Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A is an Auto Focus (AF)
Ultra-Wideangle Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Sony E mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A is compatible with cameras that have Sony E lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sony E lenses are Sony A7 IV, Sony ZV-E10 and Sony A1.
Focal Range
Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A has a focal range of 11-20mm and 1.8X zoom ratio. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 16.5 - 30mm.
Weather Sealings
Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A with a weather sealed camera body such as Sony A7 IV, Sony A1 and Sony A7c.
Optical Image Stabilization
Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS in Sony E mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Maximum Magnification Ratio
Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.25x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.15m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.25x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f2.8 from 11mm all the way to the 20mm .
Optical Formula
Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A's optical formula consists of 12 elements in 10 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 aspherical
- 1 XLD
- 2 LD elements
- BBAR-G2 coating
Lens Hood
Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A is available in color.
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