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Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD

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A zoom lens by Tamron for Full frame cameras, 70-180mm f/2.8. The first-generation version, without stabilisation; discontinued but common used.

MakerTamron
Focal length70-180mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/2.8
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsSony E
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080070-180mm equiv.70-180mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 70mm · 29°APS-C 105mm · 19°
How wide 70mm 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 full frame (Sony E): as marked, 70-180mm.
  • On APS-C (Sony E): like 105-270mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.2 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Sony a7R VI at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.