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. Tamron Headquarters is located in Saitama City in the Saitama Prefecture of Japan.
Sony Corporation maintains an 11% share hold in Tamron, making it the second largest shareholder below New Well Co., Ltd. with 17.34%.[2]
[edit] History
- 1950 Nov. – Taisei Optical Manufacturing Company founded.
- 1952 Oct. – Taisei Optical Industries established with a capital of 2.5 million yen.
- 1958 – “Tamron” trademark registered.
- 1970 Apr. – Trade name changed to Tamron Co., Ltd.
- 1979 Apr. – Tamron Industries, Inc. (presently Tamron USA, Inc.) established in New York City.
- 1982 Sept. – Tamron Vertriebs GmbH established in Germany.
- 1984 Feb. – Optech Tamron Co., Ltd. is established in Namioka, Aomori Prefecture.
- 1984 Aug. – Shares listed with Japan Securities Dealers Association (currently JASDAQ) in Tokyo for over-the-counter transactions.
- 1985 Dec. – Tamron Fine Giken Co., Ltd., a plant for making precision metal molds is established.
- 1986 Jan. – Injection molding plant is established in Owani, Aomori.
- 1991 Jun. – Optech Tamron Co., Ltd., is absorbed by Tamron Co., Ltd.
- 1995 Feb. – Tamron acquires 75% capitcal of Bronica Co., Ltd., entering into the medium-format camera business
- 1995 Apr. – Tamron (UK) Ltd. is established in the U.K.
- 1997 May – Tamron Industries (Hong Kong) is established in Hong Kong.
- 1997 Jul. – Tamron Optical (Foshan) Co., Ltd. is established in Foshan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China.
- 1998 Jul. – Bronica Co., Ltd. is merged into Tamron Co., Ltd.
- 2000 Jun. – Tamron Fine Giken is merged into Tamron Co., Ltd.
- 2000 Jun. - Tamron France EURL is established in France.
- 2005 Oct. – Tamron Optical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.
- 2006 Nov. – Tamron listed on the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- 2009 Jul. – Tamron Co., Ltd. India Liaison Office opened in Haryana, India.
- 2009 Nov. – Tamron Europe GmbH. Moscow Representative Office opened in Moscow, Russia.
[edit] Products
[edit] Photographic lenses
The Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, a full frame f/2.8 constant aperture lens mounted on a film camera.
- Interchangeable lenses for digital and conventional SLR cameras, including compact high ratio zoom lenses of which Tamron was the pioneer in 1992 when it released the 28–200mm. The most current lens of this type is the 18–270mm, the world's first 15× zoom lens made for Digital SLR cameras. Tamron was the maker of 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 ranges;
- Teleconverters.
[edit] Optical components
- Camcorder lenses
- Digital still camera lenses
- Cellular phone camera lenses
[edit] Commercial and industrial-use optics
- CCTV camera lenses for
- Surveillance
- Industrial vision
- Image-processing
- Projection lenses, test plates, high precision molds, injection-molded parts & components, optical device units, etc.
[edit] List of photographic lenses
Most contemporary Tamron lenses are available for Nikon F, Canon EF, Minolta/Sony α, and Pentax K lens mounts.
[edit] Designations
- Di — ‘Digitally Integrated’, featuring coating optimized for digital SLRs, but still usable on 24×36mm sensors (35mm, ‘full’ or double frame)
- Di II — Lenses for DSLRs with APS-C sized sensors only
- SP — ‘Super Performance’, professional lenses
- IF — ‘Internal Focus’
- LD — "Low Dispersion" elements
- XR — Extra Refractive Index glass
- VC — "Vibration Compensation" -- in lens image stabilization
- USD — Ultrasonic Silent Drive
- PZD — Piezo Drive
[edit] Di Lenses
Tamron SP AF180mm
f/3.5 Di LD (IF) 1:1 Macro
- SP AF17–35mm f/2.8–4 Di LD Aspherical (IF)
- SP AF28–75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF)
- AF28–200mm f/3.8–5.6 XR Di Aspherical (IF) Macro
- AF28–300mm f/3.5–6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical (IF)
- AF70–300mm f/4–5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2
- SP AF200–500mm f/5–6.3 Di LD (IF)
- SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di 1:1 Macro
- SP AF180mm f/3.5 Di LD (IF) 1:1 Macro
- SP AF70–200mm f/2.8 Di LD MACRO (IF)
- SP AF70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD
[edit] SP Lenses
- SP AF24–135mm f/3.5–5.6 AD Aspherical (IF)
- SP AF14mm f/2.8 Aspherical (IF) Rectilinear
- SP AF300mm f/2.8 LD (IF)
- SP AF17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical (IF)
- SP AF70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro
[edit] Conventional Lenses
- AF 28–80mm f/3.5–5.6 Aspherical
- AF 75–300mm f/4–5.6 LD Macro
- AF 200-400 f/5.6 LD
[edit] Di II Lenses for APS-C
The Tamron AF17–50mm
f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical f/2.8 constant aperture lens mounted on a Sony a200 dSLR camera.
- SP AF10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
- SP AF11–18mm f/4.5–5.6 Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
- SP AF17–50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) a.k.a Tamron A16
- SP AF17–50mm f/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF)
- SP AF60mm f/2.0 Di II MACRO 1:1
- AF18–200mm f/3.5–6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
- AF18–250mm f/3.5–6.3 AF Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
- AF18–270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) Macro
- AF55–200mm f/4–5.6 Di II LD
- AF18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD
[edit] Discontinued lenses and mounts
Adaptall 2 mount lenses (Adaptall 2 series discontinued 2005/2006)
| Primes |
| Focal length |
Max. aperture |
Notes |
Model |
| SP 17mm |
f/3.5 |
|
51B |
| 24mm |
f/2.5 |
|
01B |
| 28mm |
f/2.5 |
|
02B |
| 28mm |
f/2.8 |
|
|
| 90mm |
f/2.5 |
1:2 macro |
52B |
| 90mm |
f/2.8 |
1:1 macro |
72B |
| 135mm |
f/2.5 |
|
03B |
| SP 180mm |
f/2.5 |
Internal focusing |
63B |
| 200mm |
f/3.5 |
|
04B |
| SP 300mm |
f/2.8 |
non-internal focusing |
107B |
| SP 300mm |
f/2.8 |
|
60B |
| SP 300mm |
f/2.8 |
|
360B |
| SP 300mm |
f/5.6 |
|
54B |
| SP 350mm |
f/5.6 |
Mirror lens |
06B |
| SP 400mm |
f/4 |
Internal focusing |
65B |
| SP 500mm |
f/8 |
Mirror lens |
55B |
| SP 500mm |
f/8 |
Mirror lens |
55BB |
| Zooms |
| Focal length |
Max. aperture |
Notes |
Model |
| SP 24~48mm |
f/3.5~3.8 |
|
13A |
| 28~50mm |
f/3.5~4.5 |
|
07A |
| 28~80mm |
f/3.5~4.5 |
|
44A |
| SP 28~80mm |
f/3.5~4.2 |
|
27A |
| SP 28~105mm |
f/2.8 |
|
|
| SP 28~200mm |
f/3.8~5.6 |
Aspherical LD IF |
171A |
| 35~70mm |
f/3.5~4.5 |
|
09A |
| 35~70mm |
f/3.5 |
|
17A |
| 35~80mm |
f/2.8~3.8 |
|
01A |
| 35~210mm |
f/3.5~4.2 |
|
26A |
| 70~150mm |
f/2.8 |
'Soft' CF Tele Macro BBAR MC |
|
| 70~150mm |
f/3.5 |
BBAR |
20A |
| 70~210mm |
f/3.8~4 |
|
46A |
| SP 80~200mm |
f/2.8 |
|
30A |
| SP 200~500mm |
f/5.6 |
|
31A |
| 200~500mm |
f/6.9 |
|
06A |
Adaptall 2 interchangeable mounts produced for:
Adaptall (first series) mount lenses
| Primes |
| Focal length |
Max. aperture |
Notes |
Model |
| 24mm |
f/2.5 |
|
CW-24 |
| 28mm |
f/2.8 |
|
CW-28 |
| 105mm |
f/2.5 |
|
CT-105 |
| 135mm |
f/2.8 |
BBAR MC |
CT-135 |
| 200mm |
f/3.5 |
|
CT-200 |
| 300mm |
f/5.6 |
|
CT-300 |
Adaptall (first series) interchangeable mounts produced for:
Adapt-A-Matic mount lenses
| Primes |
| Focal length |
Max. aperture |
Model |
| 21mm |
f/4.5 |
??? |
| 24mm |
f/3.5 |
??? |
| 28mm |
f/2.8 |
??? |
| 35mm |
f/2.8 |
??? |
| 135mm |
f/2.8 |
??? |
| 200mm |
f/3.5 |
??? |
| 300mm |
f/5.6 |
??? |
| Zooms |
| Focal length |
Max. aperture |
Model |
| 70~220mm |
f/4 |
??? |
| 80~250mm |
f/3.8 |
??? |
| 200~500mm |
f/6.9 |
??? |
Adapt-A-Matic interchangeable mounts produced for:
T2 screw mount lenses
| Primes |
| Focal length |
Max. aperture |
Notes |
Model |
| 35mm |
f/2.8 |
|
460 |
| 58mm |
f/1.2 |
|
380 |
| 135/225mm |
f/2.8/5.5 |
|
680 "Twin-Tele" or "Converto" |
| 135/225mm |
f/4.5/7.7 |
Older, smaller thread (37mm) |
280 "Twin-Tele" or "Converto" |
T2 interchangeable mounts produced for: (Manufactured by Tamron, as well as third party manufacturers)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ TAMRON | IR Tools
- ^ Annual Report 2010 p. 25
[edit] External links
56,650 million Yen (FY2010)
7,198 (as of Dec 31, 2010) [1]
