Patent: Tamron 70-200mm f/4 VC

Craig
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It looks like Tamron is going to be busy at Photokina this year with lens announcements. We now see a 70-200mm f/4 VC patent, a lens that is likely to come to market.

Patent Publication No. 2016-126278 (Google Translated)

  • Published 2016.7.11
  • Filing date 2015.1.8
  • Focal length 71.8092 109.9915 205.9615
  • F-number 4.0989 4.1033 4.1023
  • Half angle of 16.7567 10.8972 5.8621
  • Positive and negative positive positive and negative 5-group zoom
  • Inner zoom
  • Inner focus
  • Vibration control

We've now seen patents for a 60mm f/2.8 VC and 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC from Tamron in the last few weeks. I will note that in the patent for the 100-400 optical formula, there were also examples for a 150-600mm f/4.5-6.3 VC, the current lens starts at f/5.

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Craig is the founder and editorial director for Canon Rumors. He has been writing about all things Canon for more than 17 years. When he's not writing, you can find him shooting professional basketball and travelling the world looking for the next wildlife adventure. The Canon EOS R1 is his camera of choice.
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