The Dutch Store DeWinkel (found via DL) listed the first price info for the new Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 lens. The US price still has not been unveiled at BHphoto (it’s listed with no preorder option). If the price info from the Dutch Store is real that’s quite cheaper than the 2.089 Euro you have to pay for the 16-35mm Zeiss A-mount lens at Sony Germany.
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Oh ha. Quite expensive for a Tamron lens.
New Tamron lenses are great… fraction of the Sony’s price, just as good or better IQ and weather-sealed. Shame that Sony gave up on the Alpha system. Nobody will be buying these lenses to use on E-Mounts with adapters.
Slowed down perhaps, but recent a77II firmware update and three Alpha lens updates is a far cry from “giving up on Alph system”. Let’s be fair please.
A very silly post. I’m not nobody. And very keen on a wide angle zoom for my Alpha mount cameras.
Let me get this straight, you don’t own an A-Mount camera and are going to buy the Tamron specifically to use on an E-Mount with an adapter?
I wrote “Alpha mount” and that’s what I meant. To have you reply “you don’t own an A-mount” further proves your silliness.
I don’t own one, I own MANY Alpha mount cameras. I believe I am repeating myself.
If I owned E-mount cameras, that is what I would have written.
Very, very silly.
So you’re writing a reply that’s completely irrelevant to what I said and calling me silly?
I wrote: “Nobody will be buying these lenses to use on E-Mounts with adapters”. If you have an A-Mount camera, that obviously doesn’t refer to you.
Seriously, what’s so confusing about this.
What’s silly is implying noone is going to buy these lenses for their Alpha mount cameras, because, “Sony has given up on the Alpha system”.
You do realize there’s no such thing as an ‘Alpha mount’, right?
There’s A Mount and E Mount. My point referred to E Mount.
Are you going to buy the Tamron to use on an E-Mount camera?
If not, what does your comment have to do with anything?
Maybe for you Johnny-come-latelys there isn’t, but I bought and have used Alpha mount cameras since the Konica Minolta days, so pipe down junior and mind your manners.
Your point was that “Sony have given up on Alpha mount”, implying that noone would buy it for that system – the Alpha mount.
A very silly notion.
Read my comment again, slowly this time. Sony has given up on the Alpha system, and nobody will be buying these lenses for E MOUNT, TO USE WITH ADAPTERS. Got it yet?
Why mention that Sony has given up on the Alpha system, if your entire and only point was about the E mount?
It’s subtle, and if you are ESL (which you might be given your post history), there is an -implication- that noone will buy this lens for Alpha mount, because, you know, apparently Sony has given up on it.
Which is silly, isn’t it?
Or perhaps you can enlighten us on why you mention Alpha mount if it has nothing to do with your alleged one and only point?
Sony has given up on the Alpha system, so all new users will be directed to E-Mount. And since they’ve never owned A Mount cameras, they won’t even consider A Mount lenses as an option, despite all Sony’s clumsy efforts to present A+E as a single “system”.
Existing A Mount users will probably be still buying these lenses for quite some time, although in decreasing numbers, as the mount is being phased out by the manufacturer.
I guess having the ability to use filters, detach shade, and Tstar flare resistance comes at a premium price for the ZA16-35. And yes, that Tstar is very excellent at keeping the blacks deep and rich on backlit photos.
Kudos to Tammy for being bold though! I currently own four Tamrons. Used them for decades. Very nice, but not the rich color of ZA.
wow that is a hefty sum..
why is it so much more expensive for E mount than for examle canon EF mount?
you get a tamron 16-28 f2.8 for canon for half that.
oh sorry.. my bad its tokina 16-28mm f2.8…..
It is stabilized and the Tokina is not. It is newer and new lenses have been on a steady climb in price of late at intro – you can likely get it cheaper 6-9 months later.
… and it’s also not E mount but A mount.
Though, still very expensive. I wonder how much better than the old 17-50/2.8 for 1/5th of the price it is. Which, accidentally, I like very much on my A77.
Interesting indeed, looking forward to the reviews. As for the price from Sony it is always going to be more expensive, the average price on Amazon is 1700 euro’s, not that far from the Tamron. Not only that the Tamron does not have the reach the Sony ZA has. I have the Sony F2.8 ZA and it is one of the most beauitful lenses to use and it is rarely off my camera. I use to own Tamron’s 10-24mm and 90mm macro lenses, both a joy to use. The attached photo was taken with the lens.
Si
Nice pic.
Thank you very much.
Si