Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 (Model A058): On Assignment with Noriyuki Watabe

Extreme Sports Shoot with Noriyuki Watabe and the 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD (Model A058) Follow Us: Watabe explains his use of the new Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD while on assignment: Soon after I got my hands on the TAMRON 35-150m F/2-2.8 Di III VXD (Model A058), I gave it a try at the Extreme Sports Competition. Although my first impression was its solid heft, I was reassured by its astonishing compactness for such a monstrous lens, which was 35-150mm with a maximum aperture of F2. The first thing that stood out was the lens&excellence at both the 35mm and 150mm ends. At 35mm F2, the image was in no way inferior to fixed focal lenses, which gave me a rush of adrenaline. At 150mm F2.8, although it is common for lenses with superior wide-angle performance to make sacrifices on the telephoto end, this lens was impeccable both in resolution and colors, which was a pleasure. As I had many opportunities to shoot portraits during the event, I was able to capture portraits of the athletes in the competition. This lens made me so happy that I wanted to gather people representing all of the styles for a shoot: skateboarding, BMX and inline skating, and I took action to make it happen at the skate park on a different day. Each style is unique and has a different speed, distance to the subject and moving style, and I tested how well I could take images with this lens. Before shooting, I customized the lens with TAMRON’s new function, TAMRON Lens Utility, which was...