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Tamron’s speedy Sony stunner T amron has finally revealed details of its long-awaited 35-150mm optic, which is the world’s first mirrorless zoom lens for Sony E-mount with a maximum the edges of the frame and reduce concentric circle bokeh. The filter size is 82mm.
The drive on the lens uses the VXD linear motor focus mechanism for high-speed, high-precision AF. It’s quiet, to benefit video. The lens comes with a connector port, which works in conjunction with Tamron Lens Utility software for customising lens functions and updating firmware. Tamron has also revealed the 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 as the successor of the 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD. The £850/$899 lens has a new optical construction, with 17 elements in 15 groups. With two optimally-arranged LD and GM lens elements, image quality at wide-open apertures has been improved over its predecessor. tamron.com
aperture of f/2. This does make the lens larger and heavier than normal zooms, and the f/2 closes down to f/2.8 at longer focal lengths. But, of course, it does cover a wide focal length range. The £1600/$1899 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD weighs 1165g/2.57lb and is 159mm/6.2in long at 35mm. It extends when it’s zoomed. The minimum focus distance is 330mm/13in and there’s a nine- bladed aperture. The optical construction is 21 elements in 15 groups, with four LD (Low Dispersion) and three GM (Glass Moulded Aspherical) lens elements, which is claimed to achieve high image quality to
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like the original GFX50S, and you can still only record in H.264/MPEG-4 at 23.97p/24p/25p/29.97p. The onlymoviemaking improvement seems to be the extended recording time limit, which is now two hours. The camera has 19 of Fujifilm’s Film Simulation modes and there is a built-in mic and standard 3.5mm stereo input. There’s no onboard live streaming or webcam functionality. Connection is via a Micro HDMI and USB Type-C. The lens is designed for minimal focus breathing. There is no aperture ring or any switches on the barrel. Everything has to be controlled from the camera. manfrotto.co.uk
Get the large format look for less, with the new FujifilmGFX50S II. It’s gone on sale at £3499/$3999, or for £400/$500 more, you get a kit with the 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 lens. Coming four years after the original GFX50, the newversion is smaller, lighter and more affordable. It also has in-body image stabilisation and the same 0.77x, 3.69m dot EVF as its GFX100S big brother. It also packs the same 51.4-megapixel sensor as the original, but now comes with the faster chip. This makes the camera quicker, with more responsive AF. There is an improved AF algorithm, and face and eye-detection is improved. The lack of great video spec is disappointing. This stays at FHD 30p
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