Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 for Sony FE

Making its way onto the market in April 2024, the Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 lens is designed as a standard zoom for covering off a range of different subjects while also being relatively compact for everyday and travel usage. It is available for Nikon and Sony users, and it may make it to our best Z mount lenses for Nikon list.

As we’d expect from a third-party lens, one of the major benefits of this lens is also its price. Costing £849, it’s a much more affordable outlay than the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, which will set you back £1,889. Alternatively, there’s also a Nikon 24-70mm f/4 lens, which is currently priced around £949.

Tamron claims that the 28-75mm f/2.8 G2 lens will have the “highest image quality, high-speed AF and high-cost performance in the market for fast aperture zoom lenses for Nikon Z mount”.

A number of improvements have been made for the G2 version of the lens over the original. So although it makes its debut for the first time on a Nikon Z model, you might also consider buying it for Sony E-Mount even if you have the first iteration. Upgrades include an improved lens barrel design, faster autofocus, better close-up focusing and promised improved image quality, too.

The lens construction of the Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 consists of 17 elements in 15 groups, to include two LD (Low Dispersion) and GM (Glass Molded Aspherical) elements which are designed to control optical aberrations. Additionally, there is a fluorine coating for the front element to repel dirt and water, while the lens itself is also sealed to make it splash-resistant.