Scott, Don has restored by drowned FA24-90, and he may be able to provide you with comparisons to the Tamron and Sigma. In the meantime, you might take a look at this thread in the archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg299779.html
Rick --- Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's four for the Tamron, one for the Sigma, and > one for the > FA24-90. I've been reading reviews about these > lenses and most of > them tend to be favorable. It's interesting to note > that I haven't > been able to find one negative review of the > FA24-90. In fact, I > found a Shutterbug review by Peter Burian in which > he writes "I would > happily continue using this zoom for my professional > stock > photography, because many of my slides would satisfy > demanding photo > buyers." So I have one more lens to consider. > Thanks, Rick, for the > suggestion. And thanks to everyone else, as well. > > On 2/1/06, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > It was me that didn't care for the bokeh on the > 28-75. > > OOF areas, especially vertical lines such as > branches, > > appeared as multiple images. > > I've since aquired a Sigma EX 28-70/2.8 which I > like > > better in all respects compared to the Tamron. > > The Tamron was a very nice lens but I never found > that > > it quite lived up to the rave reviews it gets. > Perhaps > > just my copy. > > Never used it on film, only on the D. > > The Sigma is somewhat better in my opinion, and > the FA > > 24-90/3.5-4.5 is head and shoulders above both of > them. > > In spite of the slower speed the 24-90 is my > favorite > > zoom to date. Sharpness, bokeh, color and presence > are > > all superb. > > "Presence" is the term I've adopted to describe > the > > in focus subject "popping out" from the OOF area. > > Others have referred to it as "3D effect" and > other > > terms. > > > > Here's the bokeh of the Sigma EX: > > > > http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/EX28_70_Bokeh.jpg > > > > I didn't save any shots from the Tamron. > > > > Don > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
