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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Kim Bunermann

Tamron is planning 10+ new lenses for 2026 and is expanding its multi-mount strategy… just as Sony proposes buying the company

The Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD mounted on a Canon camera.

Tamron's photography business weakened in the first half of 2026, as the 2nd Quarter FY2026 Consolidated Financial Results report shows. Sales fell 8.2% and operating profit dropped 29.3%.

But those numbers hide a significant shift in the direction of Tamron's lens business. Own-brand lens sales increased 4.2% to ¥17.1 billion (approx. $107.9 million / £80.3 million), while sales of OEM products (made by Tamron but carrying the badge of another brand, such as Nikon) fell 23.2% to ¥10.4 billion ($65.7 million / £48.9 million).

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