Capturing the Yukon and Alaska with the Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 G2

A crow captured mid-flight above a wooden crate and industrial equipment, highlighting the 16-30mm lens’s fast autofocus and sharp detail in spontaneous, real-world shooting.
A quiet forest scene with moss-covered rocks and evergreen trees lining the edge of a frozen river, captured during the Tamron 16-30mm field test to highlight the lens’s sharpness and natural color rendering across the frame.
A bright blue wooden building with signage for Alaska Geographic and the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park stands under a clear sky, surrounded by boardwalk benches and historic rail crossing signs in a quaint Alaskan town.
Snow-covered trees and gentle mountain slopes under a soft, cloudy sky at dusk, with scattered animal tracks in the foreground adding depth to the peaceful winter landscape.
Close-up of snow-dusted pine cones resting on a branch in a winter landscape, with a shallow depth of field that softly blurs the background.
A bright winter sun hovers over a snowy mountain landscape and railroad tracks leading toward a small red building, with snowflakes drifting in the crisp air and dramatic clouds stretching across the sky.
The sun rises over a snowy forest clearing, casting long shadows across untouched snow that showcases the 16-30mm lens’s control of backlighting and fine detail in winter scenes.
An old wooden wagon with rusted iron wheels sits partially buried in snow beside rustic buildings and evergreen trees in a quiet, snow-covered village scene.
During the Tamron 16-30mm field test, this dramatic wide-angle view from a snowy cliff edge captures the town of Whitehorse nestled in the Yukon landscape, showcasing the lens’s perspective distortion and edge-to-edge clarity.
A frozen river winds through a snow-covered landscape at sunset during the Tamron 16-30mm field test, illustrating the lens’s ability to capture fine textures, tonal gradients, and natural winter detail across the frame.
An upward view of the Northern Lights swirling above a forest canopy, photographed during a Tamron 16-30mm field test, demonstrating the lens’s ultra-wide angle and immersive perspective for night sky photography.
Captured during a Tamron 16-30mm field test, vivid green aurora swirls over a frozen lake and snow-covered mountains in the Yukon, highlighting the lens’s ultra-wide capabilities and low-light clarity.
Vivid green and violet aurora borealis illuminate the night sky over a frozen river in a snow-covered forest, with reflections shimmering on the icy water and pine trees silhouetted against the glowing sky.

Yoshiki Fujiwara’s Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 G2 Field Test

O ultra wide-angle zoom lens 16-30 mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 for Sony E-mount has just arrived. This lens is the successor to the 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD (Model A046). The most notable update is the extended wide-angle end—from 17mm to 16mm. While it may seem like just a 1mm difference, in ultra wide-angle photography, that 1mm makes a significant impact. It noticeably broadens the angle of view, allowing for more dynamic compositions. And the telephoto end now extends to 30mm, offering a wider range of expressions in a single lens.

Personally, I feel that this focal range alone could cover about 80% of the photography I do—it’s that versatile.

Read my field test report >>

Yoshiki Fujiwara
Fujiwara é um ex-snowboarder profissional e fotógrafo registrado como fornecedor da Walt Disney Company e da National Geographic. Ele ganhou vários concursos mundiais, inclusive o National Geographic Travel Photo Contest. Muitas empresas o contratam para fornecer fotos. Ele atua em várias mídias, fornecendo fotos e avaliações para fabricantes de câmeras e lentes, bem como para jornais, livros e revistas. Ele é o primeiro embaixador japonês do DxO Labs e é membro do Japan Art Entertainment (JAE), um grupo criativo.
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