Thanks for the feedback, Jim. I'll be interested to compare it with my 24-40 Tokina. The Tamron is certainly much more compact.
Out of curiosity, do you know what sort of lens cap fits it? Cheers Brian ======================================================= Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia Quoting Jim Apilado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have this lens and use it on my ES and ESII bodies. I think it > is a > relatively sharp lens when closed down to f8. You got a steal with > the > price. > > Jim A. > > > From: Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:43:32 -0500 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: OT: Is this a bargain? > > Resent-From: [email protected] > > Resent-Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:44:13 -0400 > > > > I just walked into my local Cash Converters and noticed a Tamron > > Adaptall 2 mount for Pentax ES attached to what I thought was a > > Tamron 2x tele-converter. The cost was $25. > > > > I've been looking for an Adaptall mount for my Spotmatic F and ES > so I > > bought this one straight away. These adapters appear rarely on > Ebay > > and they usually go for quite a bit more than $25, so I thought > this > > was a good deal. > > > > When I took a closer look later, I found that the adapter was, > in > > fact, attached to a 24-48 mm SP wide zoom. It appears to be > > optically and mechanically perfect. > > > > I' feeling just a little pleased with myself.... > > > > Does anone have experience wiyh this zoom? Any comments on its > > performance? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Brian Walters > > Western Sydney, Australia > > > > > > > >
