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15-30mm vs Tamron 17-35mm

Started 8 months ago | Discussions thread
Scott Stoness Junior Member • Posts: 26
Re: 15-30mm vs Tamron 17-35mm

DarrenCZ wrote:

Hi,

I also have the Tamron 17-35mm and love it.

... But I am really interested to know how the Rf 15-30 stm lens compares, there seems to be hardly any real world reviews at the moment.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4668706?page=2#forum-post-66447249

also 2nd page of https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1770909/2#lastmessage provides links to mtf and French review. which agrees with

not a review but my tested usage found that the 15-30 is pretty good.

requires distortion correction that reduces edge iq if you need it. But the results are good.

pretty good iq centre - iittle less iq edges but acceptable for landscape

good flare control

a great lens for those on a budget or concerned with weight/size with downsides of no access to f2.8 and requirement for correction that reduce its performance on a high mpx camera (R5 45mpx) to the equivalent of 40mpx (estimate).

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