Bower SLY2414OD 24mm

Bower SLY2414OD 24mm

Bower
31 Overall Score
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Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm

Tamron
97 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Bower
22
Tamron
98
Budget
Bower
23
Tamron
96
Macro
Bower
57
Tamron
95
Professional
Bower
27
Tamron
92
Travel
Bower
20
Tamron
87
Portrait
Bower
24
Tamron
85
Landscape
Bower
35
Tamron
84
Street
Bower
25
Tamron
79
Wildlife Sports
Bower
20
Tamron
75

Specifications

Bower SLY2414OD 24mmTamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm
Optics
Typewide-anglezoom
Focal Length Min24 mm17 mm
Focal Length Max24 mm70 mm
Elements1316
Groups1212
Aspherical Elements23★
ED Elements—2★
CoatingMulti-CoatingFluorine Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/22f/2.8
Min Aperturef/1.4f/2.8
Constant✗✓★
Diaphragm Blades89★
Build
MountFour ThirdsSony E
Formatmicro-four-thirdsAPS-C★
Weather Sealed—✓★
Weight0.64 kg0.54 kg★
Filter Thread77 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeManual FocusRXD
Stabilization✗✓★
Focus
Min Focus Distance250 mm190 mm★
Max Magnification—1:4.8★

Pros & Cons

Bower SLY2414OD 24mm

  • Strong macro (78th percentile)
  • Strong optical (76th percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (18th percentile)18th %ile
  • Below average aperture (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm

  • Strong optical (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong versatility (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong macro (86th percentile)86th %ile

Pricing

Bower SLY2414OD 24mm

No current pricing available

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm

Verdict

★ Winner: Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm

Scores 97 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 10 of 21 specs.

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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