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18–200 Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di III VC

The Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di III VC is a zoom lens for Sony E-mount (Full frame) that covers 18-200 mm at f/3.5-6.3 and weighs 460 g. Widest view (18 mm) of the 11 full frame Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range. Among them, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light, you want more reach at the long end, you want a wider view at the short end, or your body has no in-body stabilization or you shoot handheld video.

  • f/3.5-6.3widest aperture
  • 460 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Tamron 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di III VC: length 96.7 mm, diameter 68 mm, filter thread 62 mm.96.7 mmø68
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 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di III VC: length 96.7 mm, diameter 68 mm, filter thread 62 mm.96.7 mmø68
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

11 lenses

Full frame Sony E-mount 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

51 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
18-200 mm1
Widest aperture
f/3.5-6.31
Stabilization
Yes1
Mount
Sony E-mount2
Covers
Full frame
Type
Zoom
Weight
460 g2
Length
96.7 mm2
Diameter
68 mm2
Filter thread
62 mm2
On sale from
Dec 15, 20112
Elements
172
Groups
132
Aperture blades
72
Hood
Flower-shaped lens hood2

Sources

  1. Wikidata, checked Oct 9, 2026 (CC0 1.0)
  2. Tamron product specifications, checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • 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.
  • 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 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 Di III VC2
Diagonal angle of view75°33'- 7°59' (Diagonal)
Horizontal angle of view65°36'- 6°38' (Horizontal)
Vertical angle of view46°21'- 4°15' (Vertical)
Optical construction17 elements in 13 groups
Minimum object distance0.5m (19.7in)
Maximum magnification ratio1:3.7 (at f=200mm: MFD 0.5m)
Filter sizeΦ62mm (2.4in)
Maximum diameterΦ68mm (2.7in)
Length96.7mm (3.8in) (*1)
Weight460g (16.2oz)
Aperture blades7
Minimum apertureF22-40
Standard accessoriesFlower-shaped lens hood
Lens mountSONY E (Black) Mount
Lens mountSONY E (Silver) Mount
Release dateDecember 15, 2011 (SONY E (Black) Mount)
Release dateDecember 15, 2011 (SONY E (Silver) 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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