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
vs
AstrHori 50mm F1.4 Large Aperture Full Frame Manual 2-in-1 Tilt Portrait 50mm

AstrHori 50mm F1.4 Large Aperture Full Frame Manual 2-in-1 Tilt Portrait 50mm

AstrHori
48 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Tamron
99
AstrHori
49
Professional
Tamron
97
AstrHori
39
Budget
Tamron
97
AstrHori
50
Travel
Tamron
92
AstrHori
26
Macro
Tamron
92
AstrHori
45
Portrait
Tamron
91
AstrHori
76
Landscape
Tamron
89
AstrHori
22
Street
Tamron
81
AstrHori
48
Wildlife Sports
Tamron
80
AstrHori
39

Specifications

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXDAstrHori 50mm F1.4 Large Aperture Full Frame Manual 2-in-1 Tilt Portrait 50mm
Optics
Typezoomtilt-shift
Focal Length Min17 mm50 mm
Focal Length Max70 mm50 mm
Elements167
Groups126
Aspherical Elements3
ED Elements2
CoatingFluorine Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/1.4
Min Aperturef/2.8
Constant
Diaphragm Blades9
Build
MountFujifilm XMicro Four Thirds
FormatAPS-C
Weather Sealed
Weight0.54 kg0.51 kg
Filter Thread67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeRXD
Stabilization
Focus
Min Focus Distance190 mm400 mm
Max Magnification1:4.8

Pros & Cons

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

AstrHori 50mm F1.4 Large Aperture Full Frame Manual 2-in-1 Tilt Portrait 50mm

  • Strong aperture (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong stabilization (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Below average optical (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average build (28th percentile)
  • Below average versatility (33rd percentile)

Pricing

AstrHori 50mm F1.4 Large Aperture Full Frame Manual 2-in-1 Tilt Portrait 50mm is $331 cheaper (2.3x less).

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

AstrHori 50mm F1.4 Large Aperture Full Frame Manual 2-in-1 Tilt Portrait 50mm

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 8 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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