Event and wedding photographers have long carried two lenses as a default kit: a 24-70mm f/2.8 for wide-to-standard coverage and a 70-200mm f/2.8 for reach. Tamron's 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD, which arrived for Nikon Z mount in September 2023, asks whether one lens can do both jobs — and backs the claim with a genuine first: it was the world's first Z-mount zoom lens with a maximum aperture as fast as f/2, a spec normally reserved for primes.
Tamron's VXD linear-motor autofocus keeps it fast and quiet, while full weather sealing and USB-C compatibility with Tamron's Lens Utility software round out a genuinely professional feature set. At 1.15kg it's not light, but it's still lighter than carrying two separate f/2.8 zooms — for photographers who'd rather change nothing but their own position than swap lenses mid-shoot, it's become one of the most talked-about lenses in Tamron's entire catalog.
