Tamron 90mm F/2.8 VXD Macro - more than macro photography
A 90mm macro lens is not only perfect for macro photography, but also opens the door to countless other creative possibilities. For example, the new Tamron 90mm F/2.8 Di III MACRO VXD ( Model F072) offers enormous versatility and is suitable for both full-size (1:1) macro photography and creative portrait shots with beautiful, soft bokeh. With impressive sharpness and detail, every shoot yields beautiful photos as well as videos.
Tamron macro lens for Sony E-mount and Nikon Z-mount
The Tamron 90mm F/2.8 Di III MACRO VXD is designed for full-frame Sony E-mount and Nikon Z-mount cameras. With Sony, the lens supports useful features such as Eye AF and DMF. With Eye AF, the camera automatically focuses on the eyes, ideal for portraits. DMF means that while autofocusing, you can directly adjust the distance manually, without having to switch to manual focus.
In Nikon, the 90mm Tamron lens supports Hybrid AF and M/A mode. Hybrid AF uses both contrast and phase detection to focus quickly and precisely, even on moving subjects. M/A mode lets you manually adjust focus even when autofocus is on. These features make the lens work optimally with both camera brands.
Why choose this Tamron macro lens?
You choose a lens because of its technical specifications and features. With a focal length of 90mm and a large aperture of F/2.8, this Tamron lens offers sharp shots with a beautifully blurred background. Incidentally, this is the first time Tamron has used a 12-blade aperture in a lens. This creates an even nicer blur and soft bokeh. The optical construction consists of 15 elements in 12 groups, including special LD elements that minimise colour and light aberrations. These features ensure high image quality both in the centre and at the edges of the image. This makes this lens ideal not only for macro photography, but also for photographing paintings, documents, portraits, and details in landscapes.
High image quality and sharpness
The image quality of this lens is excellent. It offers sharp photos and videos with even lighting and minimal edge-to-edge distortion. This is perfect for capturing small details, such as flowers, insects and textures. The short focusing distance and a maximum magnification ratio of 1:1 allow you to get very close to your subject. As a result, even the smallest details are clearly captured.
This makes the lens versatile and suitable for photo and video photographers looking for both technical quality, and creative possibilities. Although the lens is designed for full-frame sensors, it also works very well on a camera with an APS-C sensor. Due to the crop factor, you will then effectively be working with a 135mm telemacro with F2.8.
Wonderful bokeh and depth effect
With this lens, you can create a beautiful, soft background that makes the subject stand out. The bokeh adds depth to the photo. Tamron designed an aperture (the opening in the lens) with 12 blades especially for this lens. This keeps the bokeh nice and round at fully open aperture, especially in the macro range with magnifications between 1:1 and 1:4. When using a small aperture, such as F16, you get star-shaped light effects, such as beautiful star-shaped points of light in night shots of a city.
Precise autofocus with tracking
The Tamron 90mm F/2.8 has very fast and precise autofocus thanks to the Tamron VXD autofocus motor. This precision helps enormously when capturing subjects that are moving, such as insects or flowers in the wind. This is necessary because the depth of field in macro photography is often small. An error in focus would then be immediately noticeable. The VXD autofocus can also keep following a subject smoothly and accurately (tracking).
Lens hood with sliding window for adjusting filters
Usually, the lens hood has to be removed to adjust the filter. The unique design of the Tamron lens hood,which comes standard with this lens, solves this problem. A small sliding window allows you to easily rotate the filter without removing the lens hood. This is very handy when using POL, ND, and special effect filters.
"This is very useful when using POL, ND, and special effect filters."
This allows you to make quick and easy adjustments without interrupting your shooting. This lens has a filter size of 67mm, the same practical size as many other Tamron lenses for system cameras. This makes changing filters easy if you already have other Tamron lenses, as you can use the same size filters.
Compact and weatherproof
The Tamron 90mm F/2.8 macro lens Sony E-mount is only 126.5mm long and weighs 630g. The Nikon Z-mount version is 128.5 mm long and weighs 640 grams. The other specifications of this lens are the same.
This short tele 1:1 macro lens is compact and light enough to take with you when travelling or for long photo sessions. It has a comfortable grip, making it easy to hold. This makes it suitable for a variety of photography styles, both indoors and outdoors. The lens is specially designed to withstand various weather conditions, for example, it has a fluorine coating on the front lens that repels water and dirt, making it better protected against rain, snow and dirt.
Tamron Lens Utility for creativity and updates
In October 2021, Tamron introduced the Tamron Lens Utility software for computers. This software makes it possible to customise numerous functions of Tamron lenses via the lens' built-in USB-C port. This ensures that the lens perfectly suits the way photographers and videographers work, for a particular shoot.
Some examples include setting A-B focus points with automatic focus progression between set points, Focus Preset of a certain distance, Focus Limiter for speeding up focusing and, adjustment of focus ring operation for photo or video. Finally, the lens can also be kept up-to-date, as you can quickly and easily update the firmware yourself. Since a year, all adjustments can also be done via an Android Smartphone, useful for on-location filming, for example.
Taking macro photos and videos
With the Tamron 90mm F/2.8 Di III MACRO VXD, you can shoot beautiful close-ups thanks to its 1:1 magnification. This means that small subjects are captured at full size. Ideal for details of insects, the stamens of flowers, and textures such as leaf veins. The fast and precise VXD autofocus is very important here. It allows you to focus quickly on moving subjects, as some subjects cooperate more than others in macro subjects.
'In addition, the wide focus ring makes manual adjustment easy and precise.'
In macro photography, focus control plays an important role. The Tamron 90mm has a focus limiting switch that allows you to adjust the focus range. This makes focusing faster, because, for example, the lens does not suddenly start focusing at infinity because the flower is momentarily blown out of focus by the wind. In addition, the wide focus ring makes manual adjustment easy and precise. In macro photography, the depth of field - the area in focus in the picture - is often very small. By closing the aperture a little, e.g. to F/8 or F11, you get more depth of field and a larger part of your subject will be in focus.
Partly because of this, this lens is also excellent for macro videos. VXD autofocus works smoothly and quietly, preventing distracting noises during shooting and helping to effortlessly capture moving details. So you can make beautiful videos of bees collecting nectar or capturing carefully crafted compositions in the studio.
Macro lens for portrait photography
The Tamron 90mm F/2.8 lens also makes it easy for you to shoot natural and relaxed portraits. The 90mm telephoto focal length allows you to stay a little further away from your model or family and still shoot a nice portrait. Thanks to the large aperture of F2.8, you also get a nice, blurry background. This helps your subject stand out more. The high detail sharpness of the lens ensures that the texture of the skin and the details of the eye are captured in fine detail. Moreover, the very short minimum focusing distance allows you to get close to your subject. This gives you the freedom to create creative compositions of just the eye, for example, or capture special moments.
The lens comes with a special lens hood with a sliding window, this allows you to easily rotate filters such as the Polarpro BlueMorphic filter or a Vario ND filter without removing the lens hood. This makes it even easier to get the right exposure, and effects, when shooting outdoor portraits.
Photographing details of products
With the Tamron 90mm F/2.8 lens, you can capture even the smallest details of products very well. This is ideal for photographing electronics, such as smartphones and laptops, for example. You can also capture the texture of fabrics and accessories. The maximum magnification ratio of 1:1 lets you get really close to your subject. For example, you can capture the shine of jewellery or the texture of a leather bag in sharp focus.
When shooting product videos, this lens also offers many advantages. It has low distortion and reproduces colours well. This is important for presenting products. You can also use the lens for cooking videos. Take close-ups of ingredients, such as sliced vegetables or pouring olive oil into the pan. The fast autofocus helps when filming moving products, and for even more control you can use Tamron lens Utility software. This comes in handy when showing gadgets or fashion items.
Photographing documents and paintings with macro lens
The Tamron 90mm F/2.8 macro lens offers excellent edge-to-edge flat sharpness, making all details clearly visible. This is important for text and images in documents such as certificates and diplomas. Even illumination and minimal distortion ensure that the quality of the paper and prints are clearly visible. For paintings, the lens ensures that colours and textures are faithfully reproduced.
Brief summary
The Tamron 90mm F/2.8 Di III MACRO VXD for full-frame Sony E-mount and Nikon Z-mount cameras is a versatile lens for macro photography, as well as numerous other types of photography. With a maximum aperture ratio of 1:1, it captures small details in razor-sharp detail, ideal for subjects such as insects, flowers and textures. The lens has fast, silent and accurate VXD autofocus, beautiful bokeh and is available for both Sony E-mount, and Nikon Z-mount. Its low distortion and high image sharpness also make it perfect for portrait photography, product photography and document or painting capture.
The lens is compact, lightweight and weatherproof, ideal for travelling or long photo sessions. The special lens hood with sliding window makes it easy to adjust filters without removing the hood. This lens also offers advantages when shooting video due to its silent autofocus and ability to shoot detailed close-ups. With its versatility and high image quality, the Tamron 90mm F/2.8 is a must-have for any passionate photographer.
Tamron 90mm F/2.8 Di III MACRO VXD (Model F072)
| Minimum Aperture | F16 |
| Minimum Object Distance | 0.23m |
| Maximum Magnification Ratio | 1:1 |
| Filter Size | φ67mm |
| Length | 126.5mm (Sony) 128.5mm (Nikon) |
| Weight | 630 gr (Sony) 640 gr (Nikon) |
| Accessories | Lens hood with filter window, lens cap, rear cap |
| Mount | Sony E-mount / Nikon Z-mount |
| Minimum Aperture | Minimum Object Distance | Maximum Magnification Ratio | Filter Size | Length | Weight | Accessories | Mount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 0.23m | 1:1 | φ 67mm | 126.5mm (Sony) / 128.5mm (Nikon) | 630 gr (Sony) / 640 gr (Nikon) | Lens hood with filter window, lens cap, rear cap | Sony E-mount / Nikon Z-mount |
