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
vs
Samyang AF SYIO85AF-E 85mm

Samyang AF SYIO85AF-E 85mm

Samyang
41 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Tamron
98
Samyang
46
Budget
Tamron
96
Samyang
47
Macro
Tamron
95
Samyang
45
Professional
Tamron
92
Samyang
47
Travel
Tamron
87
Samyang
38
Portrait
Tamron
85
Samyang
45
Landscape
Tamron
84
Samyang
43
Street
Tamron
79
Samyang
39
Wildlife Sports
Tamron
75
Samyang
37

Specifications

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mmSamyang AF SYIO85AF-E 85mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min17 mm85 mm
Focal Length Max70 mm85 mm
Elements169
Groups127
Aspherical Elements3★1
ED Elements2★1
CoatingFluorine CoatingUltra Multi-Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/16
Min Aperturef/2.8f/1.4
Constant✓✓
Diaphragm Blades99
Build
MountSony ESony E
FormatAPS-Cfull-frame★
Weather Sealed✓✓
Weight0.54 kg0.51 kg★
Filter Thread67 mm72 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeRXDmanual focus only
Stabilization✓★✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm★1.00 m
Max Magnification1:4.81:11

Pros & Cons

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

Samyang AF SYIO85AF-E 85mm

  • Strong social proof (78th percentile)
  • Strong build (71st percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (10th percentile)10th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

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 4 of 21 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports