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Tamron’s long ’un gets a revamp

Specs

Price

£1350 Mounts available Canon, Nikon. Sony at a later date Optical construction 21 elements in 13 groups Aperture range f/5-40 Minimumfocus 2.2m Filter size 95mm Weight 2010g

Independent lens brand Tamron is renowned for offering great quality optics at competitive prices. Its original SP 150-600mm brought affordable high-quality telephoto performance to many photographers, proving especially popular with action and wildlife shooters. That lens came out nearly three years ago, so Tamron has innovated and brought out the next generation, the Tamron SP 150- 600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. There’s a host of improved features. Optical construction has been enhanced to deliver even better overall performance, autofocus is more responsive and faster and Tamron’s Vibration Compensation has three modes giving a claimed 4.5EV benefit. Early tests on the VC mechanism show it to be amazingly effective even at the 600mm end. VC Mode 1 is the standard mode and for use in general shooting, giving a great balance between the

stability of the viewfinder image and the actual stabilising effect. Mode 3 prioritises the actual stabilising effect of the image with less emphasis on the viewfinder effect. Mode 2 is designed for panning. Handling has benefitted from a zoom lock mechanism usable at any focal length and the minimum focusing distance is a mere 2.2m for great telephoto macro shooting. The supplied tripod mount has an Arca- Swiss compatible foot. Add Tamron’s unique eBAND lens coating to minimise flare and ghosting and a water/oil repelling fluorine coat on the front element and you have a very impressive telephoto zoom. Two high-spec teleconverters – 1.4x and 2x – have been designed specifically for the new lens to give an even greater range while minimising quality loss. Canon and Nikon fits will be available immediately with a Sony

version to come at a later date. Guide price is £1350. We’ll have a full test of this exciting new Tamron super-zoom

in the next issue of Photography News, out from 28 November.

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Apremiumpair from Samyang Specs

Zeiss 85mm arrives Zeiss's Loxia family of lenses for full- frame mirrorless cameras has gained a new telephoto model in the shape of the 85mm f/2.4. This new optic is a manual focus lens with a focusing ring that rotates through 220 degrees for very precise control over sharpness and depth-of-field. The lens's minimum focus is 80cm. Stocks will be available from this December and the lens is priced at £1199.

Korean lens maker Samyang has announced two premium manual focus lenses, a 14mm f/2.4 and an 85mm f/1.2. They have been designed to have amazing resolving power to suit shooting on high- resolution, 50 megapixel still cameras and 8k video. The 85mm f/1.2 is for full-frame cameras and features 10 elements in seven groups with one aspherical lens to minimise aberrations and light dispersion, and two high- refractive lenses to deliver as much light to the sensor as possible for clear and vibrant images.

With 18 elements in 14 groups, the 14mm f/2.4 is Samyang’s most advanced lens, again for full-frame. Among its list of lens elements, there are two aspherical lenses, one hybrid aspherical lens, two extra- low dispersion lenses and one high refractive lens. The optical design aims to give edge-to-edge sharpness and minimal aberrations for impressive image clarity. Prices of both lenses have yet to be confirmed while availability is likely to be early 2017.

Samyang 14mmf/2.4 Price £TBC Mounts available Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony E Optical construction 18 elements in 14 groups Aperture range f/2.4-22 Minimumfocus 28cm Filter size Not applicable Weight 791g Samyang85mmf/1.2 Price £TBC Mounts available Canon EF Optical construction 10 elements in 7 groups Aperture range f/1.2-16 Minimumfocus 80cm Filter size 86mm Weight 1050g

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Leica gets closer Leica has added the APO Macro Elmarit TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH to its TL lens family. This is new optic is priced at £1800 with the lens hood an optional extra at £80. The lens'soptical construction features 10 elements in nine groups and it can focus down to 16cm to give a full macro 1:1 magnification. Black or silver finishes will be available.

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