00:00today we're going to be comparing the
00:01tamron 35 to 150 millimeter f2 to 2.8
00:04versus the tamron 70 to 180 millimeter f
00:072.8 there's a difference of 30
00:09millimeters on the long end and the
00:11difference of 35 millimeters on the wide
00:13end however the 35 millimeters on the
00:14wide end makes a massive difference
00:16according to every single asian alive
00:20we'll be going over auto focus sharpness
00:22bokeh and more chapters provided in the
00:24description let's get started with build
00:28handling let's talk about the shared
00:30pros of these lenses
00:32both of them have full weather ceiling
00:35both of them have this lock
00:38which prevents the lens from creeping
00:42and that is about it the tamron is
00:46fairly basic we'll go over
00:48what the 35 to 150 has over it which is
00:52focus hold button but does more than
00:55just focus hold you can do a b focus
01:01aperture control versus manual focus
01:04it is pretty darn good that's with this
01:07custom one two and three and it has this
01:11input so you could update it directly
01:13just with a usbc cable and this is just
01:19grommet i have to keep it weather sealed
01:22when it comes to the feel of it
01:30i mean the both of them are plastic but
01:33this one feels especially more plasticky
01:35this thing right here is plastic it's
01:37not rubber like this you see if it
01:43it is plastic right here so that this
01:45focus ring is plastic and this one is
01:50it's rubber and the positioning is
01:53is different as well
01:58and the focus is up here
02:01so it's just a little bit different to
02:03use this newer tamron has this grip
02:06right here it has the contour
02:08and it makes it easier to hold i mean
02:10this isn't bad at all because this is
02:15it's really not an issue
02:18what i can say about this plastic build
02:20is different this one i mean this one
02:23aesthetically looks better because it's
02:26and there is a difference and the
02:29difference is this right here
02:31this is really loose plastic if you see
02:34me i'm squeezing it and you can see the
02:38because of me just squeezing it
02:41it could be a good or a bad thing
02:44from my experience these tamrons the
02:47older generation ones
02:49they're really durable i've dropped one
02:57survived and i'm really grateful for it
03:00this thing i can't say that it will
03:02survive a drop just because it's it's
03:07that if it drops something's getting
03:1035 to 150 winner in this category
03:16both of these lenses use vxd motors and
03:18will it make a difference
03:22both lenses use the tamron's vxd motor
03:26and it should be good and it is good
03:29this is the 35 to 150 on the left the 70
03:34and they have no problems tracking me at
03:37all it's as responsive as my kids when i
03:43in the lowest of light levels these
03:45lenses slow down like a stoner driving
03:49other than that they work extremely well
03:51in the lowest of light levels
03:5625 6 and there is only one light shining
03:59in the corner of the room it's very
04:01small and dim and it's no problem it's
04:05going to be a tie in this category
04:10next up is sharpness 3x zoom versus 4x
04:14starting off at the center wide open
04:17both lenses are pretty good keep note
04:19that the tamron 35 to 150 is at f 2.5 we
04:22go towards the mid frame and the 35 to
04:25150 is actually a little bit sharper and
04:29it is a similar story you can see in
04:32this detail right here and the 35 to 150
04:34is just a hair sharper
04:36moving on to f8 and it adds to the lead
04:40we'll just stop down to f 5.6 now
04:43since we're here 5.6 the edge still
04:46holds the lead with the 35 to 150 mid
04:49frame yeah it still holds the lead it
04:52did get sharper for the 70 to 180 and at
04:55the center they are neck and neck
04:57jumping to 135 the 35 to 150 has a
05:01slight advantage in the center and we
05:03move towards the mid frame and they are
05:06just about the same and when it comes to
05:1170 to 180 has a slight advantage
05:14at 5.6 both lenses sharpen up however
05:17the 35 to 150 is still slightly behind
05:21sign is a little bit sharper it's still
05:23too small to read out
05:25and the center is identical disclaimer
05:28the far end is going to be an improper
05:30comparison say both lenses are sharp in
05:34mid frame because of the framing is
05:36different here's the 180 and it is
05:40darn sharp and 35 to 150 is very sharp
05:44here as well the edges are definitely
05:46okay for the 35 to 150 wide open
05:50as well as the 70 to 180 both have
05:53good sharpness all around
05:56there is some softening but i wouldn't
05:57say it's bad we're gonna go here f11
06:01i'm not sure why i stopped down that far
06:03but it happens the 70 to 180 is
06:06definitely sharper and it's more
06:10magnified you can see this fence detail
06:12on the 35 to 150 it's not as crispy as
06:15the 70 to 180 and the 7180 is more
06:20and the center they are fairly
06:22comparable it's just that
06:26different magnification levels here it
06:30the 70 to 180 is just it's just a blown
06:32up version of it compared to the 35 to
06:35150 so on the wider end the 35 to 150
06:38definitely behaves better
06:40on the longer end the 70 to 180 has an
06:43advantage so it's going to be a draw
06:50considering the 35 to 150 is newer is
06:53the bokeh all new or did it inherit from
06:55the 70 to 180 let's have a look
06:58i think it's safe to say that both
07:00lenses produce excellent bokeh here 70
07:03millimeters close up and it's soft and
07:06blurry what more can you ask for if
07:11big aperture prime level well this isn't
07:14it however i don't think anyone is going
07:16to be complaining about this sure you
07:19can find some flaws like the onions if
07:22you really zoom in and this is really
07:27i don't expect most people to be looking
07:31here's the long end and we're at 150 and
07:35180 respectively that 30 extra does it
07:38give you anything more
07:42there is a little bit more compression
07:45but it's hardly even noticeable or worth
07:49sure these are not perfect however
07:51they're high level results and you
07:54really can't ask for more unless you're
07:56going with a large prime
07:58i would consider a draw in this scenario
08:05changing it up for ca and loca let's
08:07have a look here it is in practice i was
08:10just checking out gear
08:12as you can see the ca is nice and low
08:15there's a small amount this is what the
08:18tamron 35 to 150 here's a 70 to 180
08:22you're not going to see
08:23much of any outline these lenses are
08:26very clean in that regard here's a 70 to
08:29180 loca test and the point of focus is
08:34and there is some purpling you can see
08:38and some greens in the background it's a
08:40small amount keep in mind i am a hundred
08:42percent here we are with the 35 to 150
08:45here's the full image
08:47and let's look at the background right
08:50because the focus is towards the front
08:52and here's the back and the bokeh ca
08:57you could kind of see it here it's a
08:59little bit green but
09:01i'm you're really peeping at that point
09:04so in this scenario both lenses perform
09:07very well and it's a draw
09:13next up is flare and sun stars typically
09:15telephoto lens behave worse when it
09:17comes to flare how do these lenses
09:20behave let's see the 35 to 150 is known
09:23for not having the best flare
09:26performance on the wide end however once
09:29you go towards the longer and it seems
09:32to perform very well
09:34these lenses they just behave
09:38the flare on the 7180 has it's it's more
09:41distinct while the flare on
09:47the blobs are just bigger and less
09:52so it's not about one being over the
09:55other it's just a different style of
09:59you can see it right here it's just
10:06neither lenses have a ghosting problem
10:10there is some contrast loss so use a
10:12hood if that's a concern
10:14the sunstar performance is quite similar
10:17keep in mind that at longer focal
10:19lengths you just can't make the sunstars
10:21very prominent or good looking the
10:24tamron does have the advantage of the 35
10:26millimeters however we cannot take that
10:28into account because this is overlapping
10:32and the flare on the
10:3435 to 150 does lag behind when it
10:38stopped down to f16 like this it's just
10:41more prominent winner in this category
10:50next up are the video features and this
10:52one is a bit different i redid these
10:55tests just have a look i wasn't
10:57comfortable with the previous par focal
10:59test which was performed on the a7 mark
11:02iii now i'm using it on the a74 and it's
11:05easier to focus in and guess what i am
11:09getting power focal performance with
11:11both lenses a little change goes a long
11:13way and here it is at 150 and 180.
11:18i want to start off by saying that the
11:2035 to 150 does have focus breathing on
11:22the wide end however that reduces to
11:25near nothing on the long end and the
11:287180 performs just as well this is
11:31around 100 millimeters and both lenses
11:34have low breathing like my episode with
11:38both are winners in this category
11:44let's discuss size and range of course
11:46the 70 to 180 is smaller there's less
11:49range however how much smaller let's
11:52have a look both of them fit inside this
11:54think tank digital holster 10 as long as
11:57you pop the bottom out
12:00the tamron 35 to 150
12:03does look beefier and it is it does
12:05weigh a good bit more this one is around
12:08810 grams and this one is around 1200
12:12grams so that's a difference of almost
12:17when i'm using these type of lenses they
12:19generally fit in the same type of bags
12:21and they take up the same amount of
12:23space because in those situations the
12:25length matters more than the width
12:28however some people may disagree
12:37we'll be breaking down value next cost
12:40versus range aperture the 35 to 150
12:43comes in at roughly 1900 70 to 180 at
12:47roughly 1200 a difference of 600 or 50
12:51more than the 70 to 180 and you're
12:55getting 35 to 70 range and that is it is
12:59wide i mean it's a lot wider than just
13:0270 to 180 alone however with the 70 to
13:04180 you're getting an additional 30
13:07millimeters it sounds like a lot in
13:10terms of angle of view it's it's a
13:12moderate amount it's i believe it's from
13:169 degrees angle of view so compared to
13:19first party lenses sure both of these
13:22lenses are great values they're both
13:24high-end optics but due to the sheer
13:27cost of the 35 to 150 it is 1900
13:32it is in high demand as you can see it's
13:36four months after being released and
13:38it's still not in stock what i can say
13:40is that at the end of the day you're
13:44less for the 70 to 180 and you can use
13:47that towards pairing say a 20 to 75 you
13:51don't have to have all the money out at
13:55600 this is 900 so it's only 300 more
13:59and you can get this lens as well as
14:02this one and have an overall more rangey
14:05experience it's not a lot of range but
14:08nonetheless it is still an advantage
14:10with the 35 to 150 you have the
14:13advantage that you have an all-in-one
14:16that is extremely competent and having
14:19these buttons switches all in one is
14:22consistency i mean when you're using it
14:24throughout the entire range you'll have
14:25the av focus focus hold and infinity
14:28focus and that's where the
14:30inconsistencies of having two different
14:32lenses falls into place this one doesn't
14:35have a button this one does and this one
14:38has a different look as the usbc the
14:40other one doesn't however the money
14:42saved here is still money saved and it's
14:44going to be the winner in this category
14:51both these lenses offer a high quality
14:53bokeh sharpness and do what they're
14:56supposed to do if only these qualities
14:58existed in my soulmate
15:01the 35 to 150 is a high-performing
15:04all-in-one lens that you can just go
15:06solo and be happy where the 72-180 is
15:10more of a complementary lens to go with
15:13something like the 20 to 75 or the 35
15:161.4 g master this is assuming that you
15:19already have something and you don't
15:21want to get rid of it because it's
15:24so it's the path of least resistance
15:27like getting married in your 40s wow
15:30it may be a minor nitpick but my biggest
15:33issue with the 70 to 180 is that
15:36it doesn't match any other lenses i have
15:39in the range if i'm using the 2275
15:42there's a button 35 g master there's a
15:45button switch aperture wheel
15:48at least match it on something i know
15:50i'm just nagging at this point the 70 to
15:53180 was a lens i've been dreaming about
15:55for a long time it was small compact
16:00and then something happened in 2020 so i
16:04didn't get anything because i wouldn't
16:06be able to use it and then things
16:07started to get normal again and then
16:10tamron released the 35 to 150
16:17it's amazing let me know what you guys
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