Tamron 28-200 F/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD for Sony Mirrorless Full Frame/APS-C E-Mount, Model Number: AFA071S700, Black

Incredibly Versatile Travel Lens
This lens is incredibly versatile and exceedingly high quality for the price, and I fell in love with it after one rental.It’s perfect for travel, as you get a full 28-200mm range (and can easily crop in to 400mm equivalent on a high-resolution body (see my attached bird in bush picture). No more fumbling with lenses as your kids run ahead and your spouse taps their foot; you can cover pretty much everything with just a flick of your wrist. It even handles semi-macro well (see attached bee photo).Typically superzooms trade off sharpness and maximum aperture for their versatility, but this lens instead narrows its range by 4mm to maintain both a wider F2.8-F5.6 aperture and outstanding center sharpness. Be aware that this lens does not feature stabilization and is best used with a camera that has in-body image stabilization. That said, the brighter apertures of this lens allow you to compensate with faster shutter speeds as well.Overall I would strongly recommend this lens to anyone who is looking for a first or travel lens for an A7X body, as it is a jack-of-all-trades for a very reasonable price.

One lens to rule them all…
Well well, it appears I forgot to leave a review for the last year. I was too busy doing cool sh*t and documenting it using this lens. As a rock climber, hiker, skier, backpacker, and adventure photographer, changing lenses isn’t always an option. More frequently than not, pulling the lens off of my a7ii would mean exposing my sensor to dust, mist, wind and the elements, all while hiking peaks, hanging off of a cliff photographing other climbers, or standing face to face with a 1500 pound bison in the backcountry. Typically I would be forced to swap between a wide angle lens for my usual landscape photography, a portrait lens for taking photographs of my friends, or a telephoto for when some wildlife pops out from around a switchback on a trail. With this lens I never have to think twice about a shot, if I see a sprawling vista, I can shoot a quick panorama to capture all of the grandeur. If a moose jumps in front of me on the trail, I slam it in to 150mm to capture a close up. The short focal length makes macro shots a breeze, and the wide aperture means that low light shooting and astrophotography shots are a breeze as well. I’ve been shooting with this lens for the last year and it hasn’t left my camera once, except for the occasional cleaning. To be fair I can’t afford the high end portrait, telephoto, and wide angle lenses. That being said, even if I could, I don’t know if I would bother to spend the money unless I absolutely needed certain lenses for professional studio/field applications. One specialty lens costs between 1000 and 2000 dollars, this one costs about 800. And it does the work of 3 of those lenses together, albeit not quite as well, but comparably. Using this lens, I have a self contained pro quality photography unit that when in its case occupies a space the size of a cantaloupe, easily fitting camera and lens, with batteries, charger, cleaning kit, sd cards, and filter kit. All included, it fits in my backpacking kit, it fits in my daypack, it fits in my climbing gear, and it can sit at the ready in my car while I’m road tripping. If I had to sum it up in one phrase; a jack of all trades and a master of none, but a jack of all trades is better than one.

I bought this for my new Sony a7C and I’m so impressed that I’m not going to buy any other lenses. I went shooting today and the versatility in combination with the photo quality is arguably unbeatable. I never imagined such a compact and lightweight combination to get almost every type of photo I need to. I used to have a Sony a6600 with Sigma primes and a Sony telephoto but carrying three lenses is super annoying and unnecessary when you can shoot with the Sony a7C and this Tamron 28-200 2.8-5.6. The lens feels more premium than people make it sound too. Could not be happier with this lens overall. Thanks Tamron!

Love this lens – so versatile.