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
Sony HEKTOR SEL50F14Z 50mm

Sony HEKTOR SEL50F14Z 50mm

Sony
38 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Tamron
98
Sony
43
Budget
Tamron
96
Sony
37
Professional
Tamron
92
Sony
45
Macro
Tamron
91
Sony
42
Travel
Tamron
87
Sony
32
Portrait
Tamron
85
Sony
39
Landscape
Tamron
84
Sony
40
Street
Tamron
79
Sony
36
Wildlife Sports
Tamron
75
Sony
31

Specifications

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXDSony HEKTOR SEL50F14Z 50mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min17 mm50 mm
Focal Length Max70 mm50 mm
Elements1612
Groups129
Aspherical Elements3★1
ED Elements2★1
CoatingFluorine CoatingZeiss T x Anti-Reflective Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/16
Min Aperturef/2.8f/2.1
Constant✓✓
Diaphragm Blades99
Build
MountSony ESony E
FormatAPS-Cfull-frame★
Weather Sealed✓✓
Weight0.54 kg★0.68 kg
Filter Thread67 mm77 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeRXDSelectable Manual and Autofocus
Stabilization✓★✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm★500 mm
Max Magnification1:4.8★0.15x

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

Sony HEKTOR SEL50F14Z 50mm

  • Strong optical (69th percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average macro (33rd percentile)
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Pricing

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

Sony HEKTOR SEL50F14Z 50mm

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 6 of 21 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

Also Consider