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Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD

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A zoom lens by Tamron for APS-C cameras, 17-70mm f/2.8.

MakerTamron
Focal length17-70mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/2.8
Made forAPS-C sensors
MountsSony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF
Stabilisedyes
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080026-105mm equiv.17-70mm on APS-C
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
APS-C 26mm · 70°APS-C (Canon) 27mm · 67°
How wide 17mm sees at its wide end on each sensor it covers.
f/2.8
f/2.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On APS-C (Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z): like 26-105mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.2 there.
  • On APS-C (Canon) (Canon RF): like 27-112mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.5 there.
  • On the larger-sensor bodies of Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E: it works with the camera in a APS-C crop mode, at fewer megapixels.

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See what it frames: its view on the Fujifilm X-T30 III at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.