Outdoor Photographer – September 2019

new gear & tech

TAMRON WIDE ZOOM

FOR SONY

Tamron’s fast, wide zoom for Sony



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compositions with prominent

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Tamron’s Di III series of lenses,

designed for mirrorless cameras, is

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which launched last year—are

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full-frame. The other two lenses in

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F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC for Canon and

Sony APS-C sensor mirrorless. List

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tamron-usa.com.

2X TELECONVERTER

FOR OLYMPUS

Olympus has released the M.Zuiko

Digital 2x Teleconverter MC-20. It’s

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January and is expected to ship next year.

As a “cropped” sensor system, the

OM-D cameras’ Micro Four Thirds sensors

provide a 35mm-equivalent focal length

of double the stated focal length, an

advantage for telephoto shooting. Taking

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example, the Olympus MC-20 telecon-

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accessory for wildlife photographers using

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Contact: Olympus, getolympus.com.