Tamron announces US pricing and availability for its newest zoom lenses
From CX to full-frame, Tamron's releasing several lenses next week.
Tamron has announced US pricing and availability for several of its lenses, all of which are scheduled to ship on June 26, 2014.
A Canon EOS-M version of its 2011 Sony-mount 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 DI III VC (Model B011) will run $500, while a Micro Four Thirds-mount 14-150mm f3.5-5.8 DI III (Model C001) will go for $590, and a full-frame Canon EF and Nikon FX mount 28-300mm f3.5-6.3 DI VC PZD (Model A010) is priced at $850. Release date for the Sony mount version of the 28-300mm remains a mystery.
Although the lenses are relatively slow, with small maximum apertures at their telephoto ends, they're priced well for people on a budget, especially if you do most of your shooting in bright sunlight. And since Canon seems to have given up on the US for its EOS M line -- its few releases have been Asia-only -- it's nice that someone is thinking of those folks in the US who invested in that system.
| 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 DI III VC (Model B011) | 14-150mm f3.5-5.8 DI III (Model C001) | 28-300mm f3.5-6.3 DI VC PZD (Model A010) | |
| Mount | Canon EOS-M | Micro Four Thirds | Nikon FX, Canon EF |
| Focal range | 18-200mm | 14-150mm | 18-300mm |
| Aperture range | f3.5 - 40 | f3.5-f22 | f3.5 - 40 |
| Minimum focus distance | 19.7 in 50 cm | 19.7 in 50 cm | 19.3 in 49 cm |
| Angle of view | approximately 4 to 75 degrees, depending upon orientation | approximately 8 to 75 degrees | approximately 8 to 75 degrees (full frame), 5 to 53 degrees (APS-C) |
| Aperture blades | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Elements | 17 in 13 groups; 2 low dispersion, 3 molded-glass aspherical, 1 XR (high refractive index), and 1 hybrid aspherical | 17 in 13 groups; 1 low dispersion, 2 anamolous dispersion, 1 hybrid aspherical | 19 in 15 groups; 4 low dispersion glass, 3 molded-Glass aspherical, 1 Hybrid aspherical, 1 extra refractive index glass, and one ultra-extra refractive index glass |
| Filter diameter | 62 mm | 52 mm | 67 mm |
| Minimum length | 3.8 in 96.7 mm | 3.2 in 84 mm | 3.8 in 96 mm |
| Maximum length | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Diameter | 2.7 in 68 mm | 2.5 63.5 mm | 2.3 74.4 mm |
| Weight | 16.2 oz 459 g | 10.1 oz 285 g | 19 oz 540 g |
| MSRP | $500 | $590 | $850 |
| Availablity | June 2014 | June 2014 | June 2014 |