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I have and love this lens. It's on my camera 99% of time and I switch with 24 GM when I need wider angle. Quality it's amazing, and can replace prime lens 1.8 from 35 to 50. It's superb

Great timing, just picked up this lens for my A7IV/FX3 yesterday, it had been on backorder for months. Been loving it so far!

I really like this lens too and is a standard part of my video kit, next to the Sony 16-35mm f4 powerzoom. Great focal range, good optics and little focus breathing.

I’m going to be so stoked when this eventually hits the RF mount

Been using this for over a year for all my professional work. Perfect

I've had it since it came out and it is Amazing!! worth every penny. autofocus not as snappy or accurate for action but otherwise a gem

This here is my lens for literally all my photos and videos!! Love it so much!! 35-150 FTW!!

I love this lens. It's my workhorse for weddings and events

Thanks for sharing your experience. I have only just recently been able to buy mine as I was in Malaysia on vacation. For the last 2years I have been trying to order this from Mauritius and nobody would get it so finally I have ut and its amazing, everything I hoped. Its fast and accurate and sharp. Perfect 2 cam setup for events with a super wide angle for those moments and this lens for everything else. I am a lover of primes but dont love changing lenses and this just works. Auto focus is also so far better than my sigma 24-70 which is sharp but misses, even on my A9. Think this will suit me so well for portraits, event and maybe sports. So versatile. Thank you Tamron for doing it so well.

Welcome to the club, I loooove this lens. Build quality is almost identical to that of the Sigma 24/70 Art, which now lives in my bag as a backup lens should I require 24mm. The 35-150 really does it all. Probably the most versatile focal range out there! Shooting weddings with just one lens ... I thought it was not possible ... until this lens!!

I just ordered my 2nd Samyang version of this lens. Its a work horse. I'm just setting up matching angles for brides and grooms. They are great on Sony fx30. Just make sure the firmware is up to date.

I've had that lens since the time it was released and love it. It is my main lens for theater events with the second camera having the 20 G if needed. I only switch to the 70-200 GM II when I know I can get by using that range (second camera gets the 24-70 GM II for what few shots that might be needed).

I have this lens, and yes, it’s absolutely amazing, in almost every single way, other than weight. I bought the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GMII with my A7RV and whilst it now makes sense to sell it, I’ve decided to keep it for when I want to carry a camera around all day, because as optically wonderful as the Tamron 35-150 is, it really is a beast.

So glad to see another positive review for this lens. I'm about to get it for my Z7II so I can pack lighter on the go.

Quickly became my favourite lens too, I still use 24-70 for indoor events sometimes, but mostly, it's the 35-150 now that's staying on the camera all day long.

Great Video!! wish they made this for RF!!

The fact it opens up to F2 on the wide side is amazing let alone the focal range but for what I do I still prefer a 24-70 & 70-200mm range, a lot of my images are captured around the 25-35mm range especially my weddings for the preps, ceremony and dancing. I could swap the 24-70 for a 16-35 and 35-150 pairing, but I’m still back to a two body system and a heavy one.

Fyi for those watching. The is a relatively new firmware update for this this lens. (At least, for the Sony version.) I believe focusing have been improved even more.

would love to hear your thoughts on this lens vs the Samyang version!

Very interesting review. Tamron definitely makes some great lens with incredible value. I just picked up the 70-180 g2 and am thinking now i wosh i would have tried this lens.

Love this lens. Definitely a Masterpiece by Tamron.

Which setup would you recommend me to pair with Sony A7RV + Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 if I will use it/them mainly for ultrawide and everyday photos with crop, video will be shoot mainly with Panasonic HC-X1500 25-600mm?: 1) Sony 12-24mm F4 2) Tamron 17-50mm F4 3) Laowa 10-18mm F4.5-5.6 + 17-50mm First one cover more range but not sure if they will update this 6 years old lens soon, second is the same Tamron series but cover less range, third get even wider range but will be 3 lenses, I think the first is more practical for me, but what do you think, did I missed anything?

I used it for over a year as my primary workhorse until about two weeks ago. The thing feels better than any Tamron lens. I did regret selling my 70200 GMii though simply because after the first time it broke, I just couldn't trust it. I've sent the lens in 3 times for things going wrong and even though the focal length is everything I want, it always made me a little nervous :O

Yes the Tamron 35-150 is amazing, I love mine.

Totally agreed. Using it with my a7RV and ZV-E1 and it‘s incredible. Truely the only downside is the size/weight for me.

both lens and model are fantatic

Interesting question of the beloved focal lengths! However, I would miss the 30 mm, my favorite. So, even "more perfect" would be the range 30-150 or 30-135. Also, it would be difficult to live without the 35 or the 40 mm.

This for Nikon is a major goal for me.

Bought the 70-180 right after launch... then was amazed of the potential and idea (and build quality, and optics, vs. the 70-180!), and bought the 35-150 2-2.8 shortly after its released. And it's great and very practical for a lot of things. However, it's good to also have a 24-70 f/2.8 or 28-75 f/2.8 for times when you don't need all that range but you sure need a lighter and smaller thing to carry.

this lens cannibalizes the 70-180. at least it did in my case :) very happy with the range and image quality. yes I miss a little bit on the short end, but... I always have the 17-28 with me. basically... I agree 100% For concert photograpy it's a huge winner

I love this lens (35-I50). I nicknamed it “The Beast.” (A little heavy)

Didn’t think I’d care that much about the weight considering I lift weights 5 times a week. But honestly I constantly swap this on and off my camera at a wedding because I just don’t want it hanging around my neck or flipping around at my side. I never bring it on commercial shoots where I have time to setup shots. It sucks bc I realllly wanted to like this lens and I really wonder if having it a 2.8 all the way though (which is how I always use it anyway) would have made it just right. Also I have occasional autofocus issues at 150 on both of my a7/4 bodies. It’s a great lens but it could have been just a little bit better. Def wouldn’t sell what I’m using now to buy it. More of a “this situation calls for something that does it all tool.”

I am waiting for it to come in the Samyang version in L mount and that will complete my lens set. I have used it in the A1 and it is just great.

I had tons of lenses for Canon and sold everything and switched to Sony. Bought the 35-150 thinking it would just be great to get me started on Sony. 1.5 years later I still haven't bought any new lenses.

this review is based on a full frame sensor right? I wonder if it's ok with an APS-C? The focal length will be 52-225 then and the aperture would be different as well

Hi Lee. Good to see u backing reviewing sm gear Nikon Z35-150 vs having both Z 35 1.8 and Z 85 1.8 Which one do u suggest? I already have a 24-120 f4 now

at 1:47, the lens description in the image is wrong. Its 35-150 f/2-2.8, NOT 70-180 f/2-2.8

I know it's blasphemy, but if you only use one lens then I'm in favor of the Nikon P1000 lens (it comes with an attached camera :) ). When photographing in nature, I constantly use the maximum "zoom" or the maximum "wide view". It is true that the electronics of the camera are bad, but when photographing an animal across the river, you cannot get more pixels on the animal with any other camera, even if the other camera has a huge sensor with lots of pixels.

i am a proud owner of the 35-150 E mount. It has been serving me well.

5:37 If this wasn't a lens test I'd be quite intimidated by this gaze.

Looks great I just wish such a heavy lens had a lens foot. I like to carry my camera with a strap slung around my neck and have found carrying by the camera body puts a lot of stress on the lens mount (on my Sony at least). I actually got an aftermarket lens foot/ring for my Sony 135GM and love it.

Would you recommend this for indoor sport videos like basketball, even tho it doesn't have OSS or would you go with the 70-200 GM II or F4 macro version?

Just need it to come out in RF mount!!!!

Damn I was on the fence about this but looks like I need to buy this lens either way and sell my Tamron 28-200mm I have the 20-40mm as well for the wider angles that I want so only have 2 lenses in my bag would be nice.

Do you mind taking a look at the Samyang version as well? I hear it's about the same for half the price! It's 1000$ usd with the samyang dock where i live

How do you think the focus speed would be for sports like basketball or volleyball?

What was your ultra wide lens you had in your bag? And would you still use that ultra wide lens or go with a different one?

The only issue I have with my copy of this 35-150 is dust keeps getting into the inside of the barrel...Tamron has cleaned it for me for minimal costs tho

This is a beautiful lens.

Great review. Do it come with a tripod collar?

5:04 am i the only one who is feeling pincushion distortion 5:04

I'm still really torn but leaning towards to extra wide and telephoto range with the 28-75 + 70-180 pair.

does anyone have any news of this lens will ever be coming to L-mount? they released it for z-mount a long while after fe-mount first got it...

The direct competitor would be samyang 35-150mm. I've use the tamron 35-150 before and I really love it. Now still deciding whether to purchase it or the new Sigma 70-200mm instead. Tough decision

People can talk so much about this lens, but let's take a step back. Some even complain about the variable aperture while they're carrying a fixed F2.8 lens. You can use this lens on fixed F2.8, no problem. You get a 35mm F2.0 prime as a bonus. I basically used it all the time since I got it. The only downside is the weight, but i don't mind it.

I love this lens. I hope I can afford it someday

Have you seen the canon Rf lens 24 to 105mm f2.8

I sold all my other lenses for Sony in favor of this one. It is great and range for what I do is just perfect.

my camera buddy has this lens and loves for shooting volleyball

Had it since it came out, it rarely leaves my camera.

This lens has slightly slower autofocus motors compared to the Sony, it also limits the frame rate to 15fps. Other than that, this is the only lens that I need for event photography. I can now show up with this lens, and maybe a 20mm f/1.8 on a second body.

I have the Samyang version which basically copied this (bonus it's cheaper) and it hardly comes off my camera now, only downside is its a little heavy, but you get used to it.

I saw that lens being used by Patrick in your last video and thought that was an interesting range.

I was gonna say, welcome to the party, let's do GoPro 7 now 😆

that arrow needs to be red to get more views

Collar came loose and Tamron refused to fix it. Garage!

A decade ago, I could only afford one lens and chose a tamron 17-280 as an all-around lens... as good of a job it did, stupid thing wore out... I pushed that piece of glass forward and back like a mo fo, and 3 years later, it wouldn't focus anymore without a focus screen, and even then, I had to retire that glass. For this reason, I'm a little apprehensive about dropping money on Tamron, but at least now I know not to rely on only one lens.

that thumbnail tho 👀

I was disappointed with close focus distance on this lens.

YEAH nice lens, but the distortion is really noticable in your shots of the brick wall

Sigma 18-35, f1.8 is the best one for me. Even tho it's only available for APSC

no more F mount ??? :(

Either I missed it in the video or the presenter failed to show it - this lens is great EXCEPT at flare resistance, where it is pretty terrible. If you shoot into the sun often, this lens isn't usable for you, it definitely has worse characteristics then any 24-70 2.8.

You Didn't Compress the Background, Thank You

I skipped that lens - twice.. AF while zooming is the worst ever..

That's one lens but not one lens

Ok I'm sorry, but I can't be the only one who feels like the arrow in the thumbnail is... Poorly placed, right? It looks like they're pointing out her bikini 😅

looks like a Sigma

No, it's too heavy and not that practical. Yeah, you keep it.

ya it's the only lens you need if your objective is great mediocre and you want your work to look like everyone else's.

No way, zooms suck! Primes are faster, lighter, sharper, prettier and make you a better photographer *drops mic*