LEAKED: New Tamron 50-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD

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Tamron will announce this new lens on June 6! Basically this is a much more compact version of the existing Tamron 50-400mm lens. The wight will be 665g compared ot the 1,2kg of the longer tele lens.

Here is the leaked press text:

TAMRON’s new 50-300mm VC zooms provides a wide 50mm starting option. Although it extends to 300mm at the telephoto end, the 50-300mm F4.5-6.3 VC features an extremely compact size with a length of just 150mm (5.9″) and a class-leading light weight[1] of 665g (23.5 oz). The compact size also produces outstanding balance when paired with an APS-C camera for 75-450mm equivalent. The expert arrangement of special lens elements effectively controls aberrations and produces high image quality throughout the entire zoom range. The lens is equipped with a VXD linear motor focus mechanism that delivers excellent quietness and agile autofocus performance, while the VC image stabilization mechanism provides powerful support for every aspect of shooting. At the 50mm wide end, the lens attains an MOD of 0.22m (8.7″) for a remarkable maximum magnification ratio of 1:2 allowing users to enjoy the world of half-macro shooting. The 50-300mm VC is packed with features that support an enriched shooting experience, such as Moisture-Resistant Construction, Fluorine Coating, 67mm filter size, and the connector port for the dedicated TAMRON Lens UtilityTM software developed in-house by TAMRON. This Ultra Multi Focal Length all-in one zoom lens empowers users to enjoy serious photography in a user-friendly package and expands the potential for creative expression.

  • Unique telephoto lens with 50mm at the wide end
  • High-speed and high-precision AF with superb subject tracking performance
  • Amazing half-macro shooting with an MOD of 0.22m (8.7in) at the 50mm wide end and a magnification ratio of 1:2
  • Equipped with TAMRON’s proprietary VC mechanism
  • TAMRON Lens Utility™ expands the possibilities of still photography and video shooting
  • Proprietary software tool TAMRON Lens Utility for lens function customization and firmware updates
  • Focus Set Button for lens function customization via the TAMRON Lens Utility
  • Zoom Lock Mechanism
  • Moisture-Resistant Construction and Fluorine Coating
  • Ø67mm filter diameter for system convenience

[1] Among full-frame mirrorless compatible 300mm telephoto zoom lenses equipped with Vibration Compensation (As of June 2024: TAMRON)

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Chris from PetaPixel: At This Point, I’d Happily Use ONLY Sigma Lenses

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On PetaPixel Chris writes:

Hypothetically, if you did find yourself with an E-mount or L-mount camera and only Sigma lenses at your disposal, I think your photographic business would be in good hands

His lens picks are the following:

Sigma 14mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FotoErhard, WexUK.
Sigma 50mm f/1.2 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, Calumet, WexUK.
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera. Calumet DE, Amazon DE, Amazon UK.
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, Calumet DE, FocusCamera. WexUK
Sigma 100-400mm at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. FotokochDE. WexUK. ParkUK.
Sigma 500mm f/5.6 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK.

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Still Hot for EU readers: 140 Euro coupon rebate on the Sony 20-70mm G

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One of Sony’s best zoom lenses got a 140 Euro coupon rebate at Amazon Germany (Click here).

There arena ton of new coupon rebates at Amazon Germany:

There are similar deals in other Amazon stores like Amazon UK (on this page), Amazon Italy (on this page), Amazon France (on this page).

You save up to 300€ on Tamron lenses at Amazon Europe, FotoErhardt, FotoKoch, Calumet, WexUk.

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NHK aims to commercialize “curved imaging devices” by around 2030

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One of the possible major leap forwards in terms of Image Quality could come from the use of curved sensors. Sony has plenty of patents showing their ideas but the question is when this tech will be ready for mass production. Now we got news from NHK Technical Research Laboratories:

NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories aims to realize a small, wide-field camera with little distortion. They are continuing their research into a silicon imaging device that is 0.01 mm thick and can be bent freely, and aim to establish the technology to manufacture concavely curved silicon devices by 2025 and put them into practical use by around 2030. NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories has been researching curved image sensors / curved silicon devices for some time now.

Curved sensor allow to get sharp images from corner to corner. Moreover lenses can be about 33% less compact than current lenses because they will not need to use the glass necessary to correct for distortions and loss in sharpness.

But it’s clear that this tech will not be ready any time soon…

via DClife

 

 

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