Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 lens review with samples
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- It's taken me a while to get round to testing out this new range of low-budget Tamron lenses - sorry! Here's the 24mm option for you - is its low price and macro ability enticing enough to make it worth a punt?
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Thank you for including AF-C in your autofocus test! For me autofocus speed is one of the most important aspects of a lens, but very few video format lens reviews include these segments. Being able to see continuous AF performance in addition to single shot AF just adds even more utility to these reviews.
I think most modern camera shooters always use AF-C because the tracking becomes so good and there is no a lot of real reason to use AF-S. I can't remember last time I hear that "beebee" noise.
I also shoot my Sony in AF-C only. Cannot remember last time I was in AF-S :) And about the lens - surprisingly good.
Is it any good in AFC? I can live with it if it matches my Sigma 30 f1.4.
I've never shot with AF-S with my Sony, AF-C is so good. Otherwise great review as usual.
Depends on what I'm shooting. If there are multiple potential focus points I prefer AF-S so I can confirm the camera is focusing where I want it to.
@@hampsterblade6195 Generally speaking, I'll take the tradeoff of slightly twitcher AF in favor of getting the speed bump, though I also do a fair bit of street. The A7C is extremely good at nailing focus in AF-C, so accuracy issues are few and far between, even on my fastest lenses. Once I discovered AF-C (while prior, I was using AF-S as it was what I was used to), I pretty much only ever use that, or MF.
Never shot autofocus with my Sony - the back button focus also misses every time 😅
I feel like selling my 24mm Samyang after this review... not having macro capabilities on it is a real pain. Great photos, Chris!
I used to have the samyang. Actually like the Tamron better.
I would say the opposite, almost all sony users use AF-C and not AF-S :)
I'm begginer, could you explain the differences and pros/cons
@@14bqdonk AF-C adjust the focus all the time when you half press the shutter button, AF-S set the focus only one time after half pressing shutter button
@@14bqdonkEver got your answer?
Am i the only one who use Manual
@@vietphan1071 Personally I use DMF, so it's like half manual? Does that count?
The 35mm version is f-ing amazing! So sharp, so smooth, great rendering in general... Yeah the AF could be better, but it is only like 1% worse than my Sony lenses. Louder by a lot though...
I have the Tamron 35mm offering and I even like it better than when I owned the Sony Zeiss 35mm. Tamron has come out with some very affordable quality lenses with just a few sacrifices. Thanks for another excellent review. You are my favorite!
Love the 35mm version... I use it mostly for macro. I have true macro lenses but I noticed I would almost never shoot closer than about 1:2 so I gave this lens a shot and it has been great so far...
Ik have the zeis bro
@@gicechicken7062 Had the Zeiss before...a really nice lens! However, for me, I prefer the Sony 35mm GM lens. Plus I like the size of it.
@@martin9410 hahaa im more on a budget
Always happy to see the yellow thumbnail notification 💛, to slap that like button even before watching, thanks a lot Chris for these great videos, Cheers from Algeria
I took this lens out with the Sony 24mm 2.8 which is $600
This $200 Tamron blew it away. Particularly in the bokeh department I found myself feeling somewhat "on edge" when viewing the Sony's final product. It looked harsh. This Tamron is the best value lens I've ever seen.
wait, wdym people don't shoot in AF-C? xD I always use AF-C with back button AF hold.
great video again! I bought the lens today with astrophotoraphy in mind, where autofocusing isn't relevant at all. I can confirm that it's insanely sharp and that the coma is absolutely fine.
Excellent video as always. Hope you will review the other 2 lenses as well (and perhaps do some comparisons of different 24 or 35 from different manufacturer's). Thanks again for this video 👍👍👍
Yeah I would like a comparison between 24 and 35 mm lenses too as I can't decide what to buy ^^
Also a comparison between full frame and APS-C camera would be cool
These F2.8 Tamron primes are insane for the price. I use the 20mm and it's great.
The IQ at this price point is spectacular! Just got it for my A7C and gotta say it's the best vfm lens in my collection. The macro capability is also super useful.
A very nice review, Mr. Frost. I'll agree with the crowd of commenters here... I always shoot AF-C with Sony (but I did with Canon, mostly, too).
35mm version has the best image quality of any 35mm lens on the system... Old AF and f2.8 lets that quality be so cheap...
for $200, that's a no brainer. It makes me wanna purchase a sony e mount camera again. Could you do a comparison between this one and the samyang lens?
Third-party lensmakers are killin' it with the E-mount glass lately.
For the price its quite a good lens, great review as always!
Hi,thanks you for your review. I find the images really great.
I wanted to see a review of this lens because in the SonyAlphablog,this lens is considered one of the best options when shooting with the Sony A7riv.
I now can understand why!
Your review made me hunt for one on FB Marketplace, and I found it at a reasonable price. I use it on a Weebill S because of the weight advantage. Thanks Chris
Lovely review. I bought the lens yesterday and loved it. Thank you. ❤
I'm early for once! Nice review, deciding between this and the Sony 28mm f2!
This could be a perfect companion for the upcoming 35-150 🤔🤔👌🏼
I love this lens. I have this and a few other lenses $1,000+ and I use this lens 80% of the time so far.
I shoot on a Sony a7R IV and put it into crop mode to occasionally get a "free" 35mm equivalent :)
Would love to see a review of the Tamron 20mm F2.8. Especially compared to the highly regarded Sony 20mm F1.8.
I have both lenses. I believe that my Sony is just a little bit sharper across the frame and of course, has greater low-light capability. It's night and day regarding the distortion. Sony doesn't have too much distortion, but the Tamron has quite a bit. In-camera correction for distortion only works for jpeg, but I shoot raw. Plus, the Sony has all sorts of bells and whistles which I find very useful. Even when correcting for distortion in Lightroom or Capture One, you do lose some resolution because of it. If I were doing landscapes, architecture or large group shots, I would grab the Sony almost every time.. But for just a fun day out where you're more focused on the center of the frame or Macro, the Tamron is fun to use. Just my two cents.
I might cover the Tamron 20mm eventually. Right now I'm boxing up a Sony 20mm f/1.8 to send back to the hire company after testing :-) as well as a Sony 24mm f/1.4 :-)
Sir please make a review video on tamron 17-28 f2.8 e-mount....please please please 🙏
I know I am a bit late, but are the macro abilities the same on APSC as on fullframe? I am thinking about buying this lens for detailshots for car photography.
2:21 As a Sony shooter that has also read about how others shoot, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that actually most Sony shooters stick to AF-C in combination with back button autofocus.
I absolutely agree. I'm a Sony shooter, and I have almost never shot without AF-C. Although I don't use back button AF.
@@bhargavsharma9241 I personally like BBAF for the extra layer of control it gives when auto exposing.
AF-S was useful with the older third party AF lenses where they would only use phase detect inside a little area in the middle of the image. AF-S would add contrast detection all over the image. Memories.... I guess it is still the same actually. AF-C is phases detect only while AF-S is both?
@@0ooTheMAXXoo0 Ah yes, true! We do still use the A7classic for clothing photos on mannequin, AFS works best for that. I believe AFC on newer models uses phase primary and contrast as a secondary.
It’s interesting how much larger this is than the respective samyang lenses
Tamron has deliberately designed all their latest lenses with a constant 67mm filter thread size. It is no surprise the simpler lenses would consequently be larger than they needed to be in order to accommodate that.
@@EvanA. honestly I like that
They probably weigh similar amounts. Lots of unused space in the Tamron lens to get a consistent filter size among their lenses... The macro is a big thing for these lenses... The 35mm one is also sharper than the Zeiss and has smooth bokeh, great rendering, great macro...
thanks for your great reviews! I looked at the Sony 24 mm review too. Of course, aperture and so on are better, though I didn’t like the bokeh. I would like a lightweight, “ all round “ for full-frame camera bundle that I could always carry with me, like my 6000 with 30mm 1.4 sigma. What is your opinion, is Tamron 24 suitable, or has something more interesting already appeared?
ill buy this small lens tomorrow for my apcs cameras (a6000 & nex 5R)
Hey Chris, I am fan of you, you may know by now. And I love photography as a hobby. I'd also like to thank you for you've answered a lot of irrelevant and boring questions I've put before you so far. That shows you're a Godly person. Though it still may not be my capability to purchase one but if I'm a general type of photographer with no specific strains or restrictions to stay with. What would you suggest me to get if I'm stuck between Canon 24-105 f/4 and 70-200 f/? Both IS and older versions. My body is a Canon 200d with no wish to upgrade.
I'm not Chris, but having used both lenses, I would say that the 24-105 because it will get more use for when you need wider shots. However, if you could get both lenses used, the 70-200 is a remarkable lens.
@@martin9410 thanks dear, I can buy a carefully used Canon 70-200 f4 IS L for around 300 dollars, do you think it would be a wise decision?
@@hanifalibaloch7452 that is a great price. Buy it and a used 40mm. That will give you something on the wide end that would be cheap and sharp,
I understand the decisions behind the Tamron triplets as they are, but IMO f/2.8 nowadays should be zooms and pancake thing. I would rather buy 20, 24, 35 f2 set or 20-35 f2.8 zoom.
With macro and landscapes you never shoot wide open anyways... The main uses for a lens like this... double the size and price to get f1.8 is not worth it for the few times I would use a 24mm for portraits. Even shooting interiors you would want more depth of focus than wide open... Sony makes an excellent macro lens that is f3.5... That lens represent 90% of my photography for the last 5 years... No alternatives available until Tamron 35mm F2.8 came along.... Sensor in a 300USD A5100 is basically as good as the newest sensors... I used adapted lenses from my film days first.. Getting into top level photography for way less than a grand is a great thing.... Where is the $350 Entry level camera these days?
Fast wide angle lenses are quite difficult (IE, expensive) to build while holding sharpness. For the $200 I paid for this thing brand-new, I have sharpness that would make the A7RIV cry, an admittedly Ho-hum but very usable F2.8 aperture, weather sealing, light weight, and pinch Macro capability. A mere two Benjamins for this! You'll be spending lots more on anything faster that you're probably stopping down anyway (unless you're into Astrophotography), or a similarly fast Zoom.
Tamron 24mm 2.8 vs the Tamron 20mm 2.8...are both equal sharp from center to the edges? The 24mm seems to be really good here but 20mm is so much more wide
Wish Nikon had a prime like this for Z-Mount! Looks great.
It is gasketed throughout the design and the front element is fluorinated, as well. It's better weather sealed than some thousand dollar lenses out there.
thank you I just ordered it ☺️
If you ever get Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2,0 Planar on your hands, please do make a review. I got one (with Sony a 7) and I think it is amazing.
Nice video thank you so much for your review ^^
Nice review, but 12 cm minimum distance for the 1:2 could be much too close for serious macro work...
Chris please don't forget the Nikon Z 24-200!! Cheers!!
I remember choosing from samyang and tamron 24mm, but grabbed samyang because it looked sharper, though it is a bit annoying it doesn't have weather sealing. Could have been a few dollars more expensive and have it
I’m sed because they’re didn’t make it for Z ☹️
Please review the 20 mm too :-)
Very helpful review
Ha. First time I had the first like ever. And I don’t feel any different. Lol if this is anything like your other video I know to hit like before I even watch it. Thank you all the time you put in to your reviews.
Another budget alternative is the Sigma Contemporary 24mm f3.5. Is the difference between f2.8 and f3.5 of any consequence on a 24mm lens? It would be nice to compare thee two lenses directly.
Whats the difference in wideness and low light shooting Sony a7iv with tampon 24mm 2.8 vs Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D SLR Ultra-Wide Lens?
The laowa is twice the price!!!
Please make a vid on Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 mm lens for RF mount this time. You always use Sony please make it with your R5 this time :)
I use AF-C exclusively with my Sigma 30f1.4 on my A6400. Is the Tamron similar or worse than the Sigma 30 f1.4? I don't mind chattering noise as I want to use it only for photography. Or should I go for the twice as expensive Samyang 24f1.8??
Great. This would be a good hiking lens.
You say picture corrections are on. That means you don't shoot RAW?
Isn't the Viltrox 23mm f1.4 a better choice??
It's only for APS-C cameras, and I think it costs more (but yes, for some people it might be the better choice)
new to photography, most Tamron/sigma lower price lenses don't say they have autofocus so would I be having to manually focus the ring for every shot or does the camera body AF take over? confused how that works
Any chance of comparisons between Fuji 16mm f/1.4 and Sigma's 16mm f/1.4 on E-mount?
Tamron is the future.
Hii.!
I'll want to bey a canon 77d..
But can't understand which lens are better 18-135/24-104/17-50/55-250mm for wedding and bird photography
Comment section in a nutshell: "Chris, AF-C yo" 😅
Haha yes, I've learned something today :-)
is this lens sharper than the sony 50mm f1.8?, planning to change that lens with these for my aps c camera,
I wonder how well the in camera correction does on a7 IV with this lens.
I recently buy this lens, and notice aperture sound when changing, specially when turning camera On/Off
is that sound normal, or my lens has problem? 🤔🤔
is the focus-ring linear or non-linear?
On my Sony A7 (the first one) this lens had severe focussing problems though.
Came across your comment. Me bought Samyang 35mm 1.8, and it hunts a bit on a7. I have no idea at the moment if lens has some issue, or it is because of camera.
Which lens is optically better, this or Tamron 17-70 f2.8 at 24mm?
Prime lenses are always optically better.
Bought this thing and it wouldn't work on my a7IV in most video modes because there is no AF/MF switch, so I was stuck with MF. Returned it and got the Samyang 24 2.8 which works flawlessly. Avoid this lens for video.
2:36 are you ok? You don't sound so good there xD
Guess you slowed down the audio of that particular part by accident in editing maybe?
I wish Tamron port these lenses to Canon mount
It's note the same but you have the old tamron 24-78 2.8 it's fast and sharp enough and you can have around 400€ in second hand the only downside it's more heavy than this but you can cover almost everything and it have macro. I used with canon 6d also with the sony a7lll adapted with sigma mc 11 and performs excellent but I finally sell it beacuse I need af in video
@@NAM3L3555 Didn't know about the 24-78 lens, but I have the Tamron 28-78 f2/8 for Canon and it is a very sharp lens. You can get it used for about 200 dollars.
@@martin9410 sorry I wrote so bad I mean 24-70 2.8
@@NAM3L3555 Tamron OLD gold ring series of lenses are nothing more than JUNK...as if today's Tamron and few years old Tamron are two different companies
@@ddesai1080 Iknow but for the price it's a good lens
I still think samyang 24mm F1.8 is better option than this
Yes but it's twice the price.
In Germany this lens came out with an initial price of 550€, way too expensive as I said at the time. Now it is down to 210€ on Amazon. This is more of an appropriate price in my opinion. This lens has less build quality and optics than the sigma F1.4 trio on apsc, there is no reason to pay a premium just because the image circle fills 35mm. I consider picking it up for my zoom setup (for use on apsc).
first
22 for me, but whose counting. lol