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Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD

19 July 2024
Maciej Lata³³o

7. Coma, astigmatism and bokeh

The Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD doesn't have any serious problems with coma correction. At 150 mm that aberration is very low, in the 300-500 mm range it can be felt slightly and the beginning of the problem is visible in the corners of the APS-C sensor. Fortunately deformations of point-like sources of light are slight and they remain so even in the very corners of full frame.

Center, 150 mm, f/5.0 Corner APS-C, 150 mm, f/5.0 Corner FF, 150 mm, f/5.0
Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 300 mm, f/5.6 Corner APS-C, 300 mm, f/5.6 Corner FF, 300 mm, f/5.6
Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 500 mm, f/6.7 Corner APS-C, 500 mm, f/6.7 Corner FF, 500 mm, f/6.7
Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh


Astigmatism, understood as an average difference between vertical and horizontal MTF50 function values, amounted to 5.6% and it is a value on the borderline between very low and low levels. You can't have almost any reservations here, especially that we also didn't notice any significant differences between particular focal lengths.


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Defocused circles of light look well, especially if you take into account the fact that you deal here with a zoom device. The performance remains beyond reproach because even the intensity of the outer rim is not big and mechanical vignetting disappears completely on stopping down the aperture by 2 EV.

Center, 500 mm, f/6.7 Corner APS-C, 500 mm, f/6.7 Corner FF, 500 mm, f/6.7
Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 500 mm, f/9.0 Corner APS-C, 500 mm, f/9.0 Corner FF, 500 mm, f/9.0
Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, 500 mm, f/13.0 Corner APS-C, 500 mm, f/13.0 Corner FF, 500 mm, f/13.0
Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Tamron 150-500 mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh