I have this lens, and I love it. Since I have my 24-90mm Pentax, I seem to be using it more for Macro only, and less for general stuff. I can recommend it. For portraiture, it could be too sharp according to a lot of peoples opinions. I did notice one thing that is a bit less: flare. It is possible to notice that. I didnt' do a side by side comparison with a Pentax SMC lens, should do that some time.
Before I bought this lens, I have read lens tests of macro offerings of Pentax (100mm) , and Tamron, Tokina and Sigma (90mm). The differences are really minimal. I like the fact that is goes to 1:1 without any additional rings. On Thursday 17 October 2002 21:53, Delano Mireles wrote: > Hi all, > > I was wondering if anyone could provide an opinion on this Tamron lens > being used as a portrait lens? I'm thinking of taking the plunge on a > serious portrait lens (AF) for about $400. > > Thanks, > > Delano -- Frits Wüthrich
