Re: Tamron adapatall 90/2.5 macro, is it worthwhile?

2009-06-11 Thread mike wilson
Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I ran across one on craigslist today. I've been looking for a longer macro lens. Is the tamron worth pursuing? What is one in decent condition worth? Nearly as good as the Pentax - only the name on the end is wrong. Originally sold with an

RE: Tamron adapatall 90/2.5 macro, is it worthwhile?

2009-06-11 Thread Bertil Holmberg
Is the new Tamron AF SP 90/2,8 Di Macro equally good? I have the old manual SMC-M 100mm F/4 Macro. Any comparison? Best regards, Bertil 11 jun 2009 kl. 04:49 skrev pdml-requ...@pdml.net: Outstanding lens. They go for about $150 in EXC conditon w/o mount. Early version was metal 49mm filters,

Re: Tamron adapatall 90/2.5 macro, is it worthwhile?

2009-06-11 Thread Adam Maas
The 90/2.8 is very similar in performance. It adds 1:1 macro and AF at the cost of inferior build quality. I've owned both, very much liked both of them. I currently have the older 90/2.5. -Adam On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Bertil Holmbergbertilholmb...@telia.com wrote: Is the new Tamron

RE: Tamron adapatall 90/2.5 macro, is it worthwhile?

2009-06-11 Thread John Whittingham
Stunning, fully usable wide open, great bokeh. John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bertil Holmberg [bertilholmb...@telia.com] Sent: 11 June 2009 16:56 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Tamron adapatall 90/2.5 macro

RE: Tamron adapatall 90/2.5 macro, is it worthwhile?

2009-06-10 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Outstanding lens. They go for about $150 in EXC conditon w/o mount. Early version was metal 49mm filters, later version plastic 55mm Filters, both same optics. I like the early one better but it is Heavier. J.C. O'Connell ( mailto:hifis...@gate.net ) -Original Message- From:

Re: Tamron adapatall 90/2.5 macro, is it worthwhile?

2009-06-10 Thread Adam Maas
Yes, It's near legendary and worth every penny. $150 without mount in good condition, you'll need a K or KA Adaptall-2 mount for it, the latter being somewhat rare and moderately pricey at times. -Adam On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I ran across one on

RE: Tamron adapatall 90/2.5 macro, is it worthwhile?

2009-06-10 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:06 -0400, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Outstanding lens. They go for about $150 in EXC conditon w/o mount. Early version was metal 49mm filters, later version plastic 55mm Filters, both same optics. I like the early one better but it is Heavier. Totally

Re: Tamron adapatall 90/2.5 macro, is it worthwhile?

2009-06-10 Thread Boris Liberman
As a former user I can highly recommend it. On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 4:04 AM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I ran across one on craigslist today.  I've been looking for a longer macro lens. Is the tamron worth pursuing? What is one in decent condition worth? -- The fastest way to get