Tamron has axed a long-standing tradition with a new lightweight 12-20mm f/2.8 for E-Mount and Z-Mount – and I couldn’t be more excited about it

The Tamron 12-20mm f/2.8 photographed outdoors.

Tamron’s lenses come with so many suffixes that the names sound almost royal. So when Tamron told me about the new 12-20mm f/2.8, I had my fingers poised, waiting for the second half of the name. Except… that’s it.

Tamron’s new lens is named simply the “Tamron 12-20mm f/2.8” – it’s not followed by the usual jumble of “Di III VXD G2” at the end.