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December 4, 2007, Commack, NY—Tamron announced that the company has
released the AF18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro, a
lightweight, compact and ultra high power zoom lens designed
exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C sized image sensors with
a Built-In Motor for Nikon (Model A18N II).
The AF18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro is the ultimate
high power zoom lens boasting the world’s greatest zoom ratio1 of
13.9X. Tamron, the pioneer of high power zoom lenses, has achieved this
milestone by commanding its technologies to further expand the
capabilities of high power zoom lenses.
1As of September 2006. Based upon Tamron’s research of lenses for
exclusive use with digital SLRs equipped with APS-C sized image
sensors.
MAIN FEATURES:
13.9X, the Largest Zoom Power in the High Power Zoom Class, Covering an
Easy-to-use 28mm Wideangle to 388mm Ultra Telephoto (when converted to
35mm)
Tamron’s concept for the development of high power zoom lenses is
“one-does-it-all, covering wideangle to telephoto” to satisfy customer
needs for simplicity. Tamron has always kept this concept in mind when
designing higher power zoom ranges. The question, “to what extent can
the tele-end of a zoom starting with 18mm wideangle be extended in a
lens designed for exclusive use with digital SLRs?” was posed and
answered with the development of this ultra high power zoom lens
possessing the world’s largest zoom ratio of 13.9X. It is not too long
ago that the world of “wideangle to ultra telephoto film photography”
could only be achieved with a combination of two zoom lenses; 28-200mm
+ 200-400mm2. Now, the world of digital SLR photography can be enjoyed
with just a single zoom lens!
2 Circa 2000—A combination of 28-200mm and 200-400mm
Advanced Optical Design Aimed at Optimum Power Distribution to Achieve Compactness and High Power
The optical system uses an LD (Low Dispersion) glass element and one AD
(Anomalous Dispersion) lens in the first group to minimize on-axis
chromatic aberration while achieving the 250mm ultra-tele focal length.
In addition, suitable positioning of two hybrid aspherical lens
elements serves to meet the desired compactness despite its 13.9X zoom
power. In particular, Tamron’s engineers have pursued a thorough
analysis of the optical configuration of the third lens group for
optimum power distribution in the overall optical system. The approach
has resulted in the sufficient compensation of aberrations, including
astigmatism; the compactness, thanks to downsizing of the first group;
the high zoom power; and optimum optical quality.
In order to realize the remarkable 13.9X zoom ratio, Tamron has pursued
the approach to accomplish the compactness through optimization of the
overall optical system, not through the employment of XR glass
elements.
Revolutionary Minimum Focusing Distance of 0.45m (17.7”) throughout the Entire Zoom Range Affords a 1:3.5 Macro Capability
The new zoom lens achieves a minimum focus distance of 0.45m (17.7”)
throughout the entire zoom range, top of the class capability among
high power zoom lenses for digital SLR cameras, which results in a
maximum magnification ratio of 1:3.5 at the 250mm tele-end.3
3Since the APS-C sized imager is smaller than the 35mm format film, the
new zoom lens can fill the frame with almost the same scope (approx. 8
x 5.5cm) as a lens with a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2.3 on a
35mm film SLR camera.
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