Tamron AF 55-200mm F/4.0-5.6 Di-II LD Macro Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Tamron 55-200mm Di II Zoom. The perfect next lens for your digital camera. This amazingly lightweight, compact telephoto zoom lens, is the perfect lens to use in addition to the one that came with your digital camera. Capture the smiles you love up close with a powerful zoom lens.This is a telephoto zoom for exclusive use on digital SLR cameras that covers the focal length range equivalent to 85-310mm when converted to a 35mm format. The lens will allow owners of digital SLRs fitted with standard zoom lenses to easily enjoy the professional-looking pulling & compression effects of telephoto lenses.Designed for exclusive use on digital cameras, the image circle is smaller, resulting in a compact package measuring 83.0mm (3.3"),accepting a 52mm standard filter & weighing a mere 10.4oz.The 55-200mm zoom lens realizes a Minimum Focus Distance) of 37.4" over the entire zoom range, the top level of the closest focusing distance among tele-zoom lenses. Since the maximum magnification ratio at f=200mm is 1:3.5, you can enjoy easy & convenient close-up photography.As the lens employs a 9-blade almost circular diaphragm construction, it provides naturally blurred background effects when an out-of-focus effect is desired. Such effects are done by using the shallow depth of field of a telephoto lens or in close-up photography, exploiting the outstanding specifications of 0.95m MFD over the entire zoom range & 1:3.5 maximum magnification ratio.The A ...Read more

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Telezoom lens designed exclusively for Nikon Digital SLR cameras with smaller-size imagers
Nine-blade diaphragm construction for natural out-of-focus effect
37.4-inch minimum focusing distance for 3.5x macro capability over entire zoom range
Low-dispersion lens elements reduces chromatic aberation for sharper images
Lightwight and compact design weighing a mere 10.4-ounces

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