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
7Artisans Hope Series 25mm T2.1 25mm

7Artisans Hope Series 25mm T2.1 25mm

7Artisans
39 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Tamron
98
7Artisans
41
Budget
Tamron
96
7Artisans
32
Macro
Tamron
95
7Artisans
66
Professional
Tamron
92
7Artisans
34
Travel
Tamron
87
7Artisans
24
Portrait
Tamron
85
7Artisans
30
Landscape
Tamron
84
7Artisans
34
Street
Tamron
79
7Artisans
28
Wildlife Sports
Tamron
75
7Artisans
24

Specifications

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm7Artisans Hope Series 25mm T2.1 25mm
Optics
Typezoomwide-angle
Focal Length Min17 mm25 mm
Focal Length Max70 mm25 mm
Elements1615
Groups1212
Aspherical Elements3★—
ED Elements2★—
CoatingFluorine Coatingmulti-layer nano-coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/22
Min Aperturef/2.8f/2.1
Constant✓✓
Diaphragm Blades910★
Build
MountSony ECanon RF
FormatAPS-CAPS-C
Weather Sealed✓★✗
Weight0.54 kg★1.00 kg
Filter Thread67 mm77 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeRXDmanual focus only
Stabilization✓✓
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm★300 mm
Max Magnification1:4.8★—

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

7Artisans Hope Series 25mm T2.1 25mm

  • Strong stabilization (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong macro (71st percentile)
  • Strong optical (71st percentile)
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average build (18th percentile)18th %ile
  • Below average aperture (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (31st 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 6 of 21 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports