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
7Artisans Lite Series 50mm f/1.8 AF 50mm

7Artisans Lite Series 50mm f/1.8 AF 50mm

7Artisans
51 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Tamron
98
7Artisans
50
Budget
Tamron
96
7Artisans
56
Professional
Tamron
92
7Artisans
48
Macro
Tamron
91
7Artisans
56
Travel
Tamron
87
7Artisans
40
Portrait
Tamron
85
7Artisans
56
Landscape
Tamron
84
7Artisans
42
Street
Tamron
79
7Artisans
59
Wildlife Sports
Tamron
75
7Artisans
48

Specifications

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD7Artisans Lite Series 50mm f/1.8 AF 50mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min17 mm50 mm
Focal Length Max70 mm50 mm
Elements1611
Groups129
Aspherical Elements3★2
ED Elements2★1
CoatingFluorine Coatingmultilayer coatings
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/16
Min Aperturef/2.8f/1.8
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades911★
Build
MountSony ENikon Z
FormatAPS-Cfull-frame★
Weather Sealed✓★✗
Weight0.54 kg0.42 kg★
Filter Thread67 mm62 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeRXDSTM★
Stabilization✓★✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm★500 mm
Max Magnification1:4.8★—

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

7Artisans Lite Series 50mm f/1.8 AF 50mm

  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong optical (71st percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Pricing

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

7Artisans Lite Series 50mm f/1.8 AF 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 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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