Tamron 17-28mm FE review by Opticallimits: “solid performer”

Opticallimits tested the Tamron 17-28mm FE lens and concluded:

The Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD delivers a quite convincing performance with just a few caveats. Considering its ultra-wide character, it’s pretty sharp where it counts the most – the wider settings. The center quality is great and the borders/corners also on a comparatively high level between 17mm and 21mm. Many ultra-wide zoom lenses struggle a bit at their “long” end and the Tamron is no exception in this respect. While the results are good from f/5.6, the outer image field could be better at larger aperture settings here. The native distortion characteristic is very decent for such a lens and there’s nothing to worry about with image auto-correction. The vignetting figures are roughly in line with other lenses in this class. Reads: there’s some hefty vignetting at f/2.8 in RAW images. Auto-correction eases this is a bit but, a bit surprisingly, Tamron chose a non-aggressive correction profile here so you may still be able to spot some light falloff depending on the shooting conditions. The bokeh has its pros and cons. Out-of-focus highlights are comparatively nicely rendered whereas the overall rendition can be a bit harsh.

Overall, the Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD is a solid performer. It doesn’t excel in any criteria but it does the job and, possibly more important than that, it does so for a reasonable price.

Tamron 17-28mm FE lens at BHphoto, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig and Adorama.

Sirui 24mm f/2.8 Anamorphic lens tested by Marc Alhadeff

Marc Alhadeff from SonyAlphablog tested the Sirui 24mm f/2.8 Anamorphic lens:

The Sirui 24mm F2.8 Anamorphic allows to discover anamorphic lenses for a very reasonable price (1000 euros) compared to some SLR Magic anamorphic lenses (2000-3000 euros) or PL mount pro anamorphic lenses (10.000 – 50.000 euros). Its wider field of view will be particularly useful to complement the Sirui 35mm F1.8 Anamorphic, Sirui 50mm F1.8 Anamorphic
Results are very good and really give a cinematic look to your videos, that you can’t achieve by just cropping top and bottom of a traditional lens
Highly recommended !

You can now preorder the new Sirui 24mm anamorphic E-mount lens at BHphoto (Click here).

Sigma 28-70mm review by Marc Alhadeff and Dustin Abbott

Preorders: Sigma 28-70mm at BHphoto. Adorama. FocusCamera.

Marc Alhadeff from SonyAlphaBlog tested the new Sigma lens:

The Sigma 28-70 F2.8 DG DN Contemporary (849 euros) is an excellent pro zoom for Sony full frame cameras. In most area it is equal to the Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art (1200 euros) for a much more compact size and reduced price. It even does better in term of sharpness at the short end and in term of flare resistance.
The Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art keep the edge for sharpness at 50-70mm and for the extra 4mm at the wide end that will be required for landscape shooters.
Compared to the Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III RXD (750 euros) , the Sigma 28-70 F2.8 DG DN is sharper, has better background blur, better portrait rendering, better build quality and ergonomics in a little bit smaller size , lighter weight for 150 euros more only

Funleader Cap lens 18mm f/8 review by Marc Alhadeff

Marc Alhadeff from SonyAlphablog tested the Funleader 18mm f/8 Cap lens:

The Funleader Caplens 18mm F8 (149$) is an toy lens : as small as a body cap and without any controls (no focusing ring and no aperture controls). Its price is a little bit high for such a lens but quality is there with good sharpness , no color shift , good vintage colors
Compared to 7Artisans 18mm F6.3, Thingyfy Pinhole Pro S that fall in the same category it is much more usable on a day to day and is fun to use

You safe 5% on the 18mm f/8.0 FE cap lens on the official Funleader store (use code “5sales”).

NiSi 15mm f/4.0 FE lens review by Marc Alhadeff: “very good lens”

You can now preorder the new Nisi 15mm FE lens at BHphoto and Adorama.

Marc Alhadeff from SonyAlpha.Blog tested the new NiSi 15mm f/4.0 FE lens:

The NiSi 15mm F4, the first lens from NiSi , is a very good ultra wide angle combining very good shaprness, very nice sunstars, low distorsion , compatibility with standard filter and 100mm filter holder system all that at a very reasonable price : 479 euros

Compared to its closest competitors in term of size and price , the Laowa 14mm F4 (670 euros) and the Voigtländer 15mm F4.5 (699 euros), the NiSi offer the best balance of performances : It has less field curvature than the Laowa , a better centre sharpness than the Voigtländer and is the only one with a removable lens hood to allow a standard filter holder. It is a little bit bigger than the 2 others but stay quite compact and it is the cheapest of the 3 !

Highly recommended