TIPA awards 2012 Best CSC*1 Entry Level Lens

18-200mm high-power zoom lens for the E-mount of Sony mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera series

18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DiⅢ VC（Model B011）

Tamron Co. Ltd. (President and CEO: Morio Ono /  Headquarters: Saitama) a leading manufacturer of optical equipment, announced that the 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC (Model B011) high-power zoom lens for the E-mount of Sony mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera series has been awarded the TIPA AWARD / BEST CSC^*1 ENTRY LEVEL LENS Award.

The lens was acclaimed by the chief editors and technical editors of camera and imaging magazines who comprise TIPA as a compact, light, and easy to use high-power zoom lens.

This year marks the second consecutive year that a Tamron lens has been awarded by TIPA, following on from the SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD (Model A005) last year.

* "Mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras" are also known as "Compact System Cameras."

^*1  CSC: Compact System Camera