New Tamron SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 for Sony mount

Tamron Japan just announced that they are going to make a new version of the actual Tamron 70-300mm.
According to the dpreview press release “the SP 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di VC USD is the company’s first lens to feature its latest Ultrasonic Silent Drive (USD) autofocus motor, with full-time manual focus override. The optical design includes an element made from Extra-Low Dispersion (XLD) glass“
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kenny kramer
March 9, 2010 |good to see silent AF with manual override is becoming the standard now on almost any new lens. I’m sure Tamron will update the 90macro with those features very soon too.