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Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 AF SP XR Di-II LD Aspherical (IF)

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DESCRIPTION

The SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 is a lightweight, compact, fast standard zoom lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras, expanding the product concept of the popular SP AF28-75mm F/2.8 zoom lens.

16 elements in 13 groups
Angle of View: 78°45'-31°11' (APS-C size equiv alent)
Diaphragm Blade Number: 7 (Circular apertures)
Minimum Aperture: F/32
Minimum Focus: 10.6in.(0.27m)
Macro Mag. Ratio 1:4.5 (at f=50mm MFD 0.27m)
Filter Diameter: ø67
Weight: 398g (14oz)
Diameter x Length ø2.9 x 3.2in. (ø74.0 x 81.7mm)
Accessory Flower-shaped Lens hood
Mount: Canon AF, Konica Minolta AF-D, Nikon AF-D

LEGEND
AFAuto Focus
ASLAspherical. The lens employs three aspherical elements to reduce distortion and spherical aberrations at all focal lengths.
Di-IILenses for Digital SLR Cameras Only
IFInternal Focusing
LDLow Dispersion
SPSuper Performance Series Lens
XRExtra Refractive Index Glass

Reviewed by Popular Photography
http://www.popphoto.com/article.asp?section_id=5&article_id=1861%20
by Klaus Schroiff (photozone.de)
http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/tamron_1750_28_nikon/index.htm