Customers of Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras can sit up for a brand new lens mannequin from Tamron as of September. The Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD was first introduced by the model in July however now lastly has a launch date.
Tamron has declared the brand new ultra-telephoto zoom lens as the start of “a completely new class for a high-performance ultra-telephoto mirrorless zoom lens”. The system presents an 8x zoom ratio extending to 400mm however beginning at a portrait focal size of 50mm. Tamron has additionally defined that the lens is equally sized to 100-400mm lenses however with a wider view angle for superior versatility.
The brand new lens is supplied with Tamron’s Voice-coil eXtreme-torque drive know-how (additionally known as VXD) and features a linear motor focus mechanism that provides “wonderful quietness and responsiveness” throughout autofocus efficiency in response to the corporate. Different applied sciences packaged into the lens embody patented picture stabilization and Tamron’s personal Vibration Compensation (VC) mechanism.
The lens additionally has the flexibility to focus as a lot as one-half-life-size magnification throughout shut focusing. This interprets to 9.8 inches at 50mm and signifies that regardless of being a 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3, it might deal with half-macro taking pictures.
Regardless of its massive focal vary, the Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD within reason compact at a retracted size of simply 183.4mm, or 7.2 inches, and a weight of simply 40.7 ounces, or simply over 1.15 kg. Tamron additionally maintains that regardless of its excessive magnification ratio, the lens produces excessive picture high quality throughout its total focal vary because of “the efficient association of particular lens parts”.
One other good thing about the brand new Tamron telephoto lens is improved ergonomics for snug taking pictures and dealing with. There’s additionally a Connector Port for Tamron Lens Utility, a software program suite created by the corporate for letting customers configure their lenses on a pc for taking pictures beneath particular circumstances. This Lens Utility will provide a Focus Limiter operate too.
On a closing notice, Tamron will provide the lens with an non-compulsory Arca-Swiss appropriate accent tripod mount that’s made for Sony cameras and appropriate with vital newer Sony digicam capabilities like Quick Hybrid AF and Eye AF.
Tamron claims that until the worldwide COVID disaster interferes in a roundabout way, they’ll ship the 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD on September 22. It’s nonetheless obtainable for pre-order already.
