Tamron Auto 80-250mm F/3.8
Telephoto zoom lens • Film era • Discontinued
- Announced:
- · 1967
- Production status:
- ● Discontinued
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · AUTO TAMRON ZOOM 1:3.8 f=80~250mm
- Class:
- · Slow full-frame telephoto zoom lens
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 80mm - 250mm [3.1X zoom ratio] | |
| F/3.8 across the focal length range | |
| 14 elements in 9 groups | |
| Canon FL [42mm] | |
| M42 [45.5mm] | |
| Miranda [41.5mm] | |
| Nikon F [46.5mm] | |
| 30.3° @ 80mm - 9.9° @ 250mm (35mm full frame) | |
| On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length range: | 122.4mm - 382.5mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed range: | F/5.8 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 20° @ 80mm - 6.5° @ 250mm |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Automatic |
Aperture control: | Aperture ring (Manual settings only) |
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| Zooming: | |
Zoom mechanism: | Manual |
Zoom control: | Zoom ring |
Zoom type: | Rotary |
Zooming method: | Internal zooming |
| Focusing: | |
| 2m | |
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Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing ring |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 1285g (M42) | |
| ⌀76×241mm (M42) | |
| Accessories: | |
| Screw-type 72mm | |
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Source of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
Manufacturer description
FASTEST ZOOM for Pentax, Nikon, Canon and Miranda
AUTO TAMRON f3.8
Fully Automatic 80-250mm Zoom
The first lens to combine an f3.8 aperture with a zooming range of more than 3-to-1.
- Easily hand-held - measures 10" long, 3" diameter - weighs only 3 lbs.
- Focuses down to 6 1/2 feet.
- Zooms internally from 80mm to 250mm with a 90° turn of the zoom ring, without lengthening barrel.
- Distortion and shift of focusing during zoom operation are virtually non-existent.
- Excellent contrast brilliance and razor-edge sharpness at every focal length.
- Built-in tripod mount.
- Models for Pentax Spotmatic, Nikon F and T, and Nikkormat; Miranda and Canon.
From the editor
A lens from the T-mount era, but with fixed mount instead of interchangeable.