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
Sirui IronStar Series 75 75mm

Sirui IronStar Series 75 75mm

Sirui
44 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Tamron
98
Sirui
44
Budget
Tamron
96
Sirui
47
Professional
Tamron
92
Sirui
38
Macro
Tamron
91
Sirui
47
Travel
Tamron
87
Sirui
32
Portrait
Tamron
85
Sirui
46
Landscape
Tamron
84
Sirui
39
Street
Tamron
79
Sirui
43
Wildlife Sports
Tamron
75
Sirui
35

Specifications

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXDSirui IronStar Series 75 75mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min17 mm75 mm
Focal Length Max70 mm135 mm
Elements1619
Groups1216
Aspherical Elements3★—
ED Elements2★—
CoatingFluorine Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8T16
Min Aperturef/2.8T1.9
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades918★
Build
MountSony EInterchangeable Mount with Included ARRI PL/Canon EF
FormatAPS-Cfull-frame★
Weather Sealed✓★—
Weight0.54 kg★1.15 kg
Filter Thread67 mm92 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeRXD—
Stabilization✓★✗
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm★800 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

Sirui IronStar Series 75 75mm

  • Strong optical (79th percentile)
  • Strong versatility (69th percentile)
  • Below average build (16th percentile)16th %ile

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 8 of 21 specs.

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports