"Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" wrote: > > Yes, but why then would Fujifilm chose it for a prime lens on their flagship > digital SLR? They could have gone with a Nikon optic. >
Well, I'm not Fuji, so I can't know. One possible reason is the price. Another one could be availability. Does Nikon already have a 28-105 f/2.8? If so, I suppose it will be more than twice the price of the Tamron. BTW, whats the name of the Fuji digital SLR? Couldn't find one in the "digital cameras" product range at the Fuji site. What lens mount do they use? Nikon? Anyway, a Photodo rating of 2.4, especially when the graphs show a low MTF in the *center* of the image, doesn't make me feel very comfortable about the optical quality of a lens, while OTOH 3.9 for the EF 28-70/2.8L is a pretty good rating for a fast zoom lens. And my practical experience with it confirms that rating. If your side by side tests have shown the lenses to be more or less equal, Photodo must have gotten a lemon amongst the Tamrons. And a pretty extreme one at that. Thomas Bantel * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
