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

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

Tamron
97 Overall Score
vs
Tokina SZ 600mm f/8 Pro Reflex MF CF 600mm

Tokina SZ 600mm f/8 Pro Reflex MF CF 600mm

Tokina
30 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Tamron
98
Tokina
32
Budget
Tamron
96
Tokina
26
Professional
Tamron
92
Tokina
31
Macro
Tamron
91
Tokina
30
Travel
Tamron
87
Tokina
18
Portrait
Tamron
85
Tokina
38
Landscape
Tamron
84
Tokina
23
Street
Tamron
79
Tokina
30
Wildlife Sports
Tamron
75
Tokina
23

Specifications

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXDTokina SZ 600mm f/8 Pro Reflex MF CF 600mm
Optics
Typezoomsuper-telephoto
Focal Length Min17 mm600 mm
Focal Length Max70 mm600 mm
Elements168
Groups128
Aspherical Elements3★—
ED Elements2★—
CoatingFluorine CoatingMulti-coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/8
Min Aperturef/2.8f/8
Constant✓✓
Diaphragm Blades9★—
Build
MountSony EFujifilm X
FormatAPS-CAPS-C
Weather Sealed✓★—
Weight0.54 kg★0.55 kg
Filter Thread67 mm77 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeRXDmanual focus only
Stabilization✓★✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm★1.77 m
Max Magnification1:4.81:2.5

Pros & Cons

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

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

Tokina SZ 600mm f/8 Pro Reflex MF CF 600mm

  • Below average social proof (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Pricing

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

Tokina SZ 600mm f/8 Pro Reflex MF CF 600mm

No current pricing available

Verdict

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

Scores 97 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 7 of 21 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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