Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Ultra Wide Lens from Tamron for Sony DSLR

Tamron announced the availability of the SP AF10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II (Model B001) for Sony … and Pentax.  This lens was initially launched with the Nikon mount about 6 months ago and with the Canon mount earlier this year.  Tamron Japan has announced it’s availability for the Sony mount from next weekend onwards.

Tamron-10-24mm

Specifications from Tamron (US) site.

  • Lens Construction (Groups/Elements) - 9/12
  • Angle of View (Equivalent to APS-C size)
    • Diagonal - 108°44'-60°20'
    • Horizontal - 98°28'-51°36'
    • Vertical - 75°19'-35°29'
  • Diaphragm Blade Number - 7
  • Maximum Aperture - F/3.5-4.5
  • Minimum Focus Distance - 0.24m (9.4")
  • Macro Magnification Ratio - 1:5.1 (at f=24mm, MFD:0.24m)
  • Filter Diameter - ø77
  • Weight - 406g (14.3oz.)
  • Diameter x Length - ø83.2mm x 86.5mm (3.1in x 3.9in)
  • Accessory - Flower-shaped Lens hood

Press release (translated with google translate).

4 comments:

kuanhoong said...

hmm nihongo ga wakarimasu ka..

sugoi ne!!

Ian Tan said...

wakarimasen sensei ...

Anonymous said...

is this lens compatible with sony
A900?

Ian Tan said...

Unfortunately, this is a "Digital" lens, so it is not suitable for the Full-Frame A900.