Ray, This is an interesting arguement many times said by non-third party people. Though it is possible that a 500 2.8 IS or whatever will not be compatible, I strongly suspect this. In early years of development, third parties had some incompatibility problems but it does not seem like there is anything wrong nowadays.
YOu can also buy a used Tamron and then sell it - so your loss, if any, will be minimal. Also, good lenses like Tamron 20-40, or the macro's, re-sell for really good prices. Furthermore, if you look at some consumer lenses from Canon, their resale price dropped considerably. I use many third party flashes and lenses. None of them needed to be sent for this reason. The only time I heard was with Elan II's and certain Sigma lenses. And one T0kina lens and one canon camera. This is an overblown issue. Is there a single lens that does not work with 1D? If somebody asks me what I use, I say Canon. What does that have to do with, say,what brand of monolights I use? and why would it matter? You can save money now, or always wonder what if. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Amos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 4:09 PM > To: EOS usergroup > Subject: EOS Bob & Peter > > > I'm sure you both have used the current Canon extenders, the > II's, to make your comparisons when you say "every bit as > good as". I wonder what makes the Tamron more versatile? As > far as cost, I recently sold my old Canon 2x for 20% less > than I paid for it. In the long run, when you consider > resale value, trade-in value or even the ability to sell at > all, I wonder how much you save, if any? How sure are you > that the new 500 f/2.8 IS lens will work properly with the > Tamron while attached to your new 1D? Don't you get tired of > sending it back for retrofit? > And last, when someone ask you what you're using, do you say > Canon or do you say Canon/Tamron/Tokina? * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
