Hi @all, I'm using this lens on my *ist-D as the single standard walkaround-lens, or just adding the FA85 for concert photos.
No complaints here! Focusses to 33cm (approx 1 foot) at all focal lenghts, incredibly sharp even wide open - recommended! Weight is only 0,5 kg (~18 oz), filtersize is 67mm - just like the FA24, 85 and 300 :-) Extending barrel design: Yes - but this also means, it's quite small @ 28 mm. I'd rate overall build quality very high - the aperture ring feels much better the the typical Pentax FA plastic ring like on the FA85!!! More like on an old all-metal Takumar! Focus feel is also _very_ nice for an AF-lens ( ~ like F*300/4.5) This zoom made me forget my "only fixed focals" approach...and was much more affordable than the SMC Pentax FA*28~70/2.8 : Only 399,- EUR here in Europe. You can find some testpics of my sample under http://forum.digitalfotonetz.de/ looking for the tamron 28-75 thread, or here: http://forum.digitalfotonetz.de/viewtopic.php?t=5516&start=0 (viewing the pics under Netscape 4.7.3 can cause problems there) Testing wasn't "scientific", but should give an impression. No samples done on film accordingly to date. Grrtz, Thomas > > A few years back, I had the Tokina. It was quite good, too. I don't > remember it being any sharper than this new Tamron. It was quite a > bit heavier and didn't focus nearly as close. No comparison on that > front. Given the choice today (I had that choice), I went with the > Tamron. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > Saturday, February 14, 2004, 8:47:48 AM, you wrote: > > RK> I am also looking for zoom in 28-70+ f2.8 range. > RK> I was concentrating on Tokina 28-80 (499usd). > RK> This Tamrom lens seems to be new model and its lot > RK> cheaper(319usd) > > RK> Do you know how does Tamron compare with the Tokina in > RK> optical performance? > RK> I am not very much worried about build quality. > > RK> Thanks > RK> Ramesh > > RK> --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I recently purchased one. Overall, I am quite > >> pleased with it. > >> Build quality is pretty good, not as solid as a > >> Tokina, but feels > >> solid. Weight and size are very reasonable for the > >> specifications. > >> Sharpness is very good - compared it to my FA 50/1.4 > >> and Tamron SP > >> 90/2.8 Macro - not quite as good as either of those, > >> but not far off - > >> very respectable for a zoom. The zoom is smooth and > >> one real plus to > >> me, manual focus is very reasonable. There is > >> enough drag for it to > >> feel good - not as smooth as a true manual focus > >> lens, but much better > >> than the average AF lens. On top of all that, it > >> focuses VERY close > >> at all focal lengths. > >> > >> Given the price, I am most happy with mine. > >> > >> > >> Bruce > >> > >> > >> Friday, February 13, 2004, 11:24:18 PM, you wrote: > >> > >> CW> Just wondering if anyone on the list has had any > >> experience with this lens. > >> CW> The reviews are very good and was wondering how > >> it might compare with Pentax > >> CW> lenses. > >> > >> CW> Regards > >> > >> > >> > >> CW> Charles Wilson > >> CW> (Sydney) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > RK> __________________________________ > RK> Do you Yahoo!? > RK> Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > RK> http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
