New Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Price Set To Be Very Affordable

Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8

Tamron is poised to make this lens type far more affordable with the Brand New Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8.

They have even included Vibration Compensation in the lens. According to an article over at Fstoppers the price has not yet been announced in the US but it has been announced in Japan. Tamron Japan says the lens will retail for $1,178.00.That’s over $400 less than the Canon and over $700 less than the Nikon!

Update: This official announcement is only for Japan. The US price has not been announced. Earlier in the week a potential price leak was reported for Tamron’s newest wide-angle zoom, which features vibration compensation and a fast f/2.8 aperture throughout the zoom range. As it turns out, we were misled — but this is actually good news. Not only will the new Tamron come in several hundred dollars below what we previously thought, but it is also set to release before the year’s end.

Up until now, the fast-aperture wide-angle zoom market has been unarguably dominated by Nikon’s fantastic 14-24mm f/2.8. Sure, Canon makes a very nice 16-35mm f/2.8 and Tokina even makes a less expensive 16-28mm f/2.8.

You can read the original article over at Fstoppers

Source: Fstoppers

37 comments

Thankful for the upgraded competition of Tamron and Sigma. They are driving the competitive quality up, … and challenging the overpriced thrones of Canon and Nikon! When competition occurs, the consumer wins!

I have the 150-600mm, from Tamron, and for the price it’s very hard to beat. It’s been proven to not be as sharp as its more pricier cousins, but it can handle a lot of scenarios well. I have many great wildlife photographs because of it and teaming up with a crop sensor camera (putting a magnifier on it will cause it to be way to slow).

I don’t want to post links and take over the thread, but give my name a search and you will be able to find them!

You can’t put a filter on it though. I personally use ND filters when shooting with this type of lens. Although I have a Rokinon 14mm which I can use for night sky/milky way shots. That lens was only $399 but completely manual. I got some great Milky Way shots with it though.

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