I have been using my Sony kit lens for way too long!
I have been on the hunt for a new camera lens because I have been using this tiny lens for far too long. If you don’t know what this is, it is the kit lens that first came along with my Sony a6400 a couple years ago when I bought that camera. I have been filming all of my content up until my last video with this little lens so it has served me well but it did not give my videos a cinematic look and I wanted something with more quality.
The search started
As a YouTuber and content creator I decided that it was time to take my videos up to the next level because I want to give you guys the best quality content that I can possibly create. This started my long hunt to try and find a lens that had a 2.8 aperture that I could use to film the majority of my content from talking style videos to product shots and I also wanted a lens with a decently large focal range.
Why I wanted a 2.8 Aperture
The reason I wanted to get something with a 2.8 aperture is because I wanted to have better depth of field giving us that cool blurry background. I am not a camera expert yet but I have learned many things after many hours and one of those is that the lower the aperture the more light the lens is going to let in which will give you that blurry background look which I think looks incredible for talking style videos.
I finally Discovered the Tamron 28-75mm
Long story short, after doing a ton of research and watching a bunch of different YouTube videos I came across the Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 G2. This lens comes in at $899.99 which I know is still pricey but it is cheaper than many of the other lenses that can do the same thing this one can and I knew I could use this for just about every project that I work on.
Wide focal range
Because it has a focal range of 28-75mm I can use this lens to not only create talking videos on YouTube with 28mm but I can also zoom way up to 75mm to get up close shots of products or even landscapes if I am shooting outside.
This lens is missing one thing!
One thing I really wish that this Tamron lens had though is built in image stabilization. Because my camera doesn’t have image stabilization either it makes it really tough for me to get smooth videos when I am doing hand held shots and even gimbal shots. I would have loved to see image stabilization in this lens because it would help me out a ton but that doesnt matter so much when I am doing talking videos just like this because obviously the camera is just on my tripod and it isn’t moving around.
Good quality & light
I do really like the way Tamron built this lens though because it’s mostly made out of durable plastic which allows the lens to be a bit lighter than some other Sony lenses which puts less stress on my gimbal when I am filming. Also the lens has a rubber seal where it attaches to the camera which unfortunately I can’t show you because I am using this lens to film right now but it gives me that extra peace of mind that if I were outside and it started to rain a bit my camera and lens would be more safe.
Final Thoughts
And those are my thoughts on the Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 G2 lens. I am happy that I decided to pick this up and I think my next upgrade should be a better camera because mine is definitely getting a bit old. With that being said I’ll see you in my next post!