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90 Tamron 90mm F2.8 Di III MACRO VXD

The Tamron 90mm F2.8 Di III MACRO VXD is a prime lens for Nikon Z (Full frame) that covers 90 mm at f/2.8, weighs 640 g and focuses as close as 0.23 m. If you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, or you want a wider view at the short end, look at the Nikon Nikkor Z 85mm F1.2 S.

  • f/2.8widest aperture
  • 640 gweight
  • 16bodies it fits
To one scale. Tamron 90mm F2.8 Di III MACRO VXD: length 128.5 mm, diameter 79.2 mm, filter thread 67 mm.128.5 mmø79.2
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.

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To one scale. Tamron 90mm F2.8 Di III MACRO VXD: length 128.5 mm, diameter 79.2 mm, filter thread 67 mm.128.5 mmø79.2
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 prime 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

Specifications

Focal length
90 mm
Widest aperture
f/2.8
Closest focus
0.23 m1
Maximum magnification
1x1
Stabilization
No
Mount
Nikon Z1
Covers
Full frame
Type
Prime
Weight
640 g1
Length
128.5 mm1
Diameter
79.2 mm1
Filter thread
67 mm1
On sale from
Oct 24, 20241
Elements
151
Groups
121
Aperture blades
121
Hood
Round-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.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsTamron 90mm F2.8 Di III MACRO VXD1
Diagonal angle of view27°2′ (for full-frame mirrorless format)
Optical element and group count15 elements in 12 groups
Minimum object distance0.23m (9.1in)
Maximum magnification ratio1:1
Filter thread sizeΦ67mm
Lens length128.5mm / 5.1in (Nikon)
Lens weight640g / 22.6oz (Nikon)
Number of aperture blades12 (circular diaphragm)
Smallest aperture settingF16
Lens mount typeNIKON 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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