The favored Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD full-frame zoom shall be obtainable for the Nikon Z system in lower than a month.
Beforehand obtainable just for Sony E-mount cameras, the 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens is designed for journey and portrait pictures because of its extensive focal size vary and quick most aperture.
Tamron first introduced that its 35-150mm f/2-2.8 zoom lens can be coming to the Nikon Z mount late final month, though Tamron didn’t reveal many particulars particular to the Z-mount model.
Immediately’s information reveals new details about the lens, together with its worth and launch date. The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD zoom lens shall be obtainable starting September 21, 2023, for $1,999 in the US and $2,699 in Canada. The Z model prices $100 greater than the present E-mount model, which launched in late 2021 to a lot acclaim.
As for the Z-mount model’s specs, PetaPixel anticipated them to be equivalent most often to the E-mount model. Because of Tamron’s full unveiling, it’s now attainable to examine.
The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 for E-mount weighs 41.1 ounces (1,165 grams), barely lower than the upcoming Z-mount model that weighs 42 ounces (1,190g). The Z lens can also be a bit longer than the E-mount model. The lens is 6.2 inches (158mm) lengthy for E-mount and 6.3 inches (160.1mm) lengthy for Z-mount. Each variations embrace an 82mm entrance filter thread.
Except for these minor bodily variations, the lenses are equivalent in important methods. The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD consists of 21 components organized throughout 15 teams, presents a most magnification ratio of 1:5.7 (extensive) and 1:5.9 (tele), and sports activities Tamron’s wonderful Voice-coil eXtreme-torque Drive (VXD) linear motor focus mechanism.
When Tamron introduced the 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens for Sony, it touted that it’s the world’s first f/2-2.8 fast-aperture zoom lens. This spectacular declare stays true. The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 can also be the primary zoom lens for Nikon Z mount cameras to supply a most wide-open aperture of f/2, besting the quite a few f/2.8 zoom lenses obtainable for the Nikon Z system.
“Incorporating probably the most incessantly used focal lengths from wide-angle and customary to medium telephoto and telephoto all inside this single lens permits seamless capturing with out the necessity to swap lenses, which is helpful particularly when capturing portraits the place a way of rhythm is especially necessary. This helps the consumer seize excellent photographs with out lacking the fleeting expressions of the mannequin,” Tamron explains.
The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens for Z mount is appropriate with Tamron’s devoted Lens Utility software program. This software program permits customers to replace the lens firmware and presents customization over completely different features of focus operation, together with pre-set focus factors.
Nikon Z customers have good motive to be excited, because the Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD lens is among the many finest in its class and is bound to make a wonderful addition to the third-party choices for the Z system.
Pricing and Availability
The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD lens shall be obtainable in Z-mount from approved retailers starting September 21, 2023. The lens has a advised retail worth of $1,999.99.
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