Notice for users of Sony APS-C and/or 24×36 mm hybrids, Japanese optics manufacturer Tamron announces year-end discount offers on select photo lenses. These offers are valid from October 1 and through December 31, 2024, online and in stores, from partner resellers of the operation: Images Photo, Camera, Darty, Digit Photo, Digixo, FNAC, IPLN, Miss. Numeric, Panajo, PhotoUniverse and Focus.
It’s only related to the Sony E-mount lenses, which include two 24×36 zooms, the 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 and the 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2, as well as two APS-C zooms. 17-70mm F/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD and 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD.
Two f/2.8 zoom lenses for the 24×36 sensor
The 28-75 mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 (released in 2022) and the 70-180 mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 (released in 2024) are two of the essential “holy trinity” of fixed-aperture zoom lenses. There are links. f/2.8 These two lenses, versatile in both stills and video, offer a constant aperture and are offered here in the second generation (G2). Note that even if they are designed for use with Sony 24×36 hybrids (like the Sony A7 IV for example), it is entirely possible to use them with APS-C bodies (for example A6700) to be used for a conversion factor of 1.5x. . So 28-75mm is equal to 42-112.5mm and 70-180mm is equal to 105-270mm.
In terms of price, Tamron lenses are much more affordable than equivalent local models from Sony. For example, the Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 was launched in 2021 at a price of €1,000 and the Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II was launched in 2022 at a price of €2,400. . The same is true of the Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2, which will launch in 2024 at a price of €1,499, and the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II, which will launch in 2022. €2,999.
The instant discount offered on the 28-75 mm F/2.8 is €100 and the one offered on the 70-180 mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 is €150.
Two zoom lenses for APS-C sensors
Tamron 17-70 mm F/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD (released in 2022) and Tamron 18-300 mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD (released in 2021) zoom lenses with Sony are made to work. A hybrid equipped with an APS-C sensor. The first is a trans-standard 25.5-105mm equivalent that offers a constant F2.8 aperture and the second is an ultra-versatile super-telephoto zoom with a 27-450mm equivalent.
