Tamron 35-100mm F2.8 Di III VXD

18 Apr 2026 · Awards News

TIPA's 2026 winners list is worth scanning not as gospel but as a reliable industry compass — these awards reflect what working journalists across 30+ countries actually used and rated. The lens picks are the real signal here: Sigma's 35mm f/1.2 Art II and Sony's 50-150mm f/2 GM landing top spots suggests the fast-prime and fast-zoom renaissance isn't slowing down. File the camera winners as confirmation rather than revelation — most of these bodies were already on your radar.

29 Apr 2026 · Lens Opinion

If you shoot events or weddings and never touch anything wider than 35mm anyway, Tamron just made a case for ditching the 24-70 entirely. The 35-100mm f/2.8 gives you that extra reach into portrait-to-short-tele territory without going to a second body, and at under $930 it undercuts the Sony and Nikon first-party zooms by a significant margin. The catch is real though: you're binning the wide end permanently, so this only works if your shooting style actually lives in that tighter range. Not a lens for everyone, but for the right shooter it's a smarter single-lens solution than the default 24-70 most of us default-grabbed years ago.

21 May 2026 · Software News

If you just bought the Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II or the Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 and you're running DxO PhotoLab or PureRAW, the correction modules are now there. No more placeholder profiles or manual fudging. That Zeiss Otus ML 35mm f/1.4 getting a module matters too — it's a lens that deserves proper optical correction, not a best-guess workaround. Routine update, but the right ones to catch before your next edit.

25 May 2026 · Lens News

Venus Optics has officially launched the Laowa 4.5-10mm f/2.8 CF APS-C fisheye zoom for Leica L-mount at $399. Separately, DxO has added optics modules for three L-mount lenses: the Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG A, Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS S, and Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD.

6 June 2026 · Lens Review

Tamron's 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD is a constant-aperture zoom for Sony E and Nikon Z full-frame mounts with no direct equivalent from any other manufacturer. SLR Lounge's review covers sharpness, autofocus via VXD linear motor, and real-world handling across a range of subjects. No stabilisation on board. Priced below comparable f/2.8 zooms from first-party brands.

12 June 2026 · Lens Review

Tamron's 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD is a full-frame zoom with no direct competitor at this focal range, available for Sony E and Nikon Z mounts at $929 USD / £799. At 575g and 121.5mm long, it sits between a 24-70mm and a 70-200mm without overlapping either.

25 Aug 2026 · Awards News

EISA has announced its 2026-2027 winners across 22 categories. Sony Alpha 7 V takes Camera of the Year and the Alpha 7R VI wins Professional Camera; Nikon's Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II picks up Lens of the Year alongside the new Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II for telephoto zoom. Fujifilm lands two body awards with the X-T30 III and X-E5, Sigma scores three lens categories, and Tamron takes two. Analog gets a nod with the Lomo MC-A 35mm film camera and the VALOI easy35 v2 scanning accessory.

25 Aug 2026 · Awards News

EISA has announced its full 2026-2027 award winners. Nikon takes four lens gongs: the Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II (Lens of the Year), the DX MC 35mm f/1.7 (Standard Lens), the 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II (Telephoto Zoom), and the ZR (Photo/Video Camera). Sony wins Camera of the Year with the Alpha 7 V and Professional Camera with the Alpha 7R VI. Fujifilm picks up two camera awards with the X-T30 III and X-E5, while Sigma, Tamron, Canon, and OM System each land lens categories.