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25–200 Tamron 25-200mm F2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2

The Tamron 25-200mm F2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 is a zoom lens for Sony E-mount (Full frame) that covers 25-200 mm at f/2.8-5.6, weighs 575 g and focuses as close as 0.16 m at 25 mm, 0.8 m at 200 mm. Next to 18 other full frame Sony E-mount zoom lenses in its focal range, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light, you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, or you want a wider view at the short end. If your body has no in-body stabilization or you shoot handheld video, each other one that does better on stabilization gives up at least one of weight, brightness and width.

  • f/2.8-5.6widest aperture
  • 575 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Tamron 25-200mm F2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2: length 121.5 mm, diameter 76.2 mm, filter thread 67 mm.121.5 mmø76.2
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 25-200mm F2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2: length 121.5 mm, diameter 76.2 mm, filter thread 67 mm.121.5 mmø76.2
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

19 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
25-200 mm
Widest aperture
f/2.8-5.6
Closest focus
0.16 m at 25 mm, 0.8 m at 200 mm1
Maximum magnification
0.526x at 25 mm, 0.256x at 200 mm1
Stabilization
No
Mount
Sony E-mount1
Covers
Full frame
Type
Zoom
Weight
575 g1
Length
121.5 mm1
Diameter
76.2 mm1
Filter thread
67 mm1
On sale from
Nov 20, 20251
Elements
181
Groups
141
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.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsTamron 25-200mm F2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G21
Diagonal angle of view81°44′- 12°21′ (for full-frame mirrorless format)
Optical element and group count18 elements in 14 groups
Minimum object distance wide0.16m / 6.3in (WIDE)
Minimum object distance tele0.8m / 31.5in (TELE)
Max magnification wide1:1.9 (WIDE)
Max magnification tele1:3.9 (TELE)
Filter thread diameterΦ67mm
Maximum lens diameterΦ76.2mm
Lens length121.5mm (4.8in)
Lens weight575g (20.3oz)
Aperture blade count9 (circular diaphragm)
Smallest aperture rangeF16-32
Lens mount typeSONY E 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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