Tamron 16-50mm F2.8 A
Lens for Sony E-mount, Nikon Z, Fujifilm X, Canon RF · Announced October 2026
Official site on tamron.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- APS-C lens
- Wide
- Standard
Typically $529 new, from today's stores and the last 90 days
Best priceNew · in stock
$529
at Abt
- Launch RRP
- $529Best new is 0% under
- Zoom range: 16–50mm, 24–75mm equivalent (26–80mm on Canon)
- Max aperture: f/2.8, Constant through the zoom
- Optical stabilisation: None
- Autofocus motor: VXD
- Weight: 305 g
- Weather sealing: Sealed
- Max magnification: 0.22×, Focuses to 0.15 m
16-50mm F2.8 A overview
The Tamron 16-50mm F2.8 A is a 16–50mm f/2.8 zoom for APS-C cameras on Sony E-mount, Nikon Z, Fujifilm X and Canon RF, announced by Tamron in October 2026. 49 cameras we track take it without an adapter.
Going by its spec sheet, it suits portraits as well as landscapes and interiors.
New, it sells for $529 in the United States (Abt). It launched at $529.
Worth comparing it with the Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/2.8 VR, Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary and Fujifilm XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR.
Where to buy the 16-50mm F2.8 A in United States
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Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$529
Focus Camera
NewIn stock
Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$529
Pictureline
NewIn stock
Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$529
Glazer's Camera
NewIn stock
Authorized dealer · Sony E version
$529
Abt
NewIn stock
Authorized dealer · Canon RF version
Above RRP +4%
$549
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Things to know
- 16–50mm zoom, f/2.8 constant through the zoom; 24–75mm equivalent (26–80mm on Canon).
- APS-C lens: on a full-frame body of the same mount it crops the frame.
- Autofocus (VXD motor); no optical stabilisation.
- 305 g; 64.4 × 79.6 mm; 55mm filters; extends as it zooms.
- Focuses down to 0.15 m, up to 0.22× magnification.
- Weather sealed.
- Made in 4 mount versions: check the version before you buy.
- No used body-only listings at the stores we track in United States today: check eBay and the Used filter.
Good for
- Portraits (70–75mm-equivalent reach at f/2.8)
- Landscapes and interiors (24mm-equivalent wide end)
From the 16-50mm F2.8 A's published specs, not from a review.
Price history
Price around the world
Cheapest in Australia: about 9% under the US price before shipping and import tax.
Prices are in each market's own currency. Under each: ≈ in USD at today's exchange rate. Body only; where a market lists only kits, its cheapest kit is shown and marked.
| Market | Lowest new | Lowest used/refurb |
|---|---|---|
| United States(you) | $529 | — |
| United Kingdom | £399≈ $534 | — |
| Europe | — | €469≈ $524 |
| AustraliaCheapest | A$698≈ $480 | — |
| Singapore | — | — |
Each price is in its own currency, as the store charges it. The ≈ figures are approximate, at today's exchange rate (ECB reference rates, 2026-11-06), rounded, and leave out shipping, import duty, GST/VAT and card fees. A camera bought abroad may not carry a local warranty: see grey-market cameras before you buy.
Used: what it should be worth
No used 16-50mm F2.8 A listings at the stores we track yet. A "should be worth" value appears after a week of used prices.
From used and refurbished asking prices at the stores we track, checked every few hours. Confirmed eBay sale prices will be added once eBay grants us access to its sold-listings data.
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XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 R LM WR
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- Weather sealed
Sony
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Nikon
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Canon
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- 29–72mm eq.
- Stabilised
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XC 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 OIS
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- 17-70mm F/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD · 2020
- 12-20mm F2.8 · 2026
- 35-100mm F/2.8 Di III VXD · 2026
- 25-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 · 2025
- 16-30mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 · 2025
- 90mm F/2.8 Di III MACRO VXD · 2024
More Sony E-mount lenses like it
- Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | Contemporary · 2025
- Sony E 16-55mm F2.8 G · 2019
- Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS · 2018
- Sony E PZ 18-110mm F4 G OSS · 2016
- Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS · 2013
- Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS · 2013
- Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS · 2012
- Sony E PZ 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS · 2012
16-50mm F2.8 A specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 16–50mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 24–75mm equivalent (26–80mm on Canon)
- Maximum aperture
- f/2.8
- Minimum aperture
- f/16
- Made for
- APS-C
- Elements / groups
- 14 / 10
- Aperture blades
- 7
- Closest focus
- 0.15 m
- Max magnification
- 0.22×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Yes (VXD)
- Optical stabilisation
- No
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Internal zoom
- No
- Aperture ring
- No
- Teleconverter compatible
- No
Size & weight
- Weight
- 305 g
- Diameter × length
- 64.4 × 79.6 mm
- Filter thread
- 55 mm
Cameras it fits
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Fujifilm
X-T30 III
APS-C · 26.1 MP · 2025
- 6.2K video
- 30 fps
Fujifilm
X-E5
APS-C · 40.2 MP · 2025
- IBIS
- 6.2K video
Canon
EOS R50 V
APS-C · 24.2 MP · 2025
- 4K 60p
- 15 fps
Nikon
Z50II
APS-C · 20.9 MP · 2024
- 4K 60p
- 15 fps
Fujifilm
X-M5
APS-C · 26.1 MP · 2024
- 6.2K video
- 30 fps
Sony
ZV-E10 II
APS-C · 26 MP · 2024
- 4K 60p
- 11 fps
An APS-C lens also mounts on full-frame bodies of the same mount, where it crops the frame; those aren't listed.