Re: Thoughts on the tamron 35-105 2.8 zoom lens
>any one had any experiences with this lens? >what is it like >anygood? I bought one brand new few years ago in Melbourne. In short, it was poor optically and mecnahically. A true rip off. The SMC PENTAX-A 35-105/3.5 is much sharper and better built. regards, Alan Chan _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Thoughts on the tamron 35-105 2.8 zoom lens
Wayne, My collected comments follow. My personal thoughts: It's so much more expensive than slower zooms, I don't think it's worth the premium. The Pentax SMC 35-105/3.5 PKA is said to be so outstanding, you'd have to be brain-dead to spend much more for the Tamron. Collected comments: AF version not available in Pentax mount; weighs 2 oz. more. Detachable lens hood included. Terry, Nikon posting: "I own the Tamron 90/2.5 Macro MF and the Tamron 35-105/2.8. IMO, they are both great lenses. The 35-105 basically stays on my F90X as its standard lens." Christian (Contax mount): At f/2.8 brilliance is low, esp. compared to Zeiss lenses, but at f/4 or f/5.6 the brilliance improves to prime standard and at f/4 the resolution is also in the same region. At 105mm you can see a 2% line curving which is not up to Zeiss standard, but good for a zoom. Sharpness, 8; Color, 9; Optics, 8; Convenience, 7; Mechanics, 8." Composite results from four reviewers on www.cmpsolv.com: "Performance wide open, OK short, good long; Performance stopped down, good short, very good long; Vignetting, little short, none long; Distortion, critical short, signif. long; Color, slightly warm; Flare, heavy; AF speed, slow; build quality, good." Wai Chan: "I had the SP 35-105mm f2.8 ASL which was expensive but poor both optically and mechanically (my biggest mistake on lens purchase, not even my previous Sigma lenses gave me so much trouble)." Paul Franklin Stregevsky - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Thoughts on the tamron 35-105 2.8 zoom lens
Yup. I had it for two years. I finally was glad to sold it, even if at a loss. Are you thinking on the mf or af version? I had the mf only. Anyway, it sucked wide open, especially wide end. Completely unusable except small prints: wide open: 1) soft, even to point to make focusing difficult (also noted by other users as well) 2) colour fringing a lot on the corners 3) esp. at wide end soft. Tele end was _reasonable_ but not very good either closed down: gained somewhat, nice zoom at 5.6-8, but what's the point of having a big 2.8 zoom if it's good only two stops down and is hard to focus because of softness wide open!?! Colour fringing was evident always. the ASPH element apparently wasn't much helping. Build quality: Not excellent either. The lens, although made of tough polycarbonate, started having some play in the focus mechanism (mind you, after heavy PJ usage of 1.5 year), therefore, the sharpness deteriorated. All in all, I wouldn't recommend it, after my experience. Also, it focuses only to 1m, not closer. This lens clearly isn't up to the SP badge (I have also the 3.5/70-210 SP Tamron, which is really excellent and almost up to my primes). The Pentax 35-105/3.5 would be, by all means, a much better and probably quite cheaper choice. Or a tokina if you need 2.8 zoom. Frantisek Wednesday, June 26, 2002, 6:17:18 PM, wayne wrote: wmoj> any one had any experiences with this lens? wmoj> what is it like wmoj> anygood? wmoj> wayne wmoj> - wmoj> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, wmoj> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to wmoj> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . Good light, Frantisek Vlcek - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Thoughts on the tamron 35-105 2.8 zoom lens
any one had any experiences with this lens? what is it like anygood? wayne - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
