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Tamron 200-500mm f/5-6.3 for Sony

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Tamron 200-500mm f/5-6.3 for Sony

This is a very interesting supertelephoto zoom with a marvelous range. It is well regarded for its sharpness, and with built-in image stabilization on Sony bodies, even better. The Tamron is very lightweight for a lens of this focal length, quite sharp throughout its zoom range, and can focus as closely as 2.5 meters which can be very interesting at the 500mm length.

Roger’s take: Everyone forgets about this telephoto zoom, but it should be considered for all of you who are backpacking and hiking. It’s a nice sharp lens that is much lighter in weight than anything else available. You’ll need either good light or a tripod to get sharp 500mm photos at f/6.3, but given that it produces great images – and, with Sony’s in-camera image stabilization, it’s a much more useful lens for Alpha shooters than it is in other mounts. Is the Sony 70-400mm better? Yes, it is, but it’s a lot bigger, much more expensive, and not quite as long.

Specs:

Filter Size
86mm (nonrotating front element)
Aperture
f5-22
Length
8.9”
Diameter
3.7”
Weight
2.7 lb (with tripod collar)
Hood
DA08
Minimum Focusing Distance
8 feet
Maximum Magnification
.2x
Angle of view: (full frame)
12 to 5 degrees
Zoom method
Barrel extend
Image Stabilization
NONE
Focusing System
AF-M switch, USM motor, nonrotating front element,
Aperture Blades
9, round
Max Aperture@focal length
f/5@200-280mm;f/5.6@280-420mm; f6.3>420mm
Groups/Elements
10/13
Low Dispersion Elements
2
Aspherical Elements
0
Weather Resistant
No
Flare resistance
N/A

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MTF Chart:

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Pricing

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Rental Period Price Day Rate
4 days $42.75 ~$10.69 per day
7 days $57.00 ~$8.15 per day
10 days $77.00 $7.70 per day
14 days $99.75 ~$7.13 per day
21 days $134.00 ~$6.39 per day
30 days $168.25 ~$5.61 per day
45 days $219.50 ~$4.88 per day
60 days $256.50 ~$4.28 per day
90 days $330.50 ~$3.68 per day

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Rental Period Waiver Price Total Price Day Rate
4 days +$6.75 $49.50 ~$12.38 per day
7 days +$9.00 $66.00 ~$9.43 per day
10 days +$12.25 $89.25 ~$8.93 per day
14 days +$15.75 $115.50 $8.25 per day
21 days +$21.25 $155.25 ~$7.40 per day
30 days +$26.50 $194.75 ~$6.50 per day
45 days +$34.75 $254.25 ~$5.65 per day
60 days +$40.50 $297.00 $4.95 per day
90 days +$52.25 $382.75 ~$4.26 per day

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