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SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD with ultrasonic focus
The most compact full-size, high-speed telephoto zoom lens, delivering leading-edge image quality and featuring Tamron’s proprietary VC (Vibration Compensation) and USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive)[3]
September 13, 2012, 4PM JST, Saitama, Japan – Tamron Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Morio Ono / Headquarters: Saitama City), a leading manufacturer of optical equipment, announced the development of a full-size, high-speed telephoto zoom lens equipped with VC (Vibration Compensation)2 image stabilization, and USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) that achieves leading-edge image quality while boasting the most compact design in its class. The SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD will be available in Canon, Nikon and Sony mounts. The lens is expected to ship by the end of 2012. Pricing information will be announced at a later date.
Product Features
- One special XLD (Extra Low Dispersion) glass in concert with four LD (Low Dispersion) elements minimize chromatic aberrations. This combined with a new optical design that delivers high contrast and high resolution throughout the zoom range achieves leading-edge image quality.
- Tamron’s advanced multi-layer coating technology dramatically improves lens performance by reducing flare and ghosting for crisper, clearer images.
- The rounded diaphragm affords the photographer spectacular blur effects, delivering the kind of rich expression only achievable with a high-speed telephoto zoom lens.
- The most compact full-size, high-speed telephoto zoom lens with VC (Vibration Compensation) image stabilization and USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) in its class delivers superior mobility, enabling photographers to capture the previously unattainable.
- Features USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) to power a speedy AF drive together with a continuous manual focus mechanism.
- The VC (Vibration Compensation) image stabilization mechanism reduces camera shake to deliver sharp images.
- Moisture-resistant construction helps prevent moisture from penetrating the lens.
Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 VC USD
September 13, 2012, Saitama, Japan—Tamron Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Morio Ono / Headquarters: Saitama City), a leading manufacturer of optical equipment, announced the development of a next generation 90mm Macro lens for full-size SLR cameras. The lens features completely redesigned optics, a proprietary VC (Vibration Compensation)*1, and USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive)*2.
Tamron has updated their legendary 90mm Macro lens with a new, state-of-the-art optical design. The lens, reborn for the age of digital photography, offers VC (Vibration Compensation) and USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive).
- Adopting a state-of-the-art optical design and a rounded diaphragm, this lens carries on the long tradition of Tamron’s 90mm Macro lens in delivering spectacular blur effects. Two XLD (Extra Low Dispersion) glasses and one LD (Low Dispersion) element reduce chromatic aberrations, yielding sharp images and outstanding resolution.
- Tamron’s newly developed eBAND (Extended Bandwidth & Angular-Dependency) Coating*6 delivers a dramatic improvement in antireflection performance—significantly reducing flare and ghosting for clearer, crisper images.
- The VC (Vibration Compensation) image stabilization mechanism reduces camera shake to deliver sharp images.
- Features USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) to power a speedy AF drive together with a continuous manual focus mechanism.
- Incorporates IF (Internal Focus) system, which focuses by moving only the internal lens group, rather than the front lens elements. The overall length of the lens therefore does not change when focusing, thus ensuring a broad working distance.
- Moisture-resistant construction helps prevent moisture from penetrating the lens.
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Tamron EF 24-70 f/2.8 VC
Don’t want to wait for the new Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II? Don’t feel like spending $2200? Wanted some form of image stabilization, perhaps the new Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC is for you.
Quick MTF Review
Roger at Lensrentals.com also did a quick and dirty MTF comparison between the new Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC and the current Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L. The Tamron faired quite well.
Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC vs Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L (Higher numbers are better)
Roger also mentions the autofocus performance is pretty good on the Tamron, maybe not as quick as the Canon, but much faster than Tamron’s 70-200.
You can read the entire quick and dirty review at LensRentals.com here.
Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC at B&H for $1299
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The Tamron Option
In case you didn’t want to wait for Canon’s new 24-70, or would like to save about $1000, or really want image stabilizing technology in the focal range, this might be the lens for you.
It’s now available for preorder at Adorama for $1299.
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Another new 70-200 f/2.8
It looks like Tamron is going to be refreshing their 70-200 f/2.8 with a new version. The new version will add Tamron’s vibration correction as well as a new optical design.
2012-58619,2012-58620 Patent Publication No.
- 2012.3.22 Release Date
- 2010.9.10 filing date
Example 1
- 111.5353 – - 194.0928mm f = 71.5336 focal length
- Fno 2.9
- 20.71 – - 12.48 deg 34.66 angle of view.
- Magnification ratio 2.713
- 18 sheets 13 group lens configuration
- Three three aspherical surface
- 3 ED glass sheet
- Super ED lens equivalent to 1 XLD glass sheets and fluorite ※
Tamron’s patent
- Positive-positive four-group zoom of positive and negative
- Inner Focus
- Focusing for the third lens group
- Made compact and lightweight AF speed of the focus group
- Lens consists of a single sheet of focus group
- Inner zoom
- Shake correction
- For anti-vibration part of the fourth lens group
- Compact, lightweight unit
- By a small amount of shift in anti-vibration, energy saving
Source: [EG]
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February 6th, 2012, Saitama, Japan － Tamron Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of optical equipment, announced the development of the SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A007), a full-size high-speed standard zoom lens equipped with VC (Vibration Compensation) image stabilization and USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive), with resolution at the top of its class.
The price and availability of the SP 24-70mm will be announced at a later date.
Product Features
- A full-size, high-speed standard zoom with built-in VC ( Vibration Compensation). Even when shooting in low-light conditions with a slow shutter speed to render sharpness, Tamron’s acclaimed VC allows for stable handheld camera work, to more fully enjoy the benefits of this high-speed zoom lens.
- Uses special high-grade glass in the three LD elements, three glass molded aspherical lenses, one hybrid aspherical lens and two XR (Extra Refractive Index) glasses, delivering top-of-the-class quality images suited to this high-grade lens. Using a rounded diaphragm, the lens achieves gorgeous blur effects. This rounded diaphragm retains a nearly circular shape even when taken two stops down from its fully open state.
- Features Tamron proprietary USD ( Ultrasonic Silent Drive) to power a speedy AF drive together with a continuous manual mechanism.
- This high-speed standard zoom lens has a wide-end focal length of 24mm that expands the photographic area.
- The lens adopts the new technology including the latest optical design, VC ( Vibration Compensation) image stabilization and USD ( Ultrasonic Silent Drive), all in a lighter and more compact package.
- Moisture-resistant construction helps prevent water from penetrating the lens.
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From Sigma
I received word that a few lenses are on schedule to be announced in 2012.
Lots of people would welcome some updated fast wide angle primes that dont cost $1500.
Lenses Mentioned
- 24 f/1.8 (Full Frame)
- 35 f/1.8 (Full Frame)
- 300 f/2.8 OS
- 500 f/4.5 OS
It may have been suggested that the 500 could turn out to be an f/4, I had a hard time with translation.
From Tamron
I’m told a new superzoom is on schedule. Something in the 18-300 range. An updated 70-200 f/2.8 VC was mentioned as well as a new macro.
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We’ve reported previously that certain Tamron lenses do not work fully with the Canon EOS 7D. The outer crosstype AF points do not work properly. It was discovered that Tamron used Lens ID’s that Canon no longer supported.
Canon made official what we already knew.
The following cameras are affected.
- EOS 7D
- EOS 60D
- EOS 50D
- EOS 40D
The following Canon lenses are affected
- EF 35-80 mm 1:4-5,6
- EF 35-80 mm 1:4-5,6 II
- EF 35-80 mm 1:4-5,6 III
- EF 35-80 mm 1:4-5,6 USM
- EF 35-105 mm 1:4-5,6
- EF 35-105 mm 1:4-5,6 USM
- EF 80-200 mm 1:4,5-5,6 II
- EF 80-200 mm 1:4,5-5,6 USM
The following Tamron lenses are affected
- 17-50 f/2.8 VC
- 60 f/2 Macro
- 70-200 f/2.8
- 10-24 f/3.5-4.5
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I know, I said “cool” and Tamron in the same sentence. It’s true though.
Want to IS/VC your lenses? Just add this converter!
- Applications from Tamron
- Patent Publication No. 2001-33692, 2001-33693, 2001-116994
- Actuator and a shake correction
- Power the camera from the supply, or battery use
- With ON-OFF switch
Google Translated Link
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First reports of repaired lenses.
The first set of Tamron owners have received lenses back from Tamron correcting the cross-type sensor issue with certain Canon DSLR bodies.
The 17-50 f/2.8 VC was sent in and Tamron’s official statement for the fix was “autofocus adjustment”. This is a bit deceptive, what actually was done was a lens ID change from 37 to 137 (85 f/1.2L II lens ID).
Tamron Japan has not officially admitted that there is an issue. Perhaps this is being done to avoid a mass recall of lenses.
Cost of repair?
For the moment, the lens ID switch is covered under the standard warranty. No word on out of warranty products yet.
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UPDATE #2
New Information about that phenomenon, which is not just a Tamron phenomenon anymore. A guy at the DSLR-forum replaced the Lens-IDs with an EF adapter and found out that the cross-type sensors won’t work on Lenses with the following IDs: 27, 30, 35, 37, 38, 193, 194, 195).
So Tamron was just unlucky by taking the wrong IDs.
The following Canon lenses are also affected:
- 27 = Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 (I)
- 30 = Canon EF 35-105mm f/4.5-5.6
- 35 = Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 II
- 37 = Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III
- 38 = Canon EF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6
- 193 = Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 USM
- 194 = Canon EF 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
- 195 = Canon EF 35-105mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
Link: http://www.dslr-forum.de/showpost.php?p=7463669&postcount=407
thanks Jorg
UPDATE
The Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 is also confirmed to have the issue with the 40D, 50D and 7D outer focus points not being crosstype.
7D Affected
A few days ago we reported some Tamron lenses weren’t using the outer crosstype sensors on the Canon 50D.
Tamron Europe has confirmed the Canon 7D and Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 VC also exhibit the same issue.
We’re still waiting for an official response from Tamron in Japan.
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