I owe an older Tamron 28-105 AF and has A setting. I really like the lens (except it's speed :D) and it was a really really good bargain :D (I bought for 18K HUF that's ~70 Euro)
I also have a Takumar 2.8/28 which is only better in speed (and a little bit more sharp, but nothing that can be seen on a 9x13 print :D)... so I think 'older' Tamron zoom lens are quite a good deal since they are quite cheap and there are no real quality problems with them. .t Charles Robinson wrote: > I decided to "give the 28mm another shot" this weekend while at dinner > at my folks. Every time I have looked at it (sitting lonely in my > accessory bag), I realized it should be a perfect "party-length" lens > (wide enough to get people in, small enough to keep the camera small) > but I've always just ignored it and left it at home. > > On Sunday at a family dinner I used it quite a bit, interchanging with > the FA-50, Zenitar 16 (still trying to re-fall-in-love with this lens) > and the Tamron 28-75. > > When all was said and done and I was culling out the "acceptable" > photos, I was not surprised to see that some of the sharpest, clearest > shots were with the FA-50, but I really wasn't expecting how NICE a > lot of the shots with the 28mm were. I mean almost sharp enough to > cut yourself on 'em! > > None of the shots will win awards, but... I'm pleased with the > quality that came out. Pleased and surprised with how nicely that > lens worked. > > People are going to ask for examples, so I'll pull out the first one > (only web-sized but maybe that's good enough to get the idea): > > http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2007/early_christmas/pages/page_5.html > > Basically, anything in that gallery which doesn't report a focal > length is either the Zenitar or the A-28 so it should be obvious. > Time to find room in my "regular" bag for this lens. > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
