TAMRON 28-75MM F2.8 DI III VXD G2 LENS REVIEW

Tamron has established itself as a true value lens brand for Sony mirrorless photographers. The Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 G2 lens is the successor for the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 lens which won the Asian Photography Standard Zoom Lens Award in 2019, which was released in May 2018 for ₹75,000. The G2 lens costs ₹82,000, which is a little more than the previous one, which was released in October 2021. Tamron has established a reputation as an excellent cheap lens maker for Sony mirrorless photographers, and a solid competitor for the Sony 24-70 f/2.8 GM lens, which costs almost twice as much at ₹1,66,990. So, let's have a look at everything this new G2 Lens has to offer and how it performs.

- BHAVYA DESAI

Look, Body and Feel

In terms of looks, body and feel. The lens is similar to its predecessor in terms of weight and comes in at 540g, which is 10g lesser than the previous model. But what is the most important thing is, that it really comes with some useful features. And this is where the we feel that Tamron has made some major strides in terms of design. If you remember the other lenses that they have then they usually tend to have only the lens lock button on them.

Lens function customisation

For instance, the Lens function customisation with the new 'Tamron Lens Utility' software. So this is a software that allows the lens to be customised or updated via connecting it to the computer and can be downloaded from Tamron website. This means that you don't have to work through it via a camera, although that option is also available. It also allows you to adjust functionalities that you might like.

Focus Set Button

The biggest changes in design is the introduction of the focus lock button which was missing from the older version. This allows you to assign a function to the focus set button on the lens. The focus set button can also be customised to set A-B focus points via the software which is great to use to while shooting video to move focus from point A to point B with just one button. It can also be customised via Tamron Utility Software for other camera purpose along with the time for focussing in an out also customised.

The lens also comes with the 67mm filter diameter as the most recent Tamron lenses. And just like the previous version it comes with a weather sealing and rubber seal around the mount. It can resist the elements and has a fluorine coating that repels dust, water, oil, and dirt.