Clive evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Ok so I want to add a travel zoom to my bag of k and m primes [well not add >to more substitute for] >I use MX [2], ME super and LX bodies so AF is not a >concern....................... >I've bough a 28-80 F it's fine thanks Rob , but still means I have to cart >too much wen i'm trying naot to ba pahotographer. >Sooooooooooo i'm thinking about a 28-200 [it's really aTamron in disguise I >think, horrible huge 72mm filter] >Would probabaly use it wit the ME super. >Anybody got one , hates it, likes it? >Other solutions?
I used to have the Tamron 28-200, which is the same lens, sans SMC. It's actually pretty good at short focal lengths: Use a tripod and good 11 x 14 prints are possible if you stop it down. In fact, one of my best ever black and white shots was taken with this lens (it seems to me a better lens for B/W than color). I'm sure the shot would have been better with a good prime or even a "pro" zoom, but I can't complain about the result I got. Beyond 100mm it gets dodgy and I really wouldn't use it above 135mm. I eventually replaced it with the Sigma 28-135 which is noticeably better (smaller filter,too - 62mm). Then I replaced *that* with a Tokina 28-70 which has an even more horrible 77mm filter ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
