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Rent NowThe Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD is an all-in-one superzoom lens designed for Sony APS-C E-mount mirrorless cameras, offering the world’s first 16.6x zoom ratio for a mirrorless APS-C system in a single lens. It’s aimed at travel, everyday, wildlife, and portrait photographers who want a genuine all-rounder capable of handling virtually any shooting situation without swapping lenses.
Optically, the lens covers an 18-300mm focal range, delivering a 27-450mm full-frame-equivalent field of view on Sony’s APS-C sensor, with a variable maximum aperture of f/3.5 at the wide end narrowing to f/6.3 at full telephoto. The optical construction includes 19 elements in 15 groups, featuring several LD (Low Dispersion) and hybrid aspherical elements that help maintain high resolving power from the center to the corners of the frame across the entire zoom range, along with well-controlled chromatic aberration.
Autofocus is handled by Tamron’s VXD (Voice-coil eXtreme-torque Drive) linear motor, delivering fast, precise, and responsive focusing that ranks among the best in the all-in-one lens category, well suited to both stills and video work. The lens includes Tamron’s Vibration Compensation (VC) system, using a free-floating optical element controlled by two gyroscopic sensors to counteract horizontal and vertical camera shake, particularly valuable at the lens’s telephoto end and in lower light.
A standout feature is the lens’s close-focusing capability, with a minimum object distance of just 0.15m (5.9″) at the wide end, yielding a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2, allowing photographers to get remarkably close to small subjects while still capturing background context. Build quality includes moisture-resistant construction to help protect against light rain and dust during outdoor and travel shooting. The lens is compact and portable, measuring approximately 76x126mm and weighing about 620g, and accepts a 67mm filter thread consistent with Tamron’s other mirrorless lenses.
As an APS-C-specific lens, the Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD is designed exclusively for Sony’s APS-C E-mount mirrorless cameras and is not compatible with Sony’s full-frame bodies; it is also not designed for use with a teleconverter.
Key Features
– 18-300mm all-in-one superzoom for Sony APS-C E-mount (16.6x zoom ratio)
– Approximately 27-450mm full-frame-equivalent field of view
– Maximum aperture f/3.5-6.3 (variable)
– 19 elements in 15 groups, including LD and hybrid aspherical elements
– VXD linear motor autofocus
– Vibration Compensation (VC) image stabilization
– Minimum focusing distance of 0.15m (5.9″) at wide end
– Maximum magnification ratio of 1:2
– Moisture-resistant construction
– Compact, portable design (~620g)
– 67mm filter thread
– Designed exclusively for Sony APS-C E-mount mirrorless cameras
