New Tamron Super and Wide Angle Zooms for Sony E-mount: Tamron announced today a new 150-500mm f5-6.7 zoom lens for Sony full-frame and crop-sensor e-mount cameras. Anticipated ship...

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Tamron announced today a new 150-500mm f5-6.7 zoom lens for Sony full-frame and crop-sensor e-mount cameras. Anticipated ship date is June 10, 2021. Model No is A057. Anticipated price is USD 1,400. This lens one ups the Sigma offering by 100mm, at $450 additional cost. But unlike the Sigma the Tamron model includes a lens collar and Arca-Swiss compatible tripod foot. So that reduces the price differential by $100-150.

Also announced is a wide angle 11-20mm f2.8 zoom, Model No B060, for Sony APSC e-mount bodies. Anticipated price is USD 830.

Pablo8 Loc: Nottingham UK.

Pity that the wide Zoom is not for the e mount Full-Frame body.

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Pablo8 wrote:

Pity that the wide Zoom is not for the e mount Full-Frame body.

Research a few FF lenses that come almost close to those specs, and then notice the bulk, weight, and prices for just *almost close* specs :-(

You can almost have that lens at an almost reasonable price, and in an exceedingly reasonable form factor (almost pancake), from Voigtlander. It will be effectively one stop slower, and you do your zooming in PP. Yes there’s those compromises, but the upside is that it’s tiny and it’s FF !

I’ve never really thought of 10mm as ultra wide for APSC. I’ve got 3 different zooms that all start at 10mm and they all accept filters. I figger if it accepts front filters then it’s not really “ultra”.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

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Tamron announced today a new 150-500mm f5-6.7 zoom... (show quote)

One of my favorite outfits is the Sony 70-350 on the Sony a6400. Very, very, very, very, very sharp results.

azted Loc: Las Vegas, NV.

Pablo8 wrote:

Pity that the wide Zoom is not for the e mount Full-Frame body.

It is Full Frame! I have the same lens in the "A" mount for Sony and it is a very nice lens. I have only done a few shots on it with my A7lll and an adapter. I plan to use it shortly with the used A99 i just purchased.

azted Loc: Las Vegas, NV.

azted wrote:

It is Full Frame! I have the same lens in the "A" mount for Sony and it is a very nice lens. I have only done a few shots on it with my A7lll and an adapter. I plan to use it shortly with the used A99 i just purchased.

Sorry, it's early here and I read that wrong. The wide angle is APS-C. But as with the Sony 10-18, it is possible to use with FF.

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Sigma offers the 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Lens for FE mount cameras, but at USD 1,300 it's is more expensive that the new Tamron APS-C offering.

azted Loc: Las Vegas, NV.

The Sigma 12-24mm F4-5.6 ll DG HSM is an "A" mount lens that I have used on an E mount with an LAEA4 adapter. It works great and the colors are stunning. I bought it open box and I like it as much as the 16-35 F4 Zeiss, and it is wider.

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Many UHH members have reported satisfactory results with the LAEA4 adapter (or MC11 with Sigma Canon lenses), but I have always found some degradation from the performance of a native e-mount lens. It's one thing if you already have an older lens, but I would not buy a new lens intending to use it with an adapter.

That's why I'm happy to see third-party suppliers adding reasonably priced new offerings for Sony mirrorless cameras.

azted Loc: Las Vegas, NV.

MDI Mainer wrote:

Many UHH members have reported satisfactory results with the LAEA4 adapter (or MC11 with Sigma Canon lenses), but I have always found some degradation from the performance of a native e-mount lens. It's one thing if you already have an older lens, but I would not buy a new lens intending to use it with an adapter.

I have not noticed degradation per se, but it is not the most fun to have to add the adapter to the svelte A7lll. On the other hand, the savings in dollars is huge! You can save thousands literally by utilizing older Minolta and Sony A mount lenses. The quality certainly is there, and checking out dyxum.com for the ratings is very helpful. I just yesterday got a used A99 so that I can compare the results on each camera. (I had read that Sony should have expanded this translucent mirror/mirrorless camera line!) Lenses like the Minolta 85mm F1.4 are said to be irreplaceable in terms of quality of image. So far I am very happy with all the older lenses.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

Pablo8 wrote:

Pity that the wide Zoom is not for the e mount Full-Frame body.

I have the
Tamron 10-24mm DI II Auto Focus Zoom Lens for Sony A. Works very nicely with Sony's LA-EA4 adapter! And Canon lenses work well with Sigma's MC-11 adapter.

bwa

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azted wrote:

I have not noticed degradation per se, but it is n... (show quote)

I should have been more precise. I've not noticed any degradation in image quality, but in autofocus speed, which can be critical for certain subjects and is one of the strengths of the Sony mirrorless series.

azted Loc: Las Vegas, NV.

MDI Mainer wrote:

I should have been more precise. I've not noticed any degradation in image quality, but in autofocus speed, which can be critical for certain subjects and is one of the strengths of the Sony mirrorless series.

Yes, I am sure that is true. Speed of autofocus is a whole separate category that Sony has successfully separated itself from the competition. Not being a birder, or wildlife shooter most of the time, my primary concern does not reside there. In fact, I do use manual focus often because I do like sharp photos, and specific focus points with bokeh. The LAE4 adapter is a workable solution, but is not at the speed of wildlife.

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MDI Mainer wrote:

Many UHH members have reported satisfactory results with the LAEA4 adapter (or MC11 with Sigma Canon lenses), but I have always found some degradation from the performance of a native e-mount lens. It's one thing if you already have an older lens, but I would not buy a new lens intending to use it with an adapter.

That's why I'm happy to see third-party suppliers adding reasonably priced new offerings for Sony mirrorless cameras.

Oooooohhhh ... Adaptaphobia !

Here’s that tiny little Voigtlander ultra wide I mentioned earlier. This is the 15 cuz it’s what I have on hand, but the 12 is about the same size.

The ADAPTER is nearly half the size of the lens. Voigtlander immunizes their Leica lenses against Adaptaphobia, so there’s never any degradation from mixing and matching lenses to bodies.

Degradation is not merely a no-no, it’s downright degrading :-(
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Notice this FF 15 has a filter (52mm). The matching FF 12 cannot use filters.

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Forgot to include a dime. Just realize thaz a 52mm filter to judge its size.

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User ID wrote:

Oooooohhhh ... Adaptaphobia !

Here’s that tiny little Voigtlander ultra wide I mentioned earlier. This is the 15 cuz it’s what I have on hand, but the 12 is about the same size.

The ADAPTER is nearly half the size of the lens. Voigtlander immunizes their Leica lenses against Adaptaphobia, so there’s never any degradation from mixing and matching lenses to bodies.

Degradation is not merely a no-no, it’s downright degrading :-(
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And can you tell us "adaptaphobiacs" just how well the autofocus works with this rig? (I grant that autofocus may not be so critical when using a wide angle lens given the manual focus assist on today's cameras, and that this Voightlander adapter is a midget compared to the LA-EA4.)