Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di PZD Lens for Sony A

Description

The Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di PZD Lens for Sony is a wide-angle to telephoto zoom lens for Sony A-mount full-frame and APS-C cameras. It provides users with an extremely versatile all-purpose lens in a compact design and on APS-C cameras it has a zoom range equivalent of 42-450mm. Also, it has an aperture range from f/3.5-6.3 to f/22-40 across the zoom range.

The 28-300mm is also capable of decent macro capabilities with a reproduction ratio of 1:3.5 when zoomed in to 300mm. This is due to a minimum focus distance of 19.3". Also, for excellent image quality, numerous special glass elements are used in the lens design in addition to Broad-Band Anti-Reflection coatings. There are one Hybrid Aspherical element, three Moulded-Glass elements, four Low Dispersion elements, one Extra Refractive Index element, and one Ultra-Extra Refractive Index element.

For general use, there is a Piezo Drive autofocus system which is powered by a fast and quiet standing-wave ultrasonic motor. This allows you to quickly achieve focus for sharp images. And, included with the lens are a flower-shaped lens hood as well as front and rear lens caps.

Features

• This lens features full-time manual focus capabilities
• Lens construction of 19 elements in 15 groups
• Angle of view of 75°23' to 8°15' on full-frame cameras and 52°58' to 5°20' with APS-C format cameras
• Uses 67mm threaded filters
• Seven diaphragm blades
• Moisture-resistant construction
• Broad-Band Anti-Reflection coating minimise flare and ghosting for sharp, high contrast imagery
• Aspherical elements work to correct spherical aberrations and limit distortion
• Low dispersion elements reduce colour fringing and chromatic aberrations in an image
• XR and UXR elements help to decrease the size of the lens, enabling this zoom lens to remain compact