Tamron Di III 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2

Tamron Di III 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2

Tamron
93 Overall Score
vs
Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D 14mm

Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D 14mm

Laowa
26 Overall Score

Scores

Professional
Tamron
89
Laowa
35
Budget
Tamron
88
Laowa
22
Portrait
Tamron
87
Laowa
21
Video Cinema
Tamron
86
Laowa
27
Macro
Tamron
84
Laowa
58
Landscape
Tamron
77
Laowa
35
Street
Tamron
76
Laowa
28
Travel
Tamron
72
Laowa
28
Wildlife Sports
Tamron
69
Laowa
23

Specifications

Tamron Di III 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D 14mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min28 mm14 mm
Focal Length Max75 mm14 mm
Elements1713
Groups158
Aspherical Elements12
ED Elements22
CoatingFluorine Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/22
Min Aperturef/2.8f/4
Constant
Diaphragm Blades95
Build
MountSony ECanon EF
Formatfull-framefull-frame
Weather Sealed
Weight0.54 kg0.32 kg
Filter Thread67 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeVXDmanual focus only
Stabilization
Focus
Min Focus Distance180 mm145 mm
Max Magnification1:2.71:3.33

Pros & Cons

Tamron Di III 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2

  • Strong optical (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong macro (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong social proof (85th percentile)85th %ile

Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D 14mm

  • Strong macro (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong build (74th percentile)
  • Strong optical (71st percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average bokeh (5th percentile)5th %ile
  • Below average social proof (9th percentile)9th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile

Verdict

Winner: Tamron Di III 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2

Scores 93 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 2 of 21 specs.

Tamron Di III 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports