{"id":561,"date":"2015-10-30T09:09:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T09:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2020-03-24T17:43:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T17:43:22","slug":"tamron-adaptall-2-35-70mm-f3-5-17a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/tamron-adaptall-2-35-70mm-f3-5-17a\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamron Adaptall-2 35-70mm f3.5 (17A)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p class=\"overview\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-826\" src=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70F3dot5_17A_late_version.jpg\" alt=\"Tamron Adaptall-2 35-70mm f3.5 17A\" width=\"280\" height=\"255\">The Tamron Adaptall-2 35-70mm f3.5 is a compact and moderately fast zoom lens that allows macro focusing down to 1:2.8 at 70mm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"left-div\">\n<h3>Technical Details<\/h3>\n<table class=\"tech\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Launch Year<\/td>\n<td>1982<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Discontinued<\/td>\n<td>1987<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>List Price when new<\/td>\n<td>\u00a5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Focal Length<\/td>\n<td>35-70mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aperture Range<\/td>\n<td>f3.5-32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aperture Blades<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Angle of view<\/td>\n<td>64\u00b0-34\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Optical Construction (Groups \/ Elements)<\/td>\n<td>7 \/ 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minimum Focus<\/td>\n<td>9.8&#8243; (0.25m) at 70mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maximum Macro Magnification ratio<\/td>\n<td>1:2.8 at 70mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Filter Size<\/td>\n<td>58mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Diameter<\/td>\n<td>2.6&#8243; (65.6mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>2&#8243; (50.5mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>330g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<h3>Accessories<\/h3>\n<p>Optional push-on type #42FH.<\/p>\n<h3>Lens gallery<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-561 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/tamron-adaptall-2-35-70mm-f3-5-17a\/35-70-1-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-1-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tamron Adaptall 2 35-70 f3.5 17A\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-1-2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-1-2-88x88.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/tamron-adaptall-2-35-70mm-f3-5-17a\/35-70-2-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-2-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tamron Adaptall 2 35-70 f3.5 17A\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-2-2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-2-2-88x88.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/tamron-adaptall-2-35-70mm-f3-5-17a\/35-70-3\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tamron Adaptall 2 35-70 f3.5 17A\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-3-88x88.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/tamron-adaptall-2-35-70mm-f3-5-17a\/35-70-8\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tamron Adaptall 2 35-70 f3.5 17A\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-8-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-8-88x88.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/tamron-adaptall-2-35-70mm-f3-5-17a\/35-70-7\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tamron Adaptall 2 35-70 f3.5 17A\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-7-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-7-88x88.jpg 88w\" 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height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tamron Adaptall 2 35-70 f3.5 17A\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-4-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-4-88x88.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/tamron-adaptall-2-35-70mm-f3-5-17a\/35-70-5\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tamron Adaptall 2 35-70 f3.5 17A\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-5-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-5-88x88.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/index.php\/tamron-adaptall-2-35-70mm-f3-5-17a\/35-70-6\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tamron Adaptall 2 35-70 f3.5 17A\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-6-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70-6-88x88.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Marketing Documents<\/h3>\n<h3>Optical Layout<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-988 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/35-70F3dot5_17A_optics.jpg\" alt=\"Tamron Adaptall 2 35-70 f3.5 17A Optical Layout\" width=\"176\" height=\"150\"><\/p>\n<h3>Background and availability<\/h3>\n<p>The Tamron Adaptall-2 35-70mm f3.5 (17A) shares a lot of its optical layout with the larger, faster and heavier SP 35-80mm f2.8-3.8 (01A), which has rightly attained cult status among manual lens users. Users who have used both lenses speak very highly of the 35-70mm, and although absolute performance is generally bested by the SP 35-80, the 17A has the advantage of being smaller, lighter and cheaper.<\/p>\n<p>The Tamron Adaptall-2 35-70mm f3.5 (17A) is widely available for very little money, although it is hard to track down with the original lens hood (which also fits the 35-80 and is actually better than the rubber hood designed for the 35-80).<\/p>\n<h3>Performance and handling<\/h3>\n<p>The Tamron Adaptall-2 35-70mm f3.5 (17A) does benefit from being lighter and smaller than the SP 35-80, but it perhaps isn&#8217;t as great a difference as you&#8217;d imagine by just looking at the lens individually. The weight difference is 56g (330g vs 386g) and the size difference is only slight when both lenses are fully retracted &#8211; the main difference is the wider zoom ring on the 35-80, rather than the unusual partial grip on the 35-70. The lens handles beautifully, and the use of plastic in construction as opposed to metal does not detract from the feel that this is a quality lens.<\/p>\n<p>It is well-weighted on the Sony A7ii, and an absolute bargain compared to the zoom lenses available natively for Sony&#8217;s full frame cameras. I generally find 35mm wide enough for most scenes, whilst 70mm is enough for portraits (although the extra reach of the 35-80 is beneficial here) and it makes a light walkaround lens that is fast enough &#8211; generally &#8211; for indoor work in reasonably well-lit conditions.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been very impressed with this lens wide open, throughout the zoom range, and impressed with the casual macro shots taken so far. I cannot see it replacing the SP 35-80, but I am going to use it a lot to build up the image gallery below.<\/p>\n<h3>Sample Images<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>[FGAL id=991]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Tamron Adaptall-2 35-70mm f3.5 is a compact and moderately fast zoom lens that allows macro focusing down to 1:2.8 at 70mm. 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