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16–30 Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2

The Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2 is a zoom lens for Nikon Z (Full frame) that covers 16-30 mm at f/2.8, weighs 450 g and focuses as close as 0.19 m at 16 mm, 0.3 m at 30 mm. If you want a wider view at the short end, look at the Nikon Nikkor Z 14-30mm F4 S.

  • f/2.8widest aperture
  • 450 gweight
  • 16bodies it fits
To one scale. Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2: length 103.9 mm, diameter 74.8 mm, filter thread 67 mm.103.9 mmø74.8
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Compare it with the Nikon Nikkor Z 14-30mm F4 SAll Nikon Z lenses

To one scale. Tamron 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G2: length 103.9 mm, diameter 74.8 mm, filter thread 67 mm.103.9 mmø74.8
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

4 lenses

Full frame Nikon Z zoom lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

16 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Compared with

1 comparisons

Specifications

Focal length
16-30 mm
Widest aperture
f/2.8
Closest focus
0.19 m at 16 mm, 0.3 m at 30 mm1
Maximum magnification
0.185x at 16 mm, 0.142857x at 30 mm1
Stabilization
No
Mount
Nikon Z1
Covers
Full frame
Type
Zoom
Weight
450 g1
Length
103.9 mm (for Nikon Z mount)1
Diameter
74.8 mm1
Filter thread
67 mm1
On sale from
Aug 22, 20251
Elements
161
Groups
121
Aperture blades
91
Hood
Flower-shaped hood1

Sources

  1. Tamron product specifications, checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Focal length and widest aperture as the lens's own name states them.
  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Read from the lens name: Sony marks optically stabilized lenses OSS, Canon IS, Nikon VR, Fujifilm OIS, Panasonic O.I.S., Tamron VC and Sigma OS; a lens from these makers without the mark has no optical stabilization.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

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Full specifications†

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Full specificationsTamron 16-30mm F2.8 Di III VXD G21
Diagonal angle of view107°2′- 71°35′ (for full-frame mirrorless format)
Optical element and group count16 elements in 12 groups
Minimum object distance wide0.19m / 7.5in (WIDE)
Minimum object distance tele0.3m / 11.8in (TELE)
Maximum magnification ratio wide1:5.4 (WIDE)
Maximum magnification ratio tele1:7 (TELE)
Filter thread sizeΦ67mm
Maximum diameterΦ74.8mm
Lens length103.9mm (4.1in) (for Nikon Z mount)
Compatible camera mountNIKON Z Mount
Lens weight450g (15.9oz) (for Nikon Z mount)
Aperture blade count9 (circular diaphragm)
Smallest aperture settingF16
Product release dateAugust 22, 2025 (NIKON Z Mount)

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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