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Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) vs Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF)

The Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) and the Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) if you want a fit on more cameras (59 against 39 in this guide). Pick the Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it.

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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 SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF)	Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF)
Maker	Tamron	Tamron
Focal length	17-50mm (zoom)	17-50mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent	26-75mm on APS-C	26-75mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2.8
Made for	APS-C	APS-C
Mounts	Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K	Canon EF, Nikon F
Stabilised	no	yesstabilised
Autofocus	yes	yes
Zoom range	2.9×	2.9×
Cameras it fits	59 in this guidefits more cameras	39 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF): 17-50mm on APS-C, like 26-75mm.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF): 17-50mm on APS-C, like 26-75mm.

Aperture

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF): f/2.8 wide open.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF): f/2.8 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

39 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) fits 59 and the Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) 39.