Tamron

Infobox_Company
company_name = Tamron Co., Ltd.
株式会社タムロン
company_type = Public K.K. (tyo|7740)
company_
foundation = Saitama, Japan (November 1, 1950)
location = Saitama, Japan
key_people = Morio Ono, President & CEO
num_employees = 5,579 (as of June 30, 2007) [ [http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/investors/ir/index.html TAMRON | Stock Information ] ]
revenue = (2004)
industry = Imaging
products = Photographic lenses, Optical and other products
homepage = [http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/ www.tamron.co.jp]
Nihongo|Tamron Co., Ltd.|株式会社タムロン|Kabushiki-gaisha Tamuron (tyo|7740) is a Japanese company manufacturing photographic lenses, optical components and commercial/industrial-use optics. Sony is a major shareholder in the company. [ [http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/investors/ir/index.html TAMRON | Stock Information ] ]

Products

Photographic lenses

* Interchangeable lenses for digital and conventional SLR cameras, including compact high ratio zoom lenses of which Tamron was the pioneer in 1992 when it released the 28–200mm. The most current lens of this type is the 18–270mm, the world's first 15× zoom lens made for Digital SLR cameras. Tamron was the maker of the manual focus Adaptall series which have interchangeable mounts for multiple camera brands. These replaced an older series of interchangeable mount lens, the Adaptamatic lenses, which offered less functionality. Tamron was also responsible for the development of the t2 or T-mount adapter system.

* Fixed focal wideangle, telephoto and macro lenses
* Zoom lenses of various focal length ranges
* Teleconverters

Optical components

* Camcorder lenses
* Digital still camera lenses
* Cellular phone camera lenses

Commercial and industrial-use optics

* CCTV camera lenses for
*# Surveillance
*# Industrial vision
*# Image-processing
* Projection lenses, test plates, high precision molds, injection-molded parts & components, optical device units, etc.

List of photographic lenses

Most contemporary Tamron lenses are available for Nikon F, Canon EF, Minolta/Sony α, and Pentax K lens mounts.

Designations

* Di — ‘ [Digitally Integrated] ’, featuring coating optimized for digital SLRs, but still usable on 24×36mm sensors (35mm, ‘full’ or double frame)
* Di II — Lenses for DSLRs with APS-C sized sensors only
* SP — ‘Super Performance’, professional lenses
* IF — ‘ [Internal Focus] ’
* LD — " [Low Dispersion] " elements
* XR — Extra Refractive Index glass
* VC — "Vibration Compensation", in lens stabilization

Di Lenses

* SP AF17–35mm f/2.8–4 Di LD Aspherical (IF)
* SP AF28–75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF)
* AF28–200mm f/3.8–5.6 XR Di Aspherical (IF) Macro
* AF28–300mm f/3.5–6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical (IF)
* AF70–300mm f/4–5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2
* SP AF200–500mm f/5–6.3 Di LD (IF)
* SP AF90mm f/2.8 Di 1:1 Macro
* SP AF180mm f/3.5 Di LD (IF) 1:1 Macro
* SP AF70–200mm f/2.8 Di LD MACRO (IF)

P Lenses

* SP AF24–135mm f/3.5–5.6 AD Aspherical (IF)
* SP AF14mm f/2.8 Aspherical (IF) Rectilinear
* SP AF300mm f/2.8 LD (IF)
* [http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/17_35mm.asp SP AF17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical (IF)]
* [http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/70200_di.asp SP AF70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro]

Conventional Lenses

* AF28–80mm f/3.5–5.6 Aspherical
* AF75–300mm f/4–5.6 LD Macro

Di II Lenses for APS-C

* SP AF11–18mm f/4.5–5.6 Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
* SP AF17–50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
* AF18–200mm f/3.5–6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
* AF18–250mm f/3.5–6.3 AF Di–II LD Aspherical (IF)
* AF18–270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) Macro
* AF55–200mm f/4–5.6 Di II LD

Discontinued Lenses & Mounts

Adaptall 2 mount lenses (Adaptall 2 series discontinued 2005/2006)

Adaptall (first series) mount lenses

T2 interchangeable mounts produced for: (Manufactured by Tamron, as well as third party manufacturers)

References

* " [http://www.adaptall-2.com/history/Tamron_History.html History of Tamron] ", "Adaptall-2.com".

External links

* [http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/ Tamron official website]
* [http://www.tamroneurope.com/ Tamron Europe website]
* [http://www.tamron.com/ Tamron USA website]
* [http://www.tamron.com.hk/ Tamron Hong Kong website]
* [http://www.adaptall-2.com/ Unofficial Adaptall-2 and SP Lens website]
* [http://www.photosolution.co.uk/lenses-tamron-lenses-c-49_160.html Tamron lenses]