7Artisans 12mm f/2.8 Mark II 12mm

7Artisans 12mm f/2.8 Mark II 12mm

7Artisans
41 Overall Score
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Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Tamron
100 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
7Artisans
37
Tamron
97
Macro
7Artisans
59
Tamron
95
Landscape
7Artisans
36
Tamron
87
Wildlife Sports
7Artisans
21
Tamron
85
Professional
7Artisans
27
Tamron
85
Street
7Artisans
32
Tamron
83
Video Cinema
7Artisans
25
Tamron
82
Portrait
7Artisans
27
Tamron
81
Travel
7Artisans
29
Tamron
81

Specifications

7Artisans 12mm f/2.8 Mark II 12mmTamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD
Optics
Typeprimezoom
Focal Length Min12 mm28 mm
Focal Length Max12 mm300 mm
Elements1220
Groups1013
Aspherical Elements—3★
ED Elements—2★
Coating—fluorine coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/16f/4
Min Aperturef/2.84-7.1
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades59★
Build
MountSony ESony E
FormatAPS-Cfull-frame★
Weather Sealed✗✓★
Weight0.49 kg★0.59 kg
Filter Thread67 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typemanual focus onlyVXD linear motor★
Stabilization✗✓★
Focus
Min Focus Distance150 mm★190 mm
Max Magnification—1:3.8★

Pros & Cons

7Artisans 12mm f/2.8 Mark II 12mm

  • Strong macro (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (9th percentile)9th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

  • Strong af (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong versatility (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong optical (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (91st percentile)91st %ile

Pricing

7Artisans 12mm f/2.8 Mark II 12mm

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Scores 100 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 8 of 21 specs.

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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