Re: Correction the tamron SP LD 180mm is F2.5 (FAST)

2018-07-10 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Ive heard good things about the D FA 80-200/2.8. Im not really into AF I have two excellent MF 80-200/2.8 lenses, a tamron SP and a Tokina AT-X, They are both optically and mechanically great but they are bulky so I rarely use them, prefering the A70-210/4 most of the time if Im going to

Re: Correction the tamron SP LD 180mm is F2.5 (FAST)

2018-07-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yep. I did some portraits recently with the D FA 70-200/2.8 on the K-1. It makes a nice portrait rig. Paul > On Jul 10, 2018, at 4:48 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > >> On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:42:46 -0400, Paul Stenquist >> wrote: >> >> Looks good. Would love to see it on a K-1. >> > > So

Re: Correction the tamron SP LD 180mm is F2.5 (FAST)

2018-07-10 Thread J.C. O'Connell
On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:42:46 -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: Looks good. Would love to see it on a K-1. So would I, just cant scrape up $2K for a K-1 yet. My budget is more like a mint used K-5 IIs. this lens would make interestinig full frame portraits on a K-1 wide open as it has nice

Re: Correction the tamron SP LD 180mm is F2.5 (FAST)

2018-07-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Looks good. Would love to see it on a K-1. > On Jul 10, 2018, at 3:40 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:23:58 -0400, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > >> For about a month, I was convinced someone had stolen this lens from me as I >> could not locate it. Today I was thrilled when I