Full frame cameras require a lot of glass, even just to zoom three or four times. However, the Canon RF 24-240mm f4-6. 3 IS USM manages to pack a 10x zoom into a lens that’s less than five inches long.
Canon even managed to build in stabilization on a lens that’s under two pounds and under $900. . thephoblographer.com
The Sony 10-20mm f4 PZ G crams both the ultra-wide and the wide-angle perspective into one lens. That’s not entirely uncommon — except this lens weighs just over six ounces. Designed for Sony’s APS-C cameras, the new optic incorporates weather sealing and tons of controls onto a rather tiny lens.
The Micro Four Thirds system is made for telephoto lenses -- but ultra-wide angles are tougher for the smaller system. That’s not stopping Olympus from adding another wide-angle zoom to its line-up, however.
Telephoto lenses tend to get all the love -- and by love, I mean stabilization. Yet the new Fujifilm 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR packs a stabilization system into one of the widest zooms you can get without breeching fisheye territory.
When Tamron released the original version of their SP 15-30mm f2. 8 Di VC USD high-speed ultra-wide angle zoom back in 2015, we praised it for its sharpness, color rendition, and versatility, but felt that there were some areas that Tamron could improve upon.