a6700 with Tamron 28-200

[mediacop]

I hope this isn't a crazy question, but I'm thinking of getting the Tamron 28-200 for use on a 6700. I know its a full frame lens, but:

The image area will be focussed in the center of the lens, usually the sharpest area.

I don't shoot much wide angle so an equivalent 42mm-300mm is a perfect zoom range for me.

The lens is small and light enough to match well with the size and weight of the camera.

At $699 retail, I don't feel guilty about wasting some of the full frame's glass.

Does this makes sense to you?

 

[José B]

I hope this isn't a crazy question, but I'm thinking of getting the Tamron 28-200 for use on a 6700. I know its a full frame lens, but:

The image area will be focussed in the center of the lens, usually the sharpest area.

I don't shoot much wide angle so an equivalent 42mm-300mm is a perfect zoom range for me.

The lens is small and light enough to match well with the size and weight of the camera.

At $699 retail, I don't feel guilty about wasting some of the full frame's glass.

Does this makes sense to you?

Sure. About half of my lenses I use with the A6700 are full-frame lenses. If you are OK with the 42-300mm range then that's all that matters.

 

[ProDude]

I hope this isn't a crazy question, but I'm thinking of getting the Tamron 28-200 for use on a 6700. I know its a full frame lens, but:

The image area will be focussed in the center of the lens, usually the sharpest area.

I don't shoot much wide angle so an equivalent 42mm-300mm is a perfect zoom range for me.

The lens is small and light enough to match well with the size and weight of the camera.

At $699 retail, I don't feel guilty about wasting some of the full frame's glass.

Does this makes sense to you?

Based on your specific needs, I'd have to say that 28-200 f2.8/f5.6 Tamron would be a superb choice. I used one on a A7RV for several months and it was absurdly good even with the demanding 60mp sensor and full frame. Your application would be a piece of cake for corner to corner sharpness across it's entire range. Here's a example of it on that A7RV



View attachment 1e717f8ad7e6480fb749336be0257127.jpg

 

[isvana]

I hope this isn't a crazy question, but I'm thinking of getting the Tamron 28-200 for use on a 6700. I know its a full frame lens, but:

Not crazy at all. I have often used my A6300 with the 28-200. Great for hikes / walks.

 

[Craig Gillette]

I've used my 28-200 a few times on my new A6700 and A6400. It worked well. For me though, going back to my first dslrs, 28mm isn't wide enough for me on aps-c, in general use, so it's on my A7Riv almost all the time. That and while it's not huge and heavy, it's not smamm.

 

[georgehakim]

I've used my 28-200 a few times on my new A6700 and A6400. It worked well. For me though, going back to my first dslrs, 28mm isn't wide enough for me on aps-c, in general use, so it's on my A7Riv almost all the time. That and while it's not huge and heavy, it's not smamm.

I agree. I keep the 28-200 on my A7iv and the APSC lens 18-135mm on the A6700. The 18-135 is the better option on the A6700 due to its good quality and small size, but more importantly its useful range on an APSC camera.

 

[Craig Gillette]

Small

 

[Martin_99]

I hope this isn't a crazy question, but I'm thinking of getting the Tamron 28-200 for use on a 6700. I know its a full frame lens, but:

The image area will be focussed in the center of the lens, usually the sharpest area.

I don't shoot much wide angle so an equivalent 42mm-300mm is a perfect zoom range for me.

I personally consider focal range 18-28mm much more usefull than 135-200mm with cropping (in case of using 18-135). Bu I assume, that you thought about that already.

The lens is small and light enough to match well with the size and weight of the camera.

Not agree, but it's also about personal feeling. For general use, I consider lenses above 400g as too heavy for small Sony apsc cameras.

At $699 retail, I don't feel guilty about wasting some of the full frame's glass.

Does this makes sense to you?

 

[mediacop]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts.