This report presents sample images and impressions from photographer Shimizu Junichi (清水純一), who tested Tamron’s 20-40mm F2.8 Di III VXD (Model A062) on the Nikon Z mount. It focuses on his finding that the compact, lightweight zoom delivers high resolution and natural-looking bokeh.
Photographer Shimizu Junichi (清水純一) used the Tamron 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A062) for the Nikon Z mount and describes his usual style, which centers on portrait photography at focal lengths of approximately 50mm to 180mm. Although he has little experience shooting portraits from the wide-angle range, he says working with the 20-40mm zoom range was refreshing, and emphasizes how its light weight and portability improve mobility.
In the sample images, he praises the lens’s ability to render subjects in fine detail, noting that the strength with which it reproduces skin and hair texture and background detail is difficult to anticipate from its compact size. He was particularly impressed by the rendering near 20mm at wide-open aperture and the smooth background bokeh around 40mm, pointing out that the bokeh remains natural despite the lens’s wide-angle zoom range.
The report emphasizes that even when shooting at the wide-angle end with the aperture wide open at F2.8, the lens can render a beautifully dissolved background without sacrificing the subject’s resolution. He also reports that flare and ghosting were controlled in backlit conditions, allowing sunset scenes to be rendered sharply. In night scenes, neon colors were reproduced naturally and impressively, with vivid color and soft bokeh identified as strengths both day and night.
The overall conclusion is that the lens combines mobility through its light, compact design with strong rendering performance, expanding the possibilities for new forms of expression when carried and used every day. The idea of shooting portraits with a zoom that starts at 20mm is itself presented as new, and the lens is highlighted as an option for future equipment choices.