Bizarre mountains and gentle pastures - the beauty of the Dolomites attracts thousands to the southern Alps every year. Tamron ambassador Luke Stackpoole has toured the region and captured his impressions with the new 17-70mm F/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD in impressive recordings.
The "pale mountains" or "Monti Pallidi" as the Dolomites are often called due to their light rock, are a popular photo motif. In the mornings and evenings, the mountain range, which has been a World Heritage Site since 2009, often shimmers in an almost unreal light.
Tamron ambassador Luke Stakepoole couldn't resist the unique charm of these mountains either. He was able to take spectacular shots of the different landscapes of the Dolomites with the new 17-70mm F/2.8 - from the wild and romantic valleys to the idyllic mountain pastures to the rugged rock formations of the world-famous Drei Zinnen, which are called Tre Cime di Lavaredo in Italian.
Advantage of the lens speed
"The focal length range of the 17-70mm F/2.8 corresponds to 24-105mm on the 35mm sensor and thus practically covers the area that I use for 80 percent of my pictures," says Luke. "But the continuous fast speed is also brilliant, because almost half of my photos are taken with a large aperture of F/2.8."
Luke was particularly impressed by the resolution of the lens. “I'm one of those people who always zoom in on the image in lightroom to see whether everything is really in focus,” he says. “But with the 17-70mm F/2.8 I really don't have to worry here. I was blown away by the fine details that I discover in the recordings.
I didn't expect that from an APS-C camera.”
For Luke, the compact 17-70mm F/2.8 is now the ideal travel companion, especially for hiking tours in the mountains. However, this is not only due to the low weight of the lens. “The compact design is also an advantage when taking photos. This gives me more flexibility and freedom in choosing the perspective, for example I can easily take photos from close to the ground to include the foreground. The results are pictures with a fantastic depth effect."
Luke Stackpoole
Born in 1992, Luke (@withluke) grew up in a small village in the south of England. After studying economics in Birmingham, he worked as a financial expert in London for five years before becoming a freelance fine art photographer in 2018. He is currently collecting unique photo and video material on a year-long tour around the world.
