Description:

This is a new lens (image is not of the actual item). The lens is in perfect condition. The box has some minor crush damage to the bottom left and rear corners due to courier mis-handling. It was bought as an interim stop-gap pending the delivery of another telephoto lens and has been used once for about 5 hours.

The release of this lens coincides with Tamron's 60th anniversary, and they have put great care and attention to detail into its design. The lens is the first from Tamron lens to have its Ultrasonic Silent Drive (USD) motor for ultra-fast focusing. The lens is compatible with Minolta Dynax/Maxxum and Sony Alpha DSLR/DSLT bodies.

Extra Low Dispersion for Fine Image Resolution

This lens uses one LD (Low Dispersion) and one XLD (Extra Low Dispersion) element to counteract colour fringing that is caused by the refraction of light in traditional lens elements. The result is extremely low levels of chromatic aberration (CA) and contrast and sharpness that are class beating.

Multiple BBAR (Broad Band Anti Reflection) coatings have been employed to keep flare and ghosting to negligible levels and the inclusion of a flower shape hood makes sure that stray light is kept from entering the lens.

Ultrasonic Silent Drive Focus

First introduced in this lens, this technology uses ultrasonic wave interactions to propel the focus mechanism quickly and precisely to its desired point. The end result is ultra-fast focus (subjective) even at long focal lengths, making this lens ideal for sports and wildlife photography. If you prefer manual focus (MF) this is attainable at any time without a switch, just by rotating the focus ring manually – courtesy of the Full Time Manual Focus feature. Filters are easily managed too thanks to fully internal focusing.

Also features 1:4 Macro magnification and full frame DSLR/DSLT or APS-C compatibility.

Specifications:

Lens Construction: 17 Elements in 12 Groups
Minimum Aperture: f32-45
Angle of View: 34° 21’ – 8° 15’
Close Focusing: 150cm (max 1:4 magnification at 300mm focal length)
Aperture Blades: 9
Filter Diameter: 62mm
Dimensions (Diameter x Length): Approx 81mm x 142mm
Weight: 765g approx

Full lens data can be found on the Tamron EU website at: http://www.tamron.eu/en/lenses/overview/single/product/sp70-300-f4-56-di-vc-usd-1.html?tx_keproducts_pi6[cam]=is_sony&tx_keproducts_pi6[vc]=false&tx_keproducts_pi6[sp]=false

and http://www.tamron.eu/en/news/read/data/sp-70-300mm-vc-usd-for-sony-mount.html

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