Specification Sheet

Focallength:15mmExposure:F/141/10secISO100 ©IanPlant
Superbcorner-to-cornerimagequality
fromanultra-wide-anglezoom
TamronaimsforthehigheststandardswiththeSP(SuperPerformance)lensseries.
Andthenew15-30mmF/2.8full-frameultra-wide-anglezoomisaworthyaddition.
Thishigh-performancezoomlensequalstheperformanceoffixedfocallengthlenses
from15mmto30mm,anunprecedentedachievementmadepossiblebythedevelopment
ofitsuniqueXGM(eXpandedGlassMoldedAspherical)lenselementthateffectively
controlsaberrationsandenhancessharpness.Inaddition,the15-30mmisthefirstzoom
tocombinesuchawiderangeofcoverage,afastF/2.8aperture,andtoofferimage
stabilization,furtherproofofTamronʼscommitmenttoinnovationandexcellence.
Moisture-resistant
constructionhelps
preventmoisture
frompenetrating
thelens.
Resistanttotheelements UltrasonicSilentDrive
forprecise,
andquietautofocus
Thequiet
high-torqueUSD
motorensures
autofocusingwith
precision.
＜Built-inUSD＞
Fluorinecoatedfrontelement
Sinceitslargediameterand
prominentconvexprofileprevents
deploymentofaprotectivefilter,the
frontelementofthislenshasa
fluorinecoatingthatrepelswater
anddirt,andmakesitmucheasier
toremovesmudgesaswell.
Withoutfluorinecoating
Withfluorinecoating
＜Resistancetogrime(oil-basedfeltmarker)＞
Focallength:15mmExposure:F/113.2secISO100 ©IanPlant
eBANDandBBARCoating
＜Schematicdiagram＞
ConventionalCoating
eBANDCoating
Nano-structured
layer
Incident
light
Reflected
light
Multi-layer
coating
Incident
light
Reflected
light
Multi-layer
coating
TamronʼsproprietaryeBAND
(ExtendedBandwidth&
Angular-Dependency)Coating
suppressestangentialreflections,
whileanewgenerationofBBAR
(Broad-BandAnti-Reflection)
Coatinghasbeenoptimizedfor
ultra-wideanglesofview.
Together,theyeffectivelycorrect
ghostingandflare,yieldingvivid
imagesofextraordinaryclarity.
VibrationCompensationenhancesphotoopportunities
Respondingtothedemandforawide-anglelenssuitedforhandheldshooting
atslowshutterspeeds,TamronhascreatedtheworldʼsfirstF/2.8
ultra-wide-anglezoomlenswithimagestabilization.Theresultisalensableto
capturesharpimagesevenwhenshootinghandheldunderlowlightconditions.
ComparedtoapreviousMolded-GlassAspherical
element(left),XGMhasalargerasphericalsurface.
XGMlenselementforexquisiteimages
AlargediameterXGM(eXpanded
GlassMoldedAspherical)lens
elementisplacedinthefirstlens
groupofasystemthatalsoincludes
severalLD(LowDispersion)
elementsinits18-element,13-group
opticaldesign.Thiscombination
effectivelycontrolsdistortionand
chromaticaberrationsthattypically
affectwide-anglelenses.
Soft-focusbackgroundsatwide-anglesettings
ThankstoitslargeF/2.8aperture,
thislensletsyousoftenthe
foregroundorbackgroundto
dramaticallyemphasizethesubject.
Andwithaminimumfocusing
distanceof0.28moveritsentire
focal-lengthrange,itcancapture
wide-macroeffects.
Focallength:30mm
Exposure:F/2.81/20secISO100
＜Moisture-resistant
constructiondiagram＞