IRIX Dragonfly IL-30DF-EF 30mm

IRIX Dragonfly IL-30DF-EF 30mm

IRIX
33 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
IRIX
27
Tamron
97
Macro
IRIX
53
Tamron
95
Landscape
IRIX
34
Tamron
87
Wildlife Sports
IRIX
22
Tamron
85
Professional
IRIX
39
Tamron
85
Street
IRIX
30
Tamron
83
Video Cinema
IRIX
32
Tamron
82
Portrait
IRIX
37
Tamron
81
Travel
IRIX
22
Tamron
81

Specifications

IRIX Dragonfly IL-30DF-EF 30mmTamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD
Optics
Typeprimezoom
Focal Length Min30 mm28 mm
Focal Length Max30 mm300 mm
Elements1320
Groups1113
Aspherical Elements13★
ED Elements3★2
CoatingNeutrino multicoatingfluorine coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/16f/4
Min Aperturef/1.44-7.1
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades11★9
Build
MountNikon FSony E
Formatfull-framefull-frame
Weather Sealed✓✓
Weight1.51 kg0.59 kg★
Filter Thread86 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typemanual focus onlyVXD linear motor★
Stabilization✗✓★
Focus
Min Focus Distance340 mm190 mm★
Max Magnification—1:3.8★

Pros & Cons

IRIX Dragonfly IL-30DF-EF 30mm

  • Strong optical (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong macro (68th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (8th percentile)8th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average build (18th percentile)18th %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

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 6 of 21 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports