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

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Tamron 17-50mm F/4 Di III VXD (Model A068)

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.

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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.