On 3/10/2012 2:10 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Walt Gilbert
Thanks, J.C.
And yes . . . a Promaster. Some seem to think it's a re-badged Tamron,
and it does bear a striking resemblance:
http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0802/tamron/tamron70300.jpg
I wasn't crazy about it after I first got it, but it seems to be a much
better match for the K100D than the K-x. And it takes surprisingly sharp
images.
How does it do as far as "lens creep"?
The one Tamron lens I have (28-200) is really sloppy and creeps either
out or in unless it is held perfectly level.
No creep at all -- at least not that I've noticed. I don't use it nearly
as much as I thought I would when I first bought it. But, I can't recall
it ever being a problem when I have used it and it's a pretty snug zoom.
My biggest gripe is that it has a pretty noisy motor, and there seems to
be a hint of a yellow color cast, but nothing overwhelming. In this
particular photo, there was a hint of some purple fringing, but I've
gotten MUCH worse with some of my other lenses.
For the dough I paid for it -- right at $120.00 as I recall -- it's a
good lens. I've just fallen in love with my manual primes since then.
-- Walt
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