TAMRON ANNOUNCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE ZOOM LENSES WITH BUILT-IN MOTOR FOR NIKON MOUNT

PMA, January 31, 2008, Las Vegas, NV� Mr. Morio Ono, president and CEO of Tamron Co., Ltd., announced that the company has developed two zoom lenses for APS-C size format �AF18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II (model A14NII) and SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II (model A16NII) � and one zoom for full-size format � 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di (model A17NII) � with a Built-In Motor for Nikon.




Specifications

Model Name	A14NII
Focal Length	18-200
Maximum Aperture	F/3.5-6.3
Angle Of View	75�33' - 7�59'
Lens Construction	15 elements / 13 groups
MFD (Minimum Focus Distance)	17.7" (.45m)
Diaphragm Blades	7
Filter Size	�62mm
Size (Diameter x Length)	�2.9 in. x 3.3 in. (�73.8mm x 83.7mm)
Weight	14.3 oz (405g)*
Max. Mag. Ratio	1:3.7 (at f=200mm, MFD 0.45m)
Minimum Aperture	F/22
Standard Accessory	Flower-Shaped lens hood
*Values given are for Nikon AF-D cameras. The cosmetic design and specs are subject to change without notice.

Specifications

Model Name	A16NII
Focal Length	17-50
Maximum Aperture	F/2.8
Angle Of View	78�45' - 31 �11' (APS-C size equivalent)
Lens Construction	16 elements / 13 groups
MFD (Minimum Focus Distance)	10.6" (.27m) (over the entire zoom range)
Diaphragm Blades	7 (circular apertures)
Filter Size	�67mm
Size (Diameter x Length)	�2.9 in. x 3.3 in. (�73.8mm x 83.7mm)
Weight	15.5 oz (440g)*
Max. Mag. Ratio	1:4.5 (at f=50mm, MFD 0.27m)
Minimum Aperture	F/32
Standard Accessory	Flower-Shaped lens hood
*Values given are for Nikon AF-D cameras. The cosmetic design and specs are subject to change without notice.

Specifications

Model Name	A17NII
Focal Length	70-300
Maximum Aperture	F/4-5.6
Angle Of View	34�21' - 8 �15'
Lens Construction	13 elements / 9 groups
MFD (Minimum Focus Distance)	59" (1.5m) in normal setting
Diaphragm Blades	9
Filter Size	�62mm
Size (Diameter x Length)	�3.0 in. x 4.6 in. (�76.6mm x 116.5mm)
Weight	16.2 oz (458g)*
Max. Mag. Ratio	1:2 (at f=300mm, MFD 0.95m)
Minimum Aperture	F/32
Standard Accessory	Flower-Shaped lens hood
*Values given are for Nikon AF-D cameras. The cosmetic design and specs are subject to change without notice.

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