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
TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 11mm

TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 11mm

TTArtisan
59 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Tamron
98
TTArtisan
44
Budget
Tamron
96
TTArtisan
54
Professional
Tamron
92
TTArtisan
42
Macro
Tamron
91
TTArtisan
65
Travel
Tamron
87
TTArtisan
35
Portrait
Tamron
85
TTArtisan
63
Landscape
Tamron
84
TTArtisan
34
Street
Tamron
79
TTArtisan
53
Wildlife Sports
Tamron
75
TTArtisan
31

Specifications

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXDTTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 11mm
Optics
Typezoomfisheye
Focal Length Min17 mm11 mm
Focal Length Max70 mm11 mm
Elements1611
Groups127
Aspherical Elements3★—
ED Elements2★—
CoatingFluorine Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Min Aperturef/2.8f/16
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades9★7
Build
MountSony ECanon EF
FormatAPS-CFull-Frame★
Weather Sealed✓★—
Weight0.54 kg0.44 kg★
Filter Thread67 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeRXDManual Focus
Stabilization✓★✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm170 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

TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 11mm

  • Strong macro (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong aperture (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong social proof (69th percentile)
  • 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

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