Tamron

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Tamron Co., Ltd. 株式会社タムロン
Type	Public K.K. (TYO: 7740 )
Founded	Saitama, Japan (November 1, 1950)
Headquarters	Saitama, Japan
Key people	Morio Ono, President & CEO
Industry	Imaging
Products	Photographic lenses, Optical and other products
Revenue	66,000 million Yen (2004)
Employees	3,525 (as at June 30, 2005)
Website	www.tamron.co.jp

Tamron Co., Ltd. (株式会社タムロン, Kabushiki-gaisha Tamuron^?) (TYO: 7740 ) is a Japanese company manufacturing photographic lenses, optical components and commercial/industrial-use optics. Sony has recently become the majority shareholder in the company.

1 Products
2 List of photographic lenses
- 2.1 Current production
- 2.2 Past production
3 External links

[edit] Products

[edit] Photographic lenses

Interchangeable lenses for 35mm single lens reflex cameras, including 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 range, Teleconverters
Medium-format cameras ("Bronica" brand) and interchangeable lenses, camera accessories, etc.

[edit] Optical components

Camcorder lenses
Digital still camera lenses
Cellular phone camera lenses

[edit] Commercial and industrial-use optics

CCTV camera lenses for
1. Surveillance
2. Industrial vision
3. Image-processing
Projection lenses, Test plates, High-precision molds, Injection- molded parts & components, Optical device units, etc.

[edit] List of photographic lenses

[edit] Current production

Available in most popular AF mounts
- SP AF14mm f/2.8
- SP AF90mm macro f/2.8 1:1
- SP AF180mm macro f/3.5 1:1
- SP AF300mm f/2.8
- SP AF11~18mm f/4.5~5.6 - Digital only
- SP AF17~35mm f/2.8~4
- SP AF17~50mm f/2.8 - Digital only
- AF19~35mm f/3.5~4.5
- AF18~200mm f/3.5~6.3 - Digital only
- SP AF24~135mm f/3.4~5.6
- SP AF28~75mm f/2.8
- AF28~80mm f/3.5~5.6
- AF28~105mm f/4~5.6
- AF28~200mm SuperZoom f/3.8~5.6
- AF28~300mm f/3.5~6.3
- AF55~200mm f/4.5~5.6 - Digital only
- AF70~300mm f/4~5.6
- AF80~210mm f/4.5~5.6
- SP AF200~500mm f/5~6.3

[edit] Past production

Adaptall mount (Adaptall series discontinued 2005)
- 17mm f/3.5
- 24mm f/2.5
- 28mm f/2.5 - Model 02B
- 28mm f/2.8
- SP 90mm macro f/2.5 1:2 (requires extension tube for 1:1 magnification)
- SP 90mm macro f/2.8 1:1 - Model 72B
- 135mm f/2.5
- 200mm f/3.5
- SP 300mm f/2.8
- 300mm f/5.6
- SP 350mm f/5.6 mirror lens
- SP 500mm f/8 mirror lens
- 28~70mm f/3.5~4.5
- SP 28~105mm f/2.8
- 35~70mm f/3.5 - Model 17A
- 35~80mm f/2.8~3.8
- SP 60~300mm f/3/8~5.4
- 70~150mm f/3.8 BBAR
- 70~210mm f/4~5.6
- 80~210mm f/3.8~4
- SP 200~500 f/5.6