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VC stands for Tamron's proprietary lens Vibration Compensation system. Usually contained in lens name eg. (SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD) Translated to Canon terminology it equals to IS (Image Stabilizer) or for Sigma it's OS (Optical Stabilizer)

More about VC and how it works can be found here

Source: Tamron Technical Glossary
Posted by: Radovan 24.02.2013 22:22:06

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