Tamron Releases Updated 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD for Japanese Market

From Tamron:
 
Lens design renovated, and lens now equipped with fluorine coating. A light and compact high-power zoom lens with 15x magnification.
 
18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD (Model B008TS)
 
Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Ajisaka; Headquarters: Saitama City), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces launch in the Japanese market of “18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD (Model B008TS),” now equipped with fluorine coating and with its external design renovated from “18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD (Model B008),” launched in 2010 as a high-power zoom lens exclusively for APS-C format digital SLR cameras.
 
Product Highlights
 

• External design renovated
  The zoom ring and focus ring using linear-based grid patterns and the brand ring in tungsten silver create an external design with a high-grade feel.
• Equipped with fluorine coating to improve user-friendliness for the lens
  The front surface of the lens element is coated with a protective fluorine compound that is water- and oil-repellant. The lens surface is easier to wipe clean and is less vulnerable to the damaging effects of dirt, dust, moisture and fingerprints.

Date of Launch: September 8, 2016. The Canon and Nikon mount model will be launched simultaneously (launch only in the Japanese market).
 
Suggeted Retail Price: ¥83,000 (tax excluded)

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