Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 for Sony: A Working Shooter's Honest Take on the Best Budget Wide-Angle Right Now

Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 for Sony: A Working Shooter's Honest Take on the Best Budget Wide-Angle Right Now

Wide-angle lenses have a reputation problem. Either they’re astronomically expensive Sony or Zeiss glass that makes your wallet hurt, or they’re cheap third-party options that turn your subject’s face into a funhouse mirror the moment they step toward the edge of the frame. For a long time, I felt like there was no honest middle ground, especially for Sony E-mount shooters. I’ve got a whole spreadsheet of lenses I’ve tested over the years, and the wide-angle column has more disappointments in it than I’d like to admit.