Tamron

History

• 1950 November – Taisei Optical Manufacturing Company founded, to manufacture lenses for cameras and binoculars.
• 1952 October – Taisei Optical Industries established with a capital of 2.5 million yen.
• 1958 – ‘Tamron’ trademark registered.
• 1970 April – Trade name changed to Tamron Co., Ltd.
• 1979 April – Tamron Industries, Inc. established in New York City.
• 1982 September – Tamron Vertriebs GmbH established in Germany.
• 1984 February – Optech Tamron Co., Ltd. is established in Namioka, Aomori Prefecture.
• 1984 August – Shares listed with Japan Securities Dealers Association in Tokyo for over-the-counter transactions.
• 1985 December – Tamron Fine Giken Co., Ltd., a plant for making precision metal molds is established.
• 1986 January – Injection molding plant is established in Owani, Aomori.
• 1991 June – Optech Tamron Co., Ltd., is absorbed by Tamron Co., Ltd.
• 1995 February – Tamron acquires 75% capital of Bronica Co., Ltd., entering into the medium-format camera business
• 1995 April – Tamron Ltd. is established in the U.K.
• 1997 May – Tamron Industries is established in Hong Kong.
• 1997 July – Tamron Optical Co., Ltd. is established in Foshan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China.
• 1998 July – Bronica Co., Ltd. is merged into Tamron Co., Ltd.
• 2000 June – Tamron Fine Giken is merged into Tamron Co., Ltd.
• 2000 June – Tamron France EURL is established in France.
• 2005 October – Tamron Optical Co., Ltd. is established in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.
• 2006 November – Tamron listed on the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• 2008 May – Tamron Co., Ltd. Taiwan manufacturing factory opened in Tainan, Taiwan.
• 2009 July – Tamron Co., Ltd. India Liaison Office opened in Haryana, India.
• 2009 November – Tamron Europe GmbH. Moscow Representative Office opened in Moscow, Russia.
• 2013 June – Tamron India Pvt Ltd.opened in Haryana, India.
• 2016 – Sale of compact camera lens modules began.
• 2017 – Sale of drone camera lens modules began and Tamron acquired Toumeigiken Co.

Products

Photographic lenses

• Interchangeable lenses for digital and conventional SLR cameras, including compact high-ratio zoom lenses of which Tamron was the pioneer in 1992 when it released the 28–200 mm. The most-current lens of this type is the AF 16–300 mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO. Tamron was the maker of the manual-focus Adaptall series which have interchangeable mounts for multiple camera brands. These replaced an older series of interchangeable mount lens, the Adaptamatic lenses, which offered less functionality. Tamron was also responsible for the development of the t2 or T-mount adapter system.
• Fixed-focal wideangle, telephoto and macro lenses;
• Zoom lenses of various focal length ranges;
• Teleconverters.

Optical components

• Camcorder lenses
• Digital still camera lenses
• Cellular phone camera lenses

Commercial and industrial-use optics

• CCTV camera lenses for
• # Surveillance
• # Industrial vision
• # Image-processing
• Projection lenses, test plates, high precision molds, injection-molded parts & components, optical device units, etc.

List of photographic lenses

Designations

Auto-focus lenses

Lenses for 35mm SLR cameras

• Tamron SP AF 14 mm 2.8 Aspherical '
• Tamron SP AF 90 mm 2.5 Macro '
• Tamron SP AF 90 mm 2.5 Macro '
• Tamron SP AF 90 mm 2.8 Macro 1:1 '
• Tamron SP AF 90 mm 2.8 Macro 1:1 '
• Tamron SP AF 300 mm 2.8 LD-IF '
• Tamron SP AF 300 mm 2.8 LD '
• Tamron SP AF 300 mm 2.8 LD '
• Tamron AF 19–35 mm 3.5-4.5 '
• Tamron SP AF 20–40 mm 2.7-3.5 Aspherical-IF '
• Tamron SP AF 20–40 mm 2.7-3.5 Aspherical-IF '
• Tamron AF 24–70 mm 3.3-5.6 Aspherical '
• Tamron SP AF 24–135 mm 3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical Macro '
• Tamron AF 28–70 mm 3.5-4.5 '
• Tamron AF 28–70 mm 3.5-4.5 '
• Tamron AF 28–80 mm 3.5-5.6 '
• Tamron AF 28–80 mm 3.5-5.6 Aspherical '
• Tamron AF 28–80 mm 3.5-5.6 Aspherical '
• Tamron SP AF 28–105 mm 2.8 LD Aspherical-IF '
• Tamron SP AF 28–105 mm 2.8 LD Aspherical-IF '
• Tamron AF 28–105 mm 4-5.6 '
• Tamron AF 28–105 mm 4-5.6 Aspherical '
• Tamron AF 28–200 mm 3.8-5.6 Aspherical '
• Tamron AF 28–200 mm 3.8-5.6 LD Super '
• Tamron AF 28–200 mm 3.8-5.6 LD Aspherical-IF Super Silver '
• Tamron AF 28–200 mm 3.8-5.6 LD Aspherical Super II Macro '
• Tamron AF 28–200 mm 3.8-5.6 Aspherical-IF Super2 Silver '
• Tamron AF 28–200 mm 3.8-5.6 LD Aspherical Super '
• Tamron AF 28–200 mm 3.8-5.6 Super XR Aspherical Macro '
• Tamron AF 28–300 mm 3.5-6.3 LD Aspherical Macro '
• Tamron AF 28–300 mm 3.8-6.3 LD Aspherical-IF Silver '
• Tamron AF 28–300 mm 3.5-6.3 Ultra Zoom XR LD Aspherical Macro '
• Tamron AF 35–90 mm 4-5.6 '
• Tamron SP AF 35–105 mm 2.8 Aspherical '
• Tamron-F AF 35–135 mm 3.5-4.5 Tele-Macro '
• Tamron SP AF 70–210 mm 2.8 LD '
• Tamron-F AF 70–210 mm 3.5-4.5 Tele-Macro '
• Tamron AF 70–210 mm 4-5.6 '
• Tamron AF 70–210 mm 4-5.6 '
• Tamron AF 70–300 mm 4-5.6 '
• Tamron AF 70–300 mm 4-5.6 LD '
• Tamron AF 70–300 mm 4-5.6 LD '
• Tamron AF 70–300 mm 4-5.6 LD Macro 1:2 '
• Tamron AF 70–300 mm 4-5.6 LD Macro '
• Tamron AF 75–300 mm 4-5.6 LD '
• Tamron AF 75–300 mm 4-5.6 LD Macro '
• Tamron AF 80–210 mm 4.5-5.6 '
• Tamron AF 80–210 mm 4.5-5.6 '
• Tamron AF 90–300 mm 4.5-5.6 '
• Tamron AF 100–300 mm 5-6.3 '
• Tamron AF 100–300 mm 5-6.3 '
• Tamron AF 200–400 mm 5.6 LD-IF '
• Tamron AF 200–400 mm 5.6 LD-IF v2

Di lenses for full-frame DSLR cameras

• Tamron SP 35mm f/1.4 Di USD
• Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
• Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
• Tamron SP 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
• Tamron SP AF 90 mm 2.8 Di Macro 1:1 '
• Tamron SP 90 mm 2.8 Di VC USD Macro 1:1 / Tamron SP 90 mm 2.8 Di USD Macro 1:1 ''
• Tamron SP AF 180 mm 3.5 Di LD Macro 1:1 '
• Tamron SP 15-30mm 2.8 Di VC USD / Tamron SP 15-30mm 2.8 Di USD '
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• Tamron SP AF 17–35 mm 2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical '
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• Tamron SP 24–70 mm 2.8 Di VC USD / Tamron SP 24–70 mm 2.8 Di USD '
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• Tamron SP AF 28–75 mm 2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical Macro '
• Tamron AF 28–200 mm 3.8-5.6 XR Di Aspherical Macro '
• Tamron AF 28–300 mm 3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical '
• Tamron AF 28–300 mm 3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical '
• Tamron 28-300 mm 3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD / Tamron 28-300 mm 3.5-6.3 Di PZD '
• Tamron 35–150 mm 2.8-4 Di VC OSD '
• Tamron SP AF 70–200 mm 2.8 Di LD Macro '
• Tamron SP 70-200 mm 2.8 Di VC USD / Tamron SP 70-200 mm 2.8 Di USD ''
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• Tamron SP 70–300 mm 4-5.6 Di VC USD / Tamron SP 70–300 mm 4-5.6 Di USD '
• Tamron AF 70–300 mm 4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 '
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• Tamron SP 150-600 mm 5-6.3 Di VC USD / Tamron SP 150-600 mm 5-6.3 Di USD '
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• Tamron SP AF 200–500 mm 5-6.3 Di LD ''''

Di II lenses for APS-C format DSLR cameras

• Tamron SP AF 60mm F/2 Di II LD IF Macro|Tamron SP AF 60 mm 2.0 Di II LD Macro 1:1 '
• Tamron SP AF 10–24 mm 3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical '
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• Tamron SP AF 11–18 mm 4.5-5.6 Di II LD Aspherical '
• Tamron 16-300 mm 3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro / Tamron 16-300 mm 3.5-6.3 Di II PZD Macro '
• Tamron SP AF 17–50 mm 2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical '
• Tamron SP AF 17–50 mm 2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical '
• Tamron AF 18–200 mm 3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical '
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• Tamron AF 18–250 mm 3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical Macro '
• Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical MACRO|Tamron AF 18–270 mm 3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical Macro '
• Tamron 18-270 mm 3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD / Tamron 18-270 mm 3.5-6.3 Di II PZD '
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• Tamron AF 55–200 mm 4-5.6 Di II LD Macro
• Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di 1:1 Macro

Di III lenses for digital compact system cameras

• Tamron 14-150 mm 3.5-5.8 Di III
• Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD for full-frame Sony E-mount
• Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD for APS-C Sony E-mount
• Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD for full-frame Sony E-mount
• Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 for full-frame Sony E-mount
• Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD for full-frame Sony E-mount
• Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD for full-frame Sony E-mount
• Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD for full-frame Sony E-mount
• Tamron 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD for full-frame Sony E-mount
• Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III OSD for full-frame Sony E-mount
• Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD for full-frame Sony E-mount
• Tamron 18-200 mm 3.5-6.3 Di III VC ''''

Di III lenses for mirrorless system cameras with CANON RF, FUJIFILM X, Nikon Z or Sony E mounts

• Tamron 16-30 mm Di III VXD G2
• Tamron 18-300 mm Di III-A VC VXD
• Tamron 28-75 mm Di III VXD G2
• Tamron 35-150 mm Di III VXD
• Tamron 50-400 mm Di III VC VXD
• Tamron 70-180 mm Di III VC VXD G2
• Tamron 70-300 mm Di III RXD
• Tamron 90 mm Di III Macro VXD
• Tamron 150-500 mm Di III VC VXD

Manual focus lenses

Adaptall-2 lenses and adapters (discontinued 2005/2006)

Adaptall lenses and adapters

Adapt-A-Matic lenses and adapters

T2 lenses and adapters