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The Tamron 70-180mm f\/2.8 lens<\/a> (B&H<\/a><\/em>) is an interesting new option open to Sony photographers. What makes it particularly enticing — it is half the price of the Sony 70-200mm f\/2.8 GM<\/a>\u00a0(B&H<\/em>) and it is nearly half the weight of the Sony lens. It is a much more compact lens, yet still retains that sweet f\/2.8 aperture. This all sounds wonderful, but we’ll have to balance this against lens sharpness and overall performance first. For those then who need a quick summary for a review — this lens is really sharp!<\/p>\n The notable downsides — no lens stabilization and you lose a (relatively minor) 20 mm on the long end. The stabilization is partially taken care of by the Sony cameras’ built-in stabilization. Comparing sharpness at various slow shutter speeds for numerous test sequences, I would say in summary that you lose about a stop on your shutter speed.<\/p>\n As part of testing this lens, I met up with a model, Yazmin.
\nHere is a short video with my observations on this lens.<\/p>\n