Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 FE lens officially announced!

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Tamron announced the development of the new Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens. There is no pricing info yet but the lens is expected to ship in mid 2019.

Preorders (not yet available):
Tamron 17-28mm at BHphoto.

Press coverage:
Introduction at Explora.

Press text:

High-speed ultra wide-angle zoom lens for Sony E-mount cameras is extremely compact and lightweight
17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD (Model A046) –

The Model A046 achieves an astonishingly small diameter for a high-speed ultra wide-angle zoom lens, as witnessed by its modest 67mm filter size. Its unprecedented light weight and compact size provide excellent balance when used with a full-frame mirrorless camera, making it easy to carry, and enabling it to cater to a wide range of scenes and shooting conditions. The Model A046 offers a fast F/2.8 aperture throughout the entire zoom range, and delivers high-resolution and contrast edge to edge. The combination of ultra wide-angle focal length, fast constant F/2.8 aperture and an MOD (Minimum Object Distance) of 0.19m (7.5 in) at the wide-angle end encourages richly expressive and creative photography in a multitude of scenarios. The Model A046’s AF drive system is powered by the RXD (Rapid eXtra-silent stepping Drive) stepping motor unit, enabling it to deliver high-speed, high-precision and superbly quiet operation suitable for shooting video as well as still photographs. Sonyalpharumors

*Specifications, appearance, functionality, etc. of the above-mentioned three products are subject to change without prior notice.

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Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 announcement at 7am London time. Stay tuned!

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I have just heard the new Tamron FE lens should be announced around 7am London time. Follow SAR at 7am!

Check out the Tamron image here ;)

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(SR5) Accurate size comparison between the new Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 FE and the current 28-75mm FE

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This is the accurate size comparison between the new Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 FE and the current 28-75mm FE. The new Tamron lens will be announced tomorrow at around 7am London time.

It has the same 67mm filter diameter of the 28-75mm lens.

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(SR5) Tamron will announce the new 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD for Sony FE on February 20!!!

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Image on top shows the 16-35mm f/2.8 GM. Tamron will give us an alternative for that one :)

In two days (February 20) Tamron will announced their next new FE autofocus lens: The Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD for Sony FE. I have no images yet but this is for sure going to be an exiting and much cheaper alternative of the 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens.
I have no info on the pricing yet but the lens will be quite a bit smaller and lighter than the Sony although the focal range is smaller too. Still this lens is meant to be used for travel and that’s why Tamron did prioritize the size and weight.
This will be Tamron’s second FE zoom after the 28-75mm FE. That lens is selling so well that Tamron did increase the price in January (get it at BHphotoAmazon, BuyDig, FocusCamera and Adorama. In Europe at Amazon DE and WexUK).

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More new FE lens announcements coming within days!!!
Don’t forget that we will also get new Sony (135mm f/1.8 GM) Tokina (100mm f/2.8 FE) within the next few days! Stay tuned on SAR! To be sure to not miss any of the upcoming news do this:
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