Tamron updates 17-50mm lens for shaky hands
by Mark Best on Sep.17, 2009, under Cameras, Technology
Tamron's new 17-50mm lens gets vibration compensation.
(Credit: Tamron)
Tamron has updated its higher-end 17-50mm zoom lens with its vibration compensation technology to counteract camera motion.
The company released a 17-50mm model with a constant F2.8 aperture last year, but updated it with vibration compensation to a new model called the SP 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II VC. Tamron added the new feature “without materially increasing its size and weight,” the company said.
But one thing is different: price. The earlier version costs about $450–and note that it’s not being discontinued–while the image-stabilized version costs about $650. Tamron is selling a Nikon version initially and a model for Canon SLRs shortly afterward, it said.
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Originally posted at Deep Tech
