Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2
Announced September 30, 2021
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 is a capable standard zoom lens that delivers sharp images and fast, silent autofocus in a lightweight, weather-resistant package. While it features a convenient close-focusing distance and customizable settings, the lens exhibits some distortion and vignetting at certain focal lengths.
Weighted from 21 reviewer scores
Pros
- Sharp image quality with well-controlled central aberrations
- Versatile features including close-focusing capability and USB-C customization
- Fast, accurate, and silent autofocus performance
- Compact, lightweight, and weather-sealed design
- Constant f/2.8 maximum aperture
Cons
- Optical issues including distortion, lateral chromatic aberration, and edge softness at 75mm
- Significant vignetting on full frame
- Construction features a plastic body and extending front element
- Lacks a 24mm wide-angle focal length
- Launch price $899–$999 (USD)
- Focal length & aperture 28-75mm f/2.8
- Mount & coverage Sony E, Nikon Z Full-Frame
- Stabilization None
- Close focus 18 cm (0.37x)
- Filter thread 67mm
- Autofocus motor VXD
- Weight & size 550g (1 lb 3.4 oz) · 75.8 x 119.8 mm (2.98 x 4.72 in)
What the Reviewers Say
All 21 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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Tamron has done an excellent job with the 28-75mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 lens. It’s an excellent zoom lens capable of capturing sharp, detailed images throughout its focal length range.
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Their new 28-75mm f2.8 Di III G2 is optically right up there with the best from other manufacturers even surpassing them at the short end.
- OpticalLimits 8.2/10
While we haven’t seen anything overly impressive so far, the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 can deliver impressive image sharpness across most of its range.
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[T]he Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 is an excellent choice for an all-rounder lens that comes well recommended.
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Nearly everyone needs a high-performance standard zoom lens, and the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Lens is a strong contender for the best general-purpose zoom lens choice.
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The Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 is essentially fan service. Consumers made the original A036 a huge commercial success, and Tamron has rewarded us by giving us a huge upgrade to this lens while essentially retaining the same price.
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[T]esting out this new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 lens was a delightful experience. Its consistently high sharpness and beautiful bokeh, as well as its close focus distance, makes it a creative and versatile zoom lens that lets you capture some beautiful images.
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The Tamron 28-75 mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 is a very well-put-together lens, an excellent successor of its much-praised older version. If you add to that a very sensible price, amounting nowadays to about $800, you get an instrument it would be difficult not to recommend.
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It is exciting to see Tamron delivering a second-gen product for the Sony full-frame mirrorless ecosystem, indeed!
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A superb fast full frame standard zoom for Sony mirrorless cameras. It's a lovely lens to use and is capable of some excellent results.
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The new Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 is a better lens than the 3-year-old original version that it replaces, offering improved image quality, faster autofocusing and more features, making it even more competitive with its main rivals.
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Tamron's 28-75mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 lens doesn't cover the 24mm focal length like other standard zooms, but its f/2.8 optics, fast focus, and moisture-resistant construction make it a strong value.
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The Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 lens is a pleasure to use, offering a nice combination of light weight, a fast maximum aperture and good all-round performance.
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Tamron lenses might not have the hype of some other brands but in many instances their lenses are just as capable. This new standard zoom should make a lot of photographers happy.
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I can say that I am more than happy with the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2. The main factor that determines whether you should buy this lens is whether you can live without those four millimeters at the wide end.
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This lens is most definitely a step in the right direction as it offers great image quality, decent value for money, and up-to-par performance capable of holding its own even mounted on powerful bodies such as the Z9 or Z8.
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The Tamron 28-75mm G2 is a dependable lens in the center at all focal lengths and apertures.
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I think this is the lens that nobody asked for but everybody really wants. It's a fantastic upgrade over the original, and as always, here's all my personal pros and cons for this lens.
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It's definitely better than old version and more budget, lighter, smaller than Sigma and G Master, but the image quality and autofocus performance are good, very easy to handle and easy to start filmmaking photography.
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[I]t is great value for money.
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The Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 really is one of the best value all-round lenses you can buy, either for your full frame or crop sensor camera. Tamron have really done a fantastic job with this lens.
