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Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD vs Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF)

The Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD and the Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it. Pick the Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) if you want a fit on more cameras (51 against 31 in this guide).

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD	Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
Maker	Tamron	Tamron
Focal length	10-24mm (zoom)	10-24mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent	15-36mm on APS-C	15-36mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/3.5-4.5	f/3.5-4.5
Made for	APS-C	APS-C
Mounts	Canon EF, Nikon F	Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
Stabilised	yesstabilised	no
Autofocus	yes	yes
Zoom range	2.4×	2.4×
Cameras it fits	31 in this guide	51 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD: 10-24mm on APS-C, like 15-36mm.

Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF): 10-24mm on APS-C, like 15-36mm.

Aperture

Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD: f/3.5 wide open.

Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF): f/3.5 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

31 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD fits 31 and the Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) 51.