20-40 mm F2.8 Di III VXD

The 20-40mm F2.8, the latest from Tamron, is a new and unrivaled bright standard zoom lens that can be easily taken with you for everyday shooting, both photo and video. Dedicated to full-frame mirrorless cameras with Sony E-mount, the lens was created for portability, making it ideal for everyday use. With a focal length range starting at 20mm at the ultra-wide end and reaching 40mm in the standard focal range, it is the smallest and lightest in its class.
The 20-40 mm F2.8 allows you to create beautiful images along the entire focal range of the zoom and is excellent for photo shooting and for creating vlogs and other video content. The lens incorporates TAMRON VXD (Voice-coil eXtreme-torque Drive), an AF drive system that uses the linear motor focusing mechanism. The VXD boasts high quietness and excellent performance and offers very fast and precise autofocus. With a minimum distance from the object (MOD) of only 0.17 m and a maximum magnification ratio of 1: 3.8 at the wide-angle end, the lens can
boast exceptional close-range shooting performance, while also offering the ability to
try your hand at wide-angle macro photography.

Main features
Maximum brightness F2.8, compact size and extremely versatile 20-40mm zoom range.
The 20-40mm F2.8 is Tamron's innovative standard zoom, born of the irrepressible desire to make a compact lens that can be carried around with ease. It offers a maximum brightness of F2.8 over the entire focal range of the zoom, from 20 mm to 40 mm, and presents a compactness and lightness at the top of the category with only 86.5 mm and 365 grams. At the longer end of the zoom, the lens offers a "normal" focal length of 40mm, which is useful for snapshots, portraits and food photos. At the same time at the other end, the 20mm ultra-wide focal length allows for a wide range of photographs, including stunning and powerful natural landscapes that take advantage of the unique ultra-wide angle perspective, which cannot be done just as easily with a bright standard zoom lens starting at 24mm.


Family videos, vlogs and other great online content
The compact and lightweight 20-40mm F2.8 offers excellent handling, resulting well balanced even when accessories such as camera grips or gimbal are used. With this lens alone, you don't miss a single shooting opportunity, from street videography and wide-ranging landscapes during travels to selfies with wide backgrounds.

High image quality in a compact and lightweight body
The 20-40mm F2.8 features an optical design comprising 12 elements in 11 groups. With four LD (Low Dispersion) elements, two GM (Glass Molded Aspherical) elements and one hybrid aspherical element, it boasts a generous supply of special optical elements that allow for a balance between high image quality and compact size throughout the entire excursion. focal length of the zoom. Another distinctive feature is the wonderfully soft circular blur and bokeh effects that are unique to the bright F2.8 lenses.

TAMRON VXD linear motor for very fast and precise AF
The autofocus system uses the VXD linear motor focusing mechanism. High-speed, high-precision AF enables the lens to respond to the photographer's creative intentions by making focusing fast and accurate, even with lenses with high maximum brightness, from closest focusing distance to infinity. The lens offers excellent focus tracking performance of moving subjects, so you never miss important moments. In addition, the lens is extremely quiet, so it is perfectly suited for both photographic and video shooting in situations where it is necessary to operate with the utmost silence.

Wide-angle macro shooting: MOD of 0.17 m and maximum magnification ratio of 1: 3.8 at the wide-angle end of the zoom

Quick Zoom (Arc of rotation of the zoom ring by only 65 °)

New design with an innovative texture and higher scratch resistance
67mm filter diameter, like most other TAMRON lenses for mirrorless cameras
Functions for Easier Use (Moisture Resistant Construction and Fluorine Coating)
Compatible with many of the camera-specific features and functions, including Fast Hybrid AF and Eye AF functions