up with some unwanted noise, because I just didn’t have a wide enough aperture lens, the issue can easily be fixed in post.Now let’s talk about auto-focus and sharpness. I shoot with manual focus a lot. But I’ve been testing the auto-focus feature of this lens with my Sony a7iii. How good is it? In post, I have been forgetting to use the sharpen tool because the subject in photo is already so sharp, I just don’t think about it. And when I do use the sharpen tool, it doesn’t help much because the subject in the photo is already sharp–even in night photography. And all this has been while using the auto-focus feature. I don’t need to manually focus with this lens and that saves me a lot of time. In fairness, I haven’t tested this lens in sports or when the subject is moving. But with still subjects, this lens produces beautifully sharp and contrasty photos.The lens is light enough that it doesn’t need its own post bracket. It feels about the same weight as the Tamron 28-75. So my camera supports it just fine on the tripod, even with the lens fully extended. This lens has opened up a whole new view (and enjoyment) for me that I didn’t have before. Thank you Tamron! üôå

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   – September 16, 2024 Heath Reilly

   Sharp and fast enough for what I use it for.