Impressed with the Tamron AF 70-300mm 4-5.6 Di SP VC USD (CANON EF)

[JoeriPeeters]

I’m impressed with the sharpness of the Tamron AF 70-300mm 4-5.6 Di SP VC USD (CANON EF) in combination with the Viltrox EF-NEX II adapter. There is also an Amount version available but I decided to go for the Canon version.Why?

-Cheaper compared to the Amount + Sony LA-EA4 adapter
300 Euro lens, 95 Euro adapter
-Build in stabilization on Canon EF version, the A-mount version of the Tamron does not have stabilization. (not a great issue when you have the A7 II)
-Adapter is also Electronic and suited for full frame.

Autofocus is terribly slow and certainly not usable for sport photography. This lens is for using with manual focus!
I heard the LA-EA4 is also slow in combination with Amount lenses but I cannot compare.

 

I get the best stabilization results choosing manual, 70mm on the Sony A7II.

As you can see the picture of the woman at 130 mm is very sharp, look at the shadow of the hair on her forehead, sharp too! Certainly for a 300 Euro Full Frame lens!

 

Full picture is taken at 130mm, F4.5, 1/3200, ISO 320

 

I recently bought the SEL24240 and I hope it is at sharp as the Tamron lens.