Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD lens was officially announced for Fujifilm X mount. It is a 25.5-105mm-equivalent lens for APS-C-format FUJIFILM X-mount mirrorless cameras. The wide to short-tele range is ideal for everyday shooting and the fast f/2.8 constant maximum aperture suits working in difficult lighting conditions and offers improved control over depth of field. Complementing this design is a series of specialized optics, including aspherical and low dispersion elements, that produce well-corrected imagery with high sharpness, clarity, and color accuracy. Individual elements also feature Tamron’s BBAR coating, which suppresses flare and ghosting for greater contrast when working in backlit and harsh lighting conditions.

This new lens costs $799, first available for pre-order at B&H/ Adorama. Read More »

Maciej Latałło has just posted a full review of the newly released Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD Lens (Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama) at the LensTip.com. He tested this new lens on Sony a7R III and found such pros: very good image quality in the frame centre across the whole focal range, sensible image quality on the edge of the frame, lack of any serious problems with longitudinal chromatic aberration, slight lateral chromatic aberration in the 30-70 mm focal range, good coma correction, moderate astigmatism, silent and very quick autofocus, efficient image stabilization, and unique combination of focal range and aperture fastness. Read More »