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RIGHT View down Trinity Lane, a really photogenic and busy thoroughfare taking you from the Backs to the heart of the city. For this, the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD was set to 108mm and an aperture of f/11 gave good depth-of-field
with this technology. Focusing is swift and images just snapped into perfect sharpness, whether I used it with the camera’s wide, zone or flexible-spot single-zone AF modes, and responsive when contrast was low or detail less pronounced. And it is silent and vibration-free, too. I think we’re all used to the gentle whirr of the latest lens autofocus systems, and they are usually only audible to the photographer behind the camera, so it’s rarely an issue. However, in times when total discretion and silence is needed, the 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD is ideal. If you want to get in close, you can, with minimum focus during AF operation of just 85cm giving a magnification ratio of 1:4.6, but you can do even better with this lens by switching to manual focus. Now, by using the 70mm setting, focusing is possible down to 27cm, which gives
a magnification of 1:2 – powerful enough for macro shooting. Cambridge is renowned for its architecture and that’s what I concentrated on, enjoying the versatility of the 70-180mm focal length range. It meant I could zero in on detail when I was unable to physically get any closer, but it also meant I was shooting from distances far enough back to avoid tilting the camera up, so I had no issues with converging verticals. I like the perspective compression effect (where subjects appear closer to each other) of telephotos, too, and that is a powerful composition tool. My evening photo walk was productive, but as it was drawing to a close, I was looking forward to having a closer look at my shots back home. At least walking with such a light camera outfit meant I wasn’t too tired to fire up the computer. I
knew even from quick inspections on the camera’s monitor that I was not going to have any issues with lens sharpness, but there’s nothing like a proper critical look on a high-resolution computer monitor. I was very pleased with the shots, pictorially and technically, with the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD delivering an impressive performance.
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For this feature, the Tamron 70- 180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD was used on a Sony AR7 IVbody, kindly loaned by Hire a Camera, so many thanks for its help. hireacamera.com
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