Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 sample gallery: wide angles under $1000

When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Sony a7R V | Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 | F2.8 | 1/30 sec | ISO 400Photo: Mitchell Clark This week, Tamron announced the 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2, a wide-angle zoom lens for Sony E mount and Nikon Z mount. We've gotten the chance to shoot with it in a variety of scenarios, and have put together a sample gallery to give you some idea of how it performs. We've also added a few new photos since we originally published the gallery alongside the announcement of the lens. See the sample gallery Please do not reproduce any of these images on a website or any newsletter/magazine without prior permission (see our copyright page). We make the originals available for private users to download to their own machines for personal examination or printing; we do so in good faith, so please don't abuse it. Sample galleryThis widget is not optimized for RSS feed readers. Click here to open it in a new browser window / tab. Buy now:Buy at AdoramaBuy at B&H Photo

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Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 sample gallery: wide angles under $1000
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Sony a7R V | Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 | F2.8 | 1/30 sec | ISO 400
Photo: Mitchell Clark

This week, Tamron announced the 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2, a wide-angle zoom lens for Sony E mount and Nikon Z mount. We've gotten the chance to shoot with it in a variety of scenarios, and have put together a sample gallery to give you some idea of how it performs. We've also added a few new photos since we originally published the gallery alongside the announcement of the lens.

See the sample gallery

Please do not reproduce any of these images on a website or any newsletter/magazine without prior permission (see our copyright page). We make the originals available for private users to download to their own machines for personal examination or printing; we do so in good faith, so please don't abuse it.

Sample gallery
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