--- product_id: 754080 title: "Tamron Auto Focus 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC PZD All-in-One Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon DSLR Cameras (Model B008N)" brand: "tamron" price: "S$639" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Tamron" url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/754080-tamron-auto-focus-18-270mm-f-3-5-6-3 store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # Piezo Drive ultrasonic AF motor 15x ultra zoom range Vibration Compensation for sharpness Tamron Auto Focus 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC PZD All-in-One Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon DSLR Cameras (Model B008N) **Brand:** tamron **Price:** S$639 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸ“Έ One Lens to Rule Your Adventures β€” Zoom, Focus, and Capture Like a Pro! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Tamron Auto Focus 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC PZD All-in-One Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon DSLR Cameras (Model B008N) by tamron - **How much does it cost?** S$639 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/754080-tamron-auto-focus-18-270mm-f-3-5-6-3) ## Best For - tamron enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tamron brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Pro-Level Optics:** Hybrid Aspherical & Low Dispersion glass deliver crisp, vibrant photos with minimal distortion. - β€’ **Steady Shots Anywhere:** Advanced Vibration Compensation ensures blur-free images even in low light or at full zoom. - β€’ **Compact & Travel-Ready:** Slim, lightweight design fits perfectly in your bagβ€”ideal for the on-the-go professional. - β€’ **All-in-One 15x Zoom Power:** From sweeping landscapes to intimate close-ups, capture every moment without switching lenses. - β€’ **Whisper-Quiet Piezo Drive AF:** Experience lightning-fast, silent autofocus that keeps you in the creative flow without distractions. ## Overview The Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC PZD is a versatile all-in-one zoom lens designed for APS-C DSLR cameras, featuring a groundbreaking 15x zoom range, ultra-quiet Piezo Drive autofocus motor, and advanced Vibration Compensation technology. Its compact, lightweight build and professional-grade optics make it the ultimate travel companion for millennial pros seeking convenience without compromising image quality. ## Description From the Manufacturer The acclaimed Tamron 18-270mm VC ultra zoom for APS-C format DSLRs has reached an astonishing new level of compactness, performance, and speed with the addition of PZD (Piezo Drive), an innovative ultrasonic autofocus motor based on an advanced piezoelectric design. The result is a lens that's considerably lighter, and noticeably shorter and slimmer (filter diameter: 62mm) than any previous lens in its class, and provides faster, quieter auto-focusing. Signature features that have made this amazingly versatile lens the world standard in its class have been retained. They include a 28-419mm equivalent (15X) zoom range, an improved, lightweight, compact Vibration Compensation (VC) system, macro focusing to 0.49m (19.3 inches) throughout, and, of course, superlative imaging performance. Piezo Drive (PZD) Ultrasonic Autofocus Motor Ultrasonic motors are divided into two categories depending on the principle that generates the energy to move the drive: traveling wave motors and standing wave motors. Traveling wave motors include the ring type ultrasonic motor used in the recently launched 70-300mm F/4-5.6 VC USD as well as other lenses, but this lens employs a newer technology, the PZD (Piezo Drive), which functions on the standing wave principle.A standing wave ultrasonic motor utilizes high-frequency voltage to extend and turn the piezoelectric (piezoceramic) element, thus moving the entire element in a standing wave movement. The metal tip is the contact point of the element to the rotor, and moves in an elliptic motion from the swiveling motion of the moving element, and the friction from this motion turns the rotor. Standing wave ultrasonic motors have the distinct advantage of being smaller than their traveling wave counterparts, and therefore allow a more compact SLR lens size.Di II Lenses are designed for exclusive use on digital cameras with smaller-size imagers and inherit all of the benefits of our Di products. These lenses are not designed for conventional cameras and digital cameras with image sensors larger than 24mm x 16mm. 15x Zoom Ratio This lens covers an extremely broad range of focal lengths, from an extra-wide 18mm length to a telephoto 270mm length (the 35mm equivalent of 28mm to 419mm). The resulting 15x zoom ratio is the world's largest, representing a wide cross section of Tamron high-power zoom design technologies. Plus, the vibration compensation works throughout the entire zoom range, giving you the freedom to create a wide variety of images. The lens lets users capture once-in-a-lifetime panoramic landscape images or close-up pictures of children smiling, all without getting too close to the subject or changing lenses. Other details include a macro magnification range of 1:3.5, a minimum focusing distance of 19.3 inches, and a 72mm filter diameter. The lens, which measures 3.1 inches in diameter and 3.9 inches long, carries a six-year warranty. Vibration Compensation (VC) Shake can ruin your photos, particularly when taking telephoto shots or shooting in low light conditions.Simply flip the VC switch on and you'll notice the difference immediately. VC delivers blur free - handheld images for incredible results VC mechanism employs a three-coil system Lens element compensates for vibration using 3-steel balls (making movement quiet & smooth) Exceptional images at slower shutter speeds – reduces the need for a tripod Bring out contrast to motion & stillness Eliminate the need to shoot with a Flash Low Dispersion (LD) Glass for Greater Lens Sharpness Low dispersion (LD) glass elements in a lens help reduce chromatic aberration; the tendency of light of different colors to come to different points of focus at the image plane. Chromatic aberration reduces the sharpness of an image, but glass with an extremely lowdispersion index, has less of a tendency to separate (defract) a ray of light into a rainbow of colors. This characteristic allows the lens designer to effectively compensate for chromatic aberration at the center of the field (on axis), a particular problem at long focal lengths (the telephoto end of the zoom range), and for lateral chromatic aberration (towards the edges of the field) that often occurs at short focal lengths (the wide-angle end of the zoom range.) Internal Focusing (IF) System Internal focusing provides numerous practical benefits to photographers including a non-rotating front filter ring that facilitates the positioning of polarizing and graduated filters, and more predictable handling because the lens length does not change during focusing. Even more important, Tamron’s Internal Focusing (IF) system provides a much closer minimum focusing distance (MFD) throughout its entire focusing range. In addition, IF improves optical performance by minimizing illumination loss at the corners of the image field, and helps to suppress other aberrations that become more troublesome at different focusing positions. Zoom Lock (ZL) Another original Tamron mechanical engineering concept is the Zoom Lock (ZL), a simple convenience feature that prevents undesired extension of the lens barrel when carrying the camera/lens unit on a neck strap. Anomalous Dispersion (AD) for Better Color Correction Anomalous dispersion (AD) glass is a special type of optical glass that is used to achieve more precise control of chromatic aberrations, thereby enhancing overall imaging performance. Glass of this type provides an abnormally large partial dispersion ratio (amount of diffraction) for light of specific wavelength ranges (colors) within the visible spectrum. By combining AD glass having these special characteristics with elements made of normal glass having different dispersion characteristics, it is possible to control the dispersion factors of a specific wavelength. This enhanced level of control results in much lower levels of on-axis (central) chromatic aberration for telephoto lenses (or zooms used at tele-photo settings) and a significant reduction of lateral (peripheral) chromatic aber-ration for wide-angle lenses (or zooms used at wide-angle settings.) Aspherical Lens Elements (ASL) Tamron uses several hybrid Aspherical lens elements in many lenses bearing the Aspherical designation. These innovative optics allow us to achieve the ultimate in image quality, and at the same time produce lenses that offer remarkable zoom ranges in extraordinarily compact packages. By perfecting theses cutting-edge advances for series production, Tamron has advanced the state of optical design, and virtually eliminated spherical aberration and image distortion from the high-power-zoom series.Through the effective application of Hybrid Aspherical Technology, one lens element can take the place of multiple elements without compromising performance. This is what allows us to produce remarkably compact long-range lenses that deliver a uniformly high level of image quality at all focal lengths and apertures. Review: Great travel lens - I bought this lens for a long trip because I wanted to pack light and not carry around a lot of lenses. The Tamron 18-270 is perfect for the "pro-sumer" because although it's not perfect in any particular category it does a lot of different things really well. Advantages: Light; compact; all-in-one wide angle to telephoto; AF is pretty fast and quiet Disadvantages: It's not the fastest at telephoto (f/6.3) so your images can appear a little darker and you can't get as shallow of a depth of field as you can with more robust and faster 55-200mm or 70-300mm. There is also some barrel distortion and vignetting. The good thing is that most of the disadvantages of this lens can be fixed when you edit the images in PS (barrel distortion, vignetting). The limited depth of field cannot be fixed but is really not as big of a deal, the images still look great. Anywhere outdoors (walking around a city or hiking), this lens is perfect because it is so light, compact and versatile, compared to switching lenses b/w a huge tele and wide angle. Indoors it is about as effective as a stock 18-55 lens. Only stopping to f/3.5 will hurt your low light shots, and when fully extended will block your pop up flash. If you had a faster prime lens for indoors and then this lens for outdoors, I can't see what else you would really need unless you are shooting for a magazine or billboards. Review: "false advertising... not 270mm" more like wrong review.. - update 08-Jun-2013 Thanks to Zach (see comments on this post), I am back to loving my lens. I now understand why my friend's coolpix has a 'better' zoom at 180mm than this tamaron at 270mm. Love the range, and image quality.. but the inbuilt flash will cast shadows due to the diameter of this lens. Should not be a problem for most cases, but if you do mostly indoor photography and need to use the flash, you are probably better off using a wide angle prime lens than this one. Other than that, go ahead and get this.. wont regret. Original review..... Bought this lens in January 2012, and loved it till 2 days ago (27-May-2013). I am pleased with the image quality overall, though my photographs are not 'WOW' due to whats behind the camera, more than whats in front. I use this lens with Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens and 2.7-inch Vari-angle LCD . This is pretty much the only lens I use now, and has totally replaced the 2 kit lenses i got with my camera (18-55mm Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens , 55-200mm Nikon 55-200mm f4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens ) I never got a chance to do a side by side comparison of this lens with any other, but last week my cousin and I both shot a few photographs of the setting sun. His camera was able to zoom in more than mine (Nikon again, but not SLR, not sure of the exact model). his lens claims to be 4.3mm to 180mm, while mine is slated at 270mm. I am disappointed that my lens is not 270 mm (assuming the other lens is not falsely under selling itself), or somehow has less of a telephoto effect than a 180mm. Again, I really liked this lens till 2 days ago when I realized it is not what it claims to be. Will continue using it, but now with a sour taste about the tall claims Pros: + a single lens with a wide range that is most you would probably need on most days. Covers a decent part of the room when photographing indoors with wide angle, and zooms in close enough for most everyday photographs with telephoto + fairly light weight for the range it provides me + Image quality is good enough for a non professional eye. Cons - Huge diameter - blocks the built in flash, and casts a shadow on the lower part of the photograph when using the flash - Will not accept any filters that you might have used with the kit lens. This lens is way bigger. ## Features - 18-270mm focal length - 27-405mm equivalent focal length on APS-C cameras, 28.8-432mm equivalent focal length on Canon APS-C cameras - Micromotor-type AF motor without full-time manual focusing - 62mm filters F3.5-6.3 maximum aperture, minimum focus distance - 19.3 Inches, F22-40 minimum Refer user manual below - Available in Canon EF-S, Nikon F (DX), Sony Alpha (without image stabilization) mounts / Extremely fast Piezo drive focusing motor / Vibration Compensation for ultra sharp images / Compact design / 15x zoom range for versatility / Designed for APS-C sized sensors, Like two lenses in one ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B004FN1W2I | | Best Sellers Rank | #570 in Digital Camera Accessory Kits | | Brand | Tamron | | Built-In Media | Lens cap | | Camera Lens | Tamron Auto Focus 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC PZD All-In-One Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon DSLR Cameras (Model B008N) | | Camera Lens Description | Tamron Auto Focus 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC PZD All-In-One Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon DSLR Cameras (Model B008N) Camera Lens Description Tamron Auto Focus 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC PZD All-In-One Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon DSLR Cameras (Model B008N) See more | | Color | black | | Compatible Camera Mount | Sony A | | Compatible Mountings | Sony A | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 283 Reviews | | Exposure Control Type | Manual | | Focal Length Description | 18-270 millimeters | | Focus Type | Micro-type ultrasonic | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00725211008026 | | Image stabilization | Digital | | Item Weight | 450 g | | Lens | Telephoto | | Lens Coating Description | Subwavelength Coating | | Lens Design | Zoom | | Lens Fixed Focal Length | 27 centimeters | | Lens Mount | Sony A | | Lens Type | Telephoto | | Manufacturer | Tamron | | Manufacturer Part Number | B008N | | Maximum Aperture | 6.3 f_stop | | Maximum Focal Length | 27 centimeters | | Media Type | ProductImage | | Minimum Aperture | 40 | | Minimum Focal Length | 18 millimeters | | Model Name | B008N | | Model Number | B008N | | Number of Diaphragm Blades | 7 | | Number of Items | 1 | | Photo Filter Size | 6.2 centimeters | | Real Angle Of View | 75 degrees | | Screen Size | 8.8 centimeters | | UPC | 610696504265 725211008026 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | | Warranty Description | New items have a 1-year manufacturer warranty | | Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant | | Zoom Ratio | 15x | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Tamron - **Compatible Mountings:** Sony A - **Focal Length Description:** 18-270 millimeters - **Lens Type:** Telephoto ## Images ![Tamron Auto Focus 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC PZD All-in-One Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon DSLR Cameras (Model B008N) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/614Ewy8ZAEL.jpg) ![Tamron Auto Focus 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC PZD All-in-One Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon DSLR Cameras (Model B008N) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51G8VzOP1yL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Configuration, Style** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great travel lens *by A***R on June 9, 2012* I bought this lens for a long trip because I wanted to pack light and not carry around a lot of lenses. The Tamron 18-270 is perfect for the "pro-sumer" because although it's not perfect in any particular category it does a lot of different things really well. Advantages: Light; compact; all-in-one wide angle to telephoto; AF is pretty fast and quiet Disadvantages: It's not the fastest at telephoto (f/6.3) so your images can appear a little darker and you can't get as shallow of a depth of field as you can with more robust and faster 55-200mm or 70-300mm. There is also some barrel distortion and vignetting. The good thing is that most of the disadvantages of this lens can be fixed when you edit the images in PS (barrel distortion, vignetting). The limited depth of field cannot be fixed but is really not as big of a deal, the images still look great. Anywhere outdoors (walking around a city or hiking), this lens is perfect because it is so light, compact and versatile, compared to switching lenses b/w a huge tele and wide angle. Indoors it is about as effective as a stock 18-55 lens. Only stopping to f/3.5 will hurt your low light shots, and when fully extended will block your pop up flash. If you had a faster prime lens for indoors and then this lens for outdoors, I can't see what else you would really need unless you are shooting for a magazine or billboards. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "false advertising... not 270mm" more like wrong review.. *by N***T on May 29, 2013* update 08-Jun-2013 Thanks to Zach (see comments on this post), I am back to loving my lens. I now understand why my friend's coolpix has a 'better' zoom at 180mm than this tamaron at 270mm. Love the range, and image quality.. but the inbuilt flash will cast shadows due to the diameter of this lens. Should not be a problem for most cases, but if you do mostly indoor photography and need to use the flash, you are probably better off using a wide angle prime lens than this one. Other than that, go ahead and get this.. wont regret. Original review..... Bought this lens in January 2012, and loved it till 2 days ago (27-May-2013). I am pleased with the image quality overall, though my photographs are not 'WOW' due to whats behind the camera, more than whats in front. I use this lens with Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens and 2.7-inch Vari-angle LCD . This is pretty much the only lens I use now, and has totally replaced the 2 kit lenses i got with my camera (18-55mm Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens , 55-200mm Nikon 55-200mm f4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens ) I never got a chance to do a side by side comparison of this lens with any other, but last week my cousin and I both shot a few photographs of the setting sun. His camera was able to zoom in more than mine (Nikon again, but not SLR, not sure of the exact model). his lens claims to be 4.3mm to 180mm, while mine is slated at 270mm. I am disappointed that my lens is not 270 mm (assuming the other lens is not falsely under selling itself), or somehow has less of a telephoto effect than a 180mm. Again, I really liked this lens till 2 days ago when I realized it is not what it claims to be. Will continue using it, but now with a sour taste about the tall claims Pros: + a single lens with a wide range that is most you would probably need on most days. Covers a decent part of the room when photographing indoors with wide angle, and zooms in close enough for most everyday photographs with telephoto + fairly light weight for the range it provides me + Image quality is good enough for a non professional eye. Cons - Huge diameter - blocks the built in flash, and casts a shadow on the lower part of the photograph when using the flash - Will not accept any filters that you might have used with the kit lens. This lens is way bigger. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth the wait *by J***I on January 20, 2011* I am a novice photographer that just started a few months ago. I own a Nikon D90 with a Nikkor 18-55mm VR and a Nikkor 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens. I did some research for an all-in-one zoom lens and I was comparing the Sigma 18-270mm, 18-250mm, Tamron 18-250mm, Nikkor 18-200mm VRII and the Nikkor 28-300mm VR. After reading all the comments, reviews and price difference from different sites, the Tamron 18-270mm Di II VC PCD LD comes as my top choice. I always do a thorough research before purchasing on things to make sure that I get the right bang for my buck. The reasons why I chose this lens is that it is a smaller version of the original Tamron 18-270mm. It also comes with the new Piezo Drive which results in a smaller and lighter size. So far, I have fired a several test low light indoor shots and I am impressed with the sharpness and quality. I will be posting an update review this weekend after I take it out on an outdoor drive. So far, I am very happy with this lens. UPDATE: 1/23/11: I took some outdoor shots using close and regular distance shots and I am impressed with the quality and sharpness. I took close pictures of plants and trees in my backyard and it almost look like you have a macro glass. Speaking of macro, Amazon has this described partly as a Macro Zoom lens on the name. Not true at all. When compared to other sites like Tamron's and B&H, which btw are reputable sites, it does not say nor describe it as a Macro Zoom lens. As I mentioned previously, I am a novice photographer so I could be wrong. If so, please do let me know and what settings to use to make it a macro lens by leaving comments as I would appreciate it (part of learning). Other than that, I still love this lens. This would probably will stay in my camera for a long time. I recommend this glass for anyone looking for an all-in-one glass. ## Frequently Bought Together - Tamron Auto Focus 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC PZD All-In-One Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon DSLR Cameras (Model B008N) - SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card - C10, U3, V30, 4K UHD, SD Card - SDSDXXD-128G-GN4IN - Canon Mount Adapter EF - EOS R, Compatible with EOS RP, EOS R, EOS R6, EOS R5 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sg/products/754080-tamron-auto-focus-18-270mm-f-3-5-6-3](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/754080-tamron-auto-focus-18-270mm-f-3-5-6-3) --- *Product available on Desertcart Singapore* *Store origin: SG* *Last updated: 2026-09-17*