Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD
Lens for Canon EF / EF-S, Nikon F, Sony A-mount · Announced April 2012 · Discontinued
Official site on tamron.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- Full frame lens
- Wide
- Standard
Typically $1,000 new, from today's stores and the last 90 days
Best priceNew · in stock
$999.95
at Camera Wholesalers
- Launch RRP
- $1,299Best new is 23% under
- Zoom range: 24–70mm, Full frame lens
- Max aperture: f/2.8, Constant through the zoom
- Optical stabilisation: Built in
- Autofocus motor: USD
- Weight: 825 g
- Weather sealing: Sealed
- Max magnification: 0.20×, Focuses to 0.38 m
SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD overview
The Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD is a 24–70mm f/2.8 zoom for full-frame cameras on Canon EF / EF-S, Nikon F and Sony A-mount, announced by Tamron in April 2012. 42 cameras we track take it without an adapter. It has been followed by the Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2.
Going by its spec sheet, it suits portraits as well as landscapes and interiors.
New, it sells for $999.95 in the United States (Camera Wholesalers). It launched at $1,299.
Worth comparing it with the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM and Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | Art.
Where to buy the SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD in United States
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Things to know
- 24–70mm zoom, f/2.8 constant through the zoom.
- Full frame lens; it also fits the mount's APS-C bodies.
- Autofocus (USD motor); optical stabilisation.
- 825 g; 88.2 × 108.5 mm; 82mm filters.
- Focuses down to 0.38 m, up to 0.20× magnification.
- Weather sealed.
- Made in 3 mount versions: check the version before you buy.
- Replaced by the SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 (2017).
- Discontinued by the maker: new stock may be limited.
- No used body-only listings at the stores we track in United States today: check eBay and the Used filter.
Good for
- Portraits (70–70mm-equivalent reach at f/2.8)
- Landscapes and interiors (24mm-equivalent wide end)
From the SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD's published specs, not from a review.
Price history
Price around the world
Cheapest in Australia: about 34% 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) | $999.95 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | £187.94≈ $252 |
| Europe | — | €206.98≈ $231 |
| AustraliaCheapest | A$954≈ $655 | A$304.95≈ $210 |
| 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
We've seen used SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD prices on 3 days so far. A "should be worth" value appears after a week of used prices.
| Month | Cheapest | Typical | Highest | Days seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | $215 | $233.85 | $233.85 | 3 |
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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SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 24–70mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 24–70mm (full frame)
- Maximum aperture
- f/2.8
- Minimum aperture
- f/22
- Made for
- Full frame
- Elements / groups
- 17 / 12
- Aperture blades
- 9
- Closest focus
- 0.38 m
- Max magnification
- 0.20×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Yes (USD)
- Optical stabilisation
- Yes
- Weather sealed
- Yes
- Internal zoom
- —
- Aperture ring
- No
- Teleconverter compatible
- No
Size & weight
- Weight
- 825 g
- Diameter × length
- 88.2 × 108.5 mm
- Filter thread
- 82 mm
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