12-08-2011, 11:22 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-08-2011, 11:23 AM by Brightcolours.)
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....oops -
hmmm, i vaguely remember hearing that sony either bought or invested in tamron some time back... although i don't know why - so maybe not true
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A long time back already... long before Sony bought up Minolta's DSLR branch to enter the DSLR arena (again...). Sony has an 11% stake in Tamron. Different Sony lenses were either a rebadged Tamron (Sony 11-18mm DT ultra wide angle zoom, Sony 28-75mm f2.8 FF standard zoom, Sony 18-200 and 18-250mm super zooms), or a Tamron designed lens. Many Sony lenses also are manufactured by Tamron (like the Sony/Zeiss ones).
....oops -
hmmm, i vaguely remember hearing that sony either bought or invested in tamron some time back... although i don't know why - so maybe not true
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A long time back already... long before Sony bought up Minolta's DSLR branch to enter the DSLR arena (again...). Sony has an 11% stake in Tamron. Different Sony lenses were either a rebadged Tamron (Sony 11-18mm DT ultra wide angle zoom, Sony 28-75mm f2.8 FF standard zoom, Sony 18-200 and 18-250mm super zooms), or a Tamron designed lens. Many Sony lenses also are manufactured by Tamron (like the Sony/Zeiss ones).