INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES OFFER catalogue. Each lens has uni que features to developed with the latest technologies and TAMRON YOU TOTAL CREATIVE CONTROL provide you with t he ultimate in both high crafted w ith skills that are not inhibited by performance and high quality. estab lished standards. Instead , Tamron creates ORIGINAL TECHNOLOGY One reason for the popularity of single-lens new standards. All so that you are able to Extra Features to Give You The Extra reflex cameras (SlRs) is their ease of use w ith a With Every Tamron Lens, You Get create pictures with faithful colour rendition, Edge great variety of lenses of differing focal lengths. Superb Image Quality Backed by high contrast and unsurpassed definition of A single scene can be totall y transformed by Tamron's Advanced Technology both highlights and shadow s- even under the simply changing lenses. You can create images most demanding conditions. And all with A fine SlR lens m,ust start with the'finest optical from the striking spat ial pe rs pective of an equipment that is light, compact, and characteristics, such as contrast, resol ution and ultra-w ide 17mm lens to the large magnification convenient to handle. colour fidelity. But it cannot end there. The of distant objects w ith ultra-telephoto lenses. Photography is the art of capturing fleeting majori ty of SLR s are light, compact, easy to use And with a zoom lens, you can cover all the moments w hich happen only once. At Tam ron and versatile. Their lenses must be too. focal lengths between the two extremes w e know that, because w e are photographers At Tam ron, w e believe there can be no without having to change lenses. too. We w ouldn't want to miss any of those compromise between quality and convenience At Tamron, we have for years specialised in moments. And w e wouldn't want you to, either. of use . A Tamron lens must have the highest producing optics of the highest quality, Continuous Focusing [!liI standards of both, w ithout sacrificing one for resulting in the comprehensive range of 35mm Tamron's Continuous Focusing (CFl feature lets the other. The result is a family of lenses interchangeable lenses illustrated in this you hold you r su b ject in focus from infinity to macro {the minimum focusing distancel, simply by f 35mm, F/4, 1/60 sec (TAMRON 35-70mm FI3.S) /,-'21Omm. FIB. 1/250 sec (TA MRON SP35-21Onun FI3.5-4.2) f 48mm, FI8, 1/60 sec (TAMRON SP24-48mm FI3.5-3.8) f 9Omm, FIB, 1/250 sec (TA MRON SP90mm F/2.S) TAMRON Photographic Accessories F-IFixedl System Special Cases for Tamron Short Zooms/ Exclusive Lens Hoods 2X Auto Tele­ SP90mm and Telephoto/ Zoom Lenses Special Tamron lens hoods available as optional extras for Filters for SP Converters One case is ava ilable for use w ith most Tamron sh ort zooms the Tamron SP 24-48rnm F/3.5-3.8, SP 28-80mm F/3.5-4.2, 500mm F/ B Tele­ and SP 90mm FI2.5 and another for the Tamron 35-135mm 3S -70mm F/3.5, SP 35-80mm F/2,8-3.8, SP 28-13Smm A ra nge of high quality and BO-210mm (without hood) with the ca mera in use. The F/4-4.S, SP 3S-'13Smm FI3.S-4.S, SP 35 -210mrn F/3 .S-4.2, Macro Catadioptric 7 -element fixed mount 2X case is avai lable in three sizes (small, medium and large) to 28m rn F/2.S and SP gOmm F/2.S. Rea r 30.5mm filter set auto tele-converters with fit most popular SLR's. BBAR coat ing. Available for consisting of ND4X, Y52, ~ 056 and R6D available. Penlax/Praktica screw ND2X and 81 B rear fi lters mqunt, Pentax-K, Ni kon Ai, and a special 82mm normal Minolta MO, O lympus OM, fro nt filter also ava il able as (anon FD. Konica and optional extras. Contax/Yashica. Supplied with case. , --- --.. ~ rotating the focusing ring. You don't have to take the macro mode at any focal length, instead of photography. Furthermore, it enables you to use fixed-mount. Whereas fixed-mount lenses can your eye away from the subject to grope for a having to pre-select a particular setting in advance. today's new ultra-fas t film s in even the brightest only be used w ith cameras o f the same mount mac ro button-there isn't one on a Tamron CF This can improve the speed and convenience with light without risking over-exposure or having to system (this usually means sticking to one make lens. Tamron pioneered the CF feature so that you which the macro mode can be selected, and also switch camera bodies and films. of camera), Tamron lenses can be qUickly and (an concentrate purely on composing and allows you to create special effects by zooming M.O.D. Selector System IMele) simp ly coupled to almost any SLR on the capturing the image on film. during exposure. The Tamron M.OD. (Minimum Object Distance) market. Therefore, should you decide to change Tele-Macro iii!iI Constant F-Number Selector System enhances the close focusing or upgrade your camera body (or simply require I he "tele-macro" function found on many Tam ron On Tamron lenses featuring' constant F-n umbers, capabili ties of your lens. It gives you different an additional body) you will not be restricted /Oom lenses means that the maximum the F-number (the ratib of light transmitted minimum operating d istances for each focal length just to the cameras which will fit your lens magnification ratio of these lenses is obtained at through the lens aperture) stays the same even along the entire zoom range. The possibilities this system. Also, should you ever decide to the telephoto end of the zooming rang e, allowing when you focus from macro to infinity. You don't provides you are endless, from macro photography you to keep a convenient distance from your have to worry about variations in exposure as you at telephoto lens positions to close-up upgrade any of your Tamron lenses, as your ,ubject. This can be an important asset for many zoom, And if you're using an automatic electronic photography at Wide-angle positions, interest in your hobby advances, you will find it macro users, especially when shooting wildlife or flash, you will obtain the correct exposure without a great advantage that many more camera other subjects which may be easi ly disturbed or having to make any compensation for it. Tamron's Unique Interchangeable Lens owners are able to consider your· lens as distracted . A secondary advantage is that the Mount System Enables Tamron Lenses opposed to one with a fixed-mount. F/32 Minimum Aperture ~ In creased camera-to-subject distance allows to Be Used With Most SLRs Photographic d ubs and societies find that the lighting to be easily arranged without obstruction. and Half-Stop Aperture Settings Tamron are virtua!!y alone amongst lens interchangeability of Tamron lenses make them With nearly all Tamron lenses you can stop the Full Zoom Function ~ aperture righ t down to F132, giving you the extra manufacturers in producing lenses which utilise an ideal way of spreading costs when sharing Several Tamron zoom lenses al low you to enter depth-of-field so often vital for macro an intercha ng eabl~ mount system instead of a equipment, for example, at club evenings. f 30Omm, F/ll, 1/12S sec (TAMRON SP6o-300mm FIB,S'SA) j=21Omm, Tele·macro 1:2.7 ( TAMRON SP7o-21Omm FIB.S) Hard Case BBAR Multi-Layer Coating All Ta mron lenses are ; ':.!~;:'. i n a hard case w ith a Conventional single-layer lens coatings, developed in the 1930's. carry ing strap. Ir effectively prevent fla re and internal reflections only in the Simplest lens deSigns . Through Tam ron's uni que Broad-Ba nd Anti-Reflection coating, as many as 7 coating layers are deposited on each glass-to-alr surface. The result: Significantly increased light transmission. virtual elimination of fla re and internal re flections, and a beautifully crisp and accurate rendition of even most subtle colours in your pictures. This superior coating technology is but another reason for the continuing acceptance of Tamron lenses by photographers throughout the world. Ta mron Lens w/multi-layer SBAR coating r The Tamron Familyof Len Light Weight and Compact Size l\!Jatched Q Model 1 3 A ~Iilll this Tamron lens st ill offers you compilct size and light weig ht. c_. With its one-touch, three-action control, this is a highly versat ile SP24~4SmmF3.5/,. ... to the Ultimate in Optical e lens; ready for a wide variety of photographic opportunities from This is a compact high-periormance ID... candid portraits to motor racing or nature photography. zoom lens that is also extremely .. al Model 3' A I!!ii ~ Iilll iHiJ ~ versatile, coverin g the most ID .. commonly used wide-engle to SP 20Cl--50OmmF5.6 normal focal length ranges (24mm, 28mm, 35m m and standard ). ::I ... This powerful tele-zoom lens has Th is Tamron lens le ts you focus as close as O.6m (2 3.6 ' ). As the lens incorporates a new type of optica l system designed to an extremely fa st maximum minimise flare which is lik ely to occur at a wide angle position » \~ aperture of F/S ,6, which is with conventional super-wide l ooms, it provides high contrast ::I maintained throughout the entire images throughout the zoomin g range.