After my recent outback trip, and ten days of carrying this heavy backpack, I decided something had to change. I was however at a loss as to what that change might be, and only having recently purchased the Sony 200-600mm and the Tamron 28-200mm travel lens, the thought of off loading them seemed crazy. The bigger question however was what exactly to replace, and with what?
At that moment, Tamron released their new 35-150mm F2.0-F2.8 lens, which sounded too good to be true, and several months prior to that they released the 150-500mm F5.0-F6.7 lens. The thought of these two lenses being able to replace several lenses was an itch I needed to look at scratching. I proceeded to watch every YouTube review on both lenses, particularly the 35-150mm as that would be my primary lens. I think to many peoples surprise, the 35-1500mm was proving to be an exceptional lens that performed far above any previous Tamron offering, and the Tamron 15-500mm it seemed was not too far behind. I am now very intrigued!
These two Tamron lenses did not come cheap, at around AUD$5,000 for the pair, but what they offer for that money simply can not be beat when compared to the five lenses they replaced; Sony/Zeiss 55mm F1.8, Sony 85mm F1.4, Sony 200-600M F5.6, Sony 70-200mm F4.0 and the Tamron 28-200mm F2.8. Needless to say, I took the plunge and put all my faith in these two new lenses from Tamron, which was a big risk as I offloaded all five lenses PRIOR to buying the two new Tamron lenses. The reality was, that I was prepared to lose a little performance for the benefits of less gear to carry around.