Voigtländer Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm

Voigtländer Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm

Voigtländer
35 Overall Score
vs
Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD

Tamron
100 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Voigtländer
21
Tamron
99
Professional
Voigtländer
28
Tamron
97
Budget
Voigtländer
24
Tamron
97
Travel
Voigtländer
33
Tamron
92
Macro
Voigtländer
54
Tamron
92
Portrait
Voigtländer
24
Tamron
91
Landscape
Voigtländer
28
Tamron
89
Street
Voigtländer
32
Tamron
81
Wildlife Sports
Voigtländer
23
Tamron
80

Specifications

Voigtländer Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mmTamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD
Optics
Typeprimezoom
Focal Length Min28 mm17 mm
Focal Length Max28 mm70 mm
Elements716
Groups612
Aspherical Elements23★
ED Elements—2★
Coating—Fluorine Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/22f/2.8
Min Aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Constant✗✓★
Diaphragm Blades99
Build
MountNikon FFujifilm X
Formatfull-frame★APS-C
Weather Sealed—✓★
Weight0.20 kg★0.54 kg
Filter Thread52 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typemanual focus onlyRXD
Stabilization✗✓★
Focus
Min Focus Distance150 mm★190 mm
Max Magnification—1:4.8★

Pros & Cons

Voigtländer Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm

  • Strong macro (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong build (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average aperture (21st percentile)
  • Below average bokeh (24th percentile)
  • Below average versatility (33rd percentile)

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD

  • Strong optical (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong versatility (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong macro (86th percentile)86th %ile

Pricing

Both products are similarly priced.

Voigtländer Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm0.064score per dollar
vs
Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD0.170score per dollar

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD offers 2.7x better value for money

Voigtländer Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar SLIIs 28mm

B&H Photo
$549

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD

Newegg
refurbished$575
Newegg
$590
Adorama
$599
Best Buy
$600
Amazon
$699

Verdict

★ Winner: Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD

Scores 100 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 6 of 21 specs.

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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