Tamron has announced a new superzoom lens for Canon, Nikon and Sony APS-C cameras. The Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC lens updates its 10-year-old predecessor with the addition of Vibration Compensation and improved optics.
The new superzoom lens retails for just $249 with the Canon and Nikon versions shipping on August 20, 2015 and the Sony A-mount version at a later date. You can pre-order it here at B&H Photo.
brian says
August 7, 2015 at 9:59 amPress release says “lightest” 18-200mm zoom “in the world”.
I do like Tamron’s F2.8 lenses with VC, but this is not the same kind of animal. BUT for $250, I’m sure someone could do worse than this. Likely a step up from kit lenses of Canon and Nikon.
Personally wondering how this compares to the Canon 18-135 IS STM. Yes, not same zoom length, but similar size and compact walkaround zoom with variable aperture. The F6.3 on the long end is likely useless to me.
Eric Reagan says
August 7, 2015 at 1:04 pmI think these superzooms are more usable than ever before. I used the Tamron 18-300mm with the D7200 and loved it. Because of the incredible high-ISO on modern DSLRs, these things are usable indoors and outdoors.
Of course, it is still primarily a consumer lens, but $250 is a “wow” kinda price.