The Tamron A067 50-400mm lens is a dream Sony E-mount lens coming true

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Our coverage of photography gear is not as broad as I’d like it to be. Photography is my second favorite hobby, guitar playing being my first. I use the Sony A7iii as my main piece of kit, and I have an array of lenses to go with it. My interests in photography range from portraits to wildlife, making the upcoming Tamron A067 a dream lens for me.

As a Sony shooter, I know how expensive Sony glass can get. The Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 has a list price of US$2,599, and while the f/4 version is US$1,000 cheaper, that is still a lot of money. You could opt for the Sony FE 70-300 with a variable aperture of f/4.5 – f/5.6, and that will only set you back US$1,300. You can find some of these lenses cheaper and used, but the point is that Sony glass is expensive.

Tamron has been offering alternatives to the pricer Sony choices, and I did pick up their recent f/2.8 lenses on the used market for a reasonable price. This Tamron A067 will cover 50-400mm, which is a considerable range, and while I would have liked a fixed 2.8 or even 4.0 aperture, this has a respectable f4.5/f6.3 variable aperture. I’m interested in using this lens because it offers the flexibility to do street photography to wildlife and everything in between.

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The company outlined six key points in its press release for the Tamron A067, and here they are.

  • POINT 1: The impossible dream of a 50-400mm ultra-telephoto zoom lens has arrived
  • POINT 2: Outstanding image quality throughout the entire zoom range
  • POINT 3:
    • High speed, high precision linear motor focus mechanism – VXD
    • Tamron’s proprietary VC image stabilization
  • POINT 4:
    • Enhanced operation plus customization options
    • Connector Port for the TAMRON Lens Utility™
    • New Focus Limiter function added to the TAMRON Lens Utility™
    • Rapid zooming (Zoom ring rotation arc is just 75°)
  • POINT 5: Lightweight, compact design with a filter size of 67mm
  • POINT 6: Half-macro photography with a 1:2 magnification ratio at 50mm

The Tamron A067 has not been given a price yet, but it should be attainable, and for the range, you are getting here, I think Tamron will price it very competitively. You can read more about the Tamron A067 on the company’s website.

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