Tamron reveals 11-20mm f/2.8 broad zoom lens for Fuji X cameras
Tamron’s 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A RXD is a fast-aperture, wide-angle lens that the third-party lens producer is quickly releasing for the Fujifilm X-mount. This would be the fourth lens from the model for Fuji APS-C mirrorless cameras.
The Tamron 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A RXD was first introduced final yr and was launched quickly after for Sony cameras solely. Now Fuji followers can use it too.
This explicit wide-angle lens affords an efficient focal size of 16.5-30mm and weighs simply 335 grams (11.8168 oz) and is roughly 8.6cm (3.38583 inches) lengthy by 7.3cm (2.87402 inches broad). These dimensions make it conveniently mild and compact for Fuji’s normally small mirrorless cameras.
The brand new lens additionally affords an impressively shut focusing distance of simply 5.9 inches or 15cm which supplies it macro taking pictures capabilities which might be helpful for some sorts of close-up images.
Tamron has constructed the 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A RXD with 12 components in 10 teams and based on the model, it’s moisture and mud resistant. It additionally contains a fluorine coating for extra resilience to the weather.
Internally, the 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A RXD has an RXD stepping motor that’s “exceptionally quiet” based on Tamron and by design makes for a great journey and panorama images optic.
This new lens joins Tamron’s 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD, 17-70mm F/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD, and 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD lenses for Fujifilm X-mount cameras.
Some extra specs of this latest optic embrace the next:
- Mount sort: Fujifilm X, Sony E
- AF: Sure
- Full-frame: No
- Picture stabilization: No
- Angle of view: 71.5-105.3 levels
- Diaphragm blades: 7
- Minimal aperture: f/16
- Most aperture: f/2.8
- Most magnification ratio: 0.25-0.13x
- Filter measurement: 67mm
Tamron hasn’t but given a launch date for the 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A RXD because it’s nonetheless underneath ending improvement. We’re anticipating extra to emerge about it in the course of the big CP+ 2023 occasion in Japan this week and we’ll publish it if we do.
It’s value noting that the present Sony E-mount model of the 11-20mm F/2.8 Di III-A RXD launched at a worth of $829. It at present sells for roughly $699, so the Fujifilm version will in all probability price someplace between these two costs.
