Lightdow 85F/1.8 85mm

Lightdow 85F/1.8 85mm

Lightdow
39 Overall Score
vs
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
Lightdow
32
Tamron
97
Macro
Lightdow
62
Tamron
95
Landscape
Lightdow
31
Tamron
87
Wildlife Sports
Lightdow
24
Tamron
85
Professional
Lightdow
24
Tamron
85
Street
Lightdow
21
Tamron
83
Video Cinema
Lightdow
27
Tamron
82
Portrait
Lightdow
16
Tamron
81
Travel
Lightdow
28
Tamron
81

Specifications

Lightdow 85F/1.8 85mmTamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD
Optics
Typetelephotozoom
Focal Length Min85 mm28 mm
Focal Length Max85 mm300 mm
Elements620
Groups613
Aspherical Elements13★
ED Elements—2★
Coatingultra multi-coating (UMC)fluorine coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/85f/4
Min Aperturef/1.84-7.1
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades69★
Build
MountCanon RFSony E
Formatfull-framefull-frame
Weather Sealed—✓★
Weight0.50 kg★0.59 kg
Filter Thread—67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typemanual focus onlyVXD linear motor★
Stabilization✓✓
Focus
Min Focus Distance85 mm★190 mm
Max Magnification—1:3.8★

Pros & Cons

Lightdow 85F/1.8 85mm

  • Strong macro (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong stabilization (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong social proof (70th percentile)
  • Below average bokeh (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average aperture (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %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

Pricing

Lightdow 85F/1.8 85mm is MX$12,192 cheaper (6.1x less).

Lightdow 85F/1.8 85mm0.016score per dollar
vs
Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD0.007score per dollar

Lightdow 85F/1.8 85mm offers 2.3x better value for money

Lightdow 85F/1.8 85mm

Amazon.com.mx
MX$2,376

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

Amazon.com.mx
MX$14,568

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

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