Review on Tamron 24Mm 2 8 III OSD by Jasmit Chitkara ᠌

Background. After a smooth transition from the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark lI, with a large photo park (8mm, 75mm, 12-40mm, as well as Sigma 30mm and later Leica 25mm), to the second version of Sony ILCE-7M2, which coexisted peacefully for some time , with a fleet of only 3 lenses: 55mm Zeiss, 85mm, and the huge and heavy 35mm f/1/4 Sigma of the Art series, it was time to switch to the third version of the A7, for which the latter was sold. With the advent of ILCE-7M3, a wide-angle was urgently needed again, since 14.000 cashback allowed only 50% of the purchase price to be paid within a month after the promo code was activated, and COVID ate all the excess funds. Simple arithmetic. We multiply the cashback by two and choose the best for this amount, this is our hero, Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III. It is the middle option between 20mm and 35mm, included in the line. The first one has even more distortion and vignetting, and I already had 35mm and then there was always not enough angle. An easy choice. Most likely, this is a temporary solution, in the future with the transition to an ultra-wide angle, but so far it justifies itself. For the second time in my life I choose a lens from Tamron, the first experience was negative (70-300mm on the Canon EOS7D), a 5-year warranty saved me. Let's see this time. When I read that f / 2.8 is too "dark" for this amount, I always want to ask for whom the release of the Sigma 24mm f / 3.5 DG DN is planned, which is also noticeably more expensive by a third? ) P. Please note that an extended warranty can be obtained only if the lens is not "gray" (in my case, the serial did not pass the test on the site, although it was bought in a well-known photo store) and is registered no later than 2 months after purchase!