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Tamron announced the new 90mm f/2.8 SP Sony A-mount lens. You can preorder it for $649 at BHphoto (Click here). This is the full press text:

Tamron and the history of its macro lenses

The history of Tamron’s macro lenses began with the SP AF90mm F/2.5 (Model 52B) in 1979. The general impression of a macro lens in those days was that it was mainly useful for academic purposes—such as reproducing documentary records and scientific minutiae—and not suitable for photographing ordinary subjects. Against this backdrop, Tamron’s first-generation 90mm macro lens succeeded in creating new value for the modern macro lens that has both refined image quality worthy of recording photographic scenes and remarkably beautiful background blur effects (bokeh). As a result, the lens was highly valued by professional and amateur photographers alike as a lens with wide-ranging uses. It created new categories of applications that previously had been unimaginable because of the common uses of macro lenses at the time. The lens became popular among nature photographers to shoot close-ups of flowers. Furthermore, using Tamron’s 90mm macro lens for portrait photography gained particular popularity, with the expression “portrait macro lens” coming to be widely recognized over time. With the model renewal in this latest generation achieving further performance improvements, SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 USD (Model F017) is opening a new chapter in the history of Tamron’s 90mm macro lenses.

Design Concept

Beginning with the SP 35mm F/1.8 Di VC USD (Model F012) and SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD (Model F013), Tamron has utilized a new design concept to enhance the outstanding performance provided by the SP Series. Our attention to every engineering detail has resulted in the most advanced optical and electro-mechanical designs being incorporated in SP Series, creating a new benchmark for high performance and visual elegance. The design philosophy embraces the importance of comfortable, ergonomic operation and positive tactile feedback, crucial factors in all types of photography. The newly designed all-metallic barrel features an embedded concave ring at the base of the lens—for a firm hold and comfort necessary for a steady shot. Switches are larger and reconfigured for smoother function and the typeface has been redesigned for intuitive legibility. The Tamron SP Series is the superlative example of the Lensmaker’s art.

Specifications

• Specifications, appearance, functionality, etc. are subject to change without prior notice.
• The Sony mount version does not include VC since Sony digital SLR bodies incorporate built-in image stabilization functionality.
• * Length is the distance from the front tip of the lens to the lens mount face.

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Sony is quite an innovative company no doubt on that. But let’s help them to figure out what SAR readers would like to get from them. One of the ideas popped out from our minds is that one:
Current Sony FE lenses are quite big and it would be nice to have a new dedicated pancake lens line. They could just learn from Pentax who created the limited pancake line. These lenses have a fairly good optical performance and at the same time are extremely compact and well-built. The lenses are:
[shoplink 33164 ebay]15mm f/4 AL (here on eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33165 ebay]21mm f/3.2 AL (here on eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33166 ebay]40mm f/2.8 (here on eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33167 ebay]43mm f/1.9 Limited (here on eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33168 ebay]70mm f/2.4 Limited (here on eBay)[/shoplink]
[shoplink 33169 ebay]77mm f/1.8 Limited (not really a pancake but a great compact prime lens)[/shoplink]

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Sony released a new version of their Image Data Converter software. Download it here: WIN or MAC.

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Thanks to the anonymous reader who sent me this!