I took the Tamron 300/2.8 down to Rio Del Mar beach this evening after
work to try it out. I used it mostly wide open both at 300 and with
the 2x teleconverter. If you're interested in such things, my test
shots are at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624131534950/
Mostly seagulls, no brick walls.
Overall, I'm very happy with the lens optically. I'm not sure how much
sharper than my bigma it is, but it's a lot faster, and the bokeh is
worlds better.
The problem is that the knob that keeps the lens from rotating in the
mount collar is broken:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624007840333/
This isn't a huge deal on a tripod with a pan head, but on a monopod
with a ball head, it's very tough to use. If I loosen up the ball
head, it just rotates and falls over.
I suspect that if I had no choice but to repair it myself, I probably
could. But, it also seems that repair would mean pretty much
disassembling the whole unit. Now that Kamera Korner has closed, the
only local repair shop I know is on Bascom in San Jose:
http://www.cameraandvideorepair.com/english/contact_us.html
I also found CPS in Sacramento:
http://www.camrepair.com/
Is there any place else that I should check?
Larry
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