TAMRON announces 17-50mm wide-angle zoom lens for Sony E-Mount

Tamron announced the launch of the 17-50mm F/4 Di III VXD (Model A068), a wide-angle zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens will be available on October 19, 2023, at $699 USD / $949 CAD. The lens zooms from 17mm ultra wide-angle to 50mm standard, the first with such a dynamic zoom range for full-frame mirrorless cameras. TAMRON’s new 17-50mm F4 for Sony mirrorless cameras is a wide-angle zoom with a constant F4 aperture covering ultra-wide-angle to standard focal lengths, a zoom range ideal for both still photography and video recording. The lens also incorporates VXD (Voice-coil eXtreme-torque Drive) linear motor focus mechanism with superior quietness and agile performance and achieves high-speed and high-precision autofocus, the company said. Additionally, the physical length of the lens does not change while zooming. The excellent close-range shooting performance provides a MOD (Minimum Object Distance) of 0.19m (7.5in) at the wide end and 0.3m (11.8in) at the tele end.