Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC is an Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Zoom lens with APS-C / DX max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Sony E mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC 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 ZV-E10, Sony A6600 and Sony A6100.
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC is also available in Fujifilm X mount.
Focal Range
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC has a focal range of 17-70mm and 4.1X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 25.5-105mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Weather Sealings
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Weather Sealings of the Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC 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 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC with a weather sealed camera body such as Sony A6600, Sony A6400 and Sony A6500.
Optical Image Stabilization
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.21x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.19m.
Aperture
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f2.8 from 17mm all the way to the 70mm .
Optical Formula
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC's optical formula consists of 16 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 aspherical
- 2 glass-molded aspherical elements
Lens Hood
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Tamron 17-70 F2.8 Di III-A VC is available in Black color.
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