Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC

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Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC

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Tamrom 18-200mm lens (Sony E-mount version)
Maker Tamron
Lens mount(s) Canon EF-M, Sony E (NEX)
Technical data
Type Zoom
Focus drive Stepper motor
Focal length 18-200mm
Aperture (max/min) f/3.5 - f/6.3
Close focus distance 0.50 metres (1.6 ft)
Max. magnification 0.27
Diaphragm blades 7
Construction 17 elements in 13 groups
Features
Weather-sealing X mark.svg No
Lens-based stabilization Yes check.svg Yes
Aperture ringX mark.svg No
Physical
Diameter 68 millimetres (2.7 in)
Weight 460 grams (1.01 lb)
Filter diameter 62mm
Accessories
Lens hood Petal
History
Introduction 2011

The Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC is an APS-C superzoom lens announced by Tamron on December 8, 2011. It can be mounted on Canon EOS-M and Sony E-mount (NEX) camera bodies.

APS-C image sensor format

Advanced Photo System type-C (APS-C) is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System film negative in its C ("Classic") format, of 25.1×16.7 mm, an aspect ratio of 3:2.

Superzoom a zoom lens with an extra-large focal length range

A superzoom or hyperzoom lens is a type of photographic zoom lenses with unconventionally large focal length factors, typically ranging from wide angle to extreme long lens focal lengths in one lens. There is no clear definition of a superzoom lens but the name generally covers lenses that have a range well above the 3x or 4x of a standard zoom lens, with lenses being 10x, 12x, 18x, or above considered superzoom.

Tamron company

Tamron Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company manufacturing photographic lenses, optical components and commercial/industrial-use optics. Tamron Headquarters is located in Saitama City in the Saitama Prefecture of Japan.

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Build Quality

The lens features an all-plastic construction with rubber focus and zoom rings. The barrel of the lens telescopes outward from the main lens body as it's zoomed in from 18mm to 200mm. To combat zoom creep, the lens features a small zoom lock switch on the main lens barrel.

Zoom creep is a phenomenon in zoom lenses where the angle of view of the lens changes when gravity is allowed to freely act on it. If the lens has a zoom ring, holding it when the lens is held upwards or downwards will prevent this change. In lenses with push-pull zoom, creep is prevented by holding the extending part of the lens. Some lenses, such as the Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF] and Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, have a zoom lock to stop the effect.

The zoom lens features a wide range of focal lengths, from wide angle at its shortest to super-telephoto at its longest.

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