Tamron claims that its new SP 15-30mm F2.8 Di VC USD offers prime lens quality across its focal length range, paired with a fast maximum aperture and - uniquely in its class - optical vibration compensation. We've been impressed by how this wideangle zoom performs in our studio, but that's only half the story. Our latest video field test follows DPReview Deputy / Technical Editor Rishi Sanyal as he uses the Tamron 15-30mm to shoot architecture, cityscapes and waterfalls.
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Falls Creek Falls, Carson WA. Tamron 15-30mm F2.8 Di VC USD lens shot at 25mm focal length on a Nikon D810. Exposure info: 1/15s | F8 | ISO 64. Converted from Raw to taste. Additionally, 11 images were averaged in Photoshop to simulate a ~3/4s exposure, since a neutral density filter could not be used on this lens. Visit our dedicated Samples Gallery for more photos from our video review of this lens, and grab some representative Raw samples from the gallery below. |
Representative Raw samples:
- Library Shot 1 (BSB_2352): F4 | 1/15s | ISO 64
- Library Shot 2 (BSB_2403): F2.8 | 1/8s | ISO 64
- Library Shot 3 (BSB_2430): F5.6 | 1/20s | ISO 64
- Library Shot 4 (BSB_2496): F16 | 1/10s | ISO 140
- Rizal Bridge Aperture Series (BSB_2559): F2.8 | 1/3s | ISO 64
- Rizal Bridge Aperture Series (BSB_2560): F3.2 | 0.4s | ISO 64
- Rizal Bridge Aperture Series (BSB_2561): F3.5 | 0.5s | ISO 64
- Rizal Bridge Aperture Series (BSB_2562): F4.0 | 0.6s | ISO 64
- Rizal Bridge Aperture Series (BSB_2563): F4.5 | 0.8s | ISO 64
- Rizal Bridge Aperture Series (BSB_2564): F5.0 | 1s | ISO 64
- Rizal Bridge Aperture Series (BSB_2565): F5.6 | 1.3s | ISO 64
- 'Before' single shot of Rizal Bridge composite (BSB_2577): F5.6 | 1.3s | ISO 64
- 'Before' single shot of Falls Creek Falls composite (DSC_0071): F8 | 1/15s | ISO 64
- Small creek along Falls Creek (DSC_9925): F8 | 1/10s | ISO 64
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