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p.6 #1 · Adaptall thread

debuggerus wrote:
Looks nice, BIF. Looks like you got a nice copy which is all that matters.
My copy, though not bad, didn't give the WOW factor (on full frame) I barely touched it.
The 35-80/2.8-3.8 and the 24-48/3.5-3.8 are picked more often.

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I tried 35-80/2.8-3.8 and 28-80/3.5-4.2 SP Tamrons - both very sharp plus useful macro function.If I hadn't Zeiss VS 35-70/3.4 I would probably have kept one of them.The only shortcoming I noticed was poor flare resistance,but it's not a major flaw especially for that price/built quality.

Yeah, mine looks like it would be prone to flaring and probably show most at the wide end. I haven't really sun tested it yet. All of the above were shot with that low looming mountain fog/haze that happens so often this time of year. "conversion layer" or something like that.

Anyway for the going rate on these I think they're really underpriced. I wonder if it's because of the public perception created by Tamron mixing crap glass with good lenses all under the same name - I know I used to think all tamrons and tolkinas were to be avoided. How does Sigma get away with doing the same thing without having to wear the jacket? I have another Tamron SP Zoom that's hell'a sharp too. The 60-300mm f/3.8 (23A) with a very usable 1:1.55 macro... And you guys say those other two are also excellent... Hmmm...

Let's start a cartel where we buy all of them at the current incredibly cheap prices and then wait a few years for the world to forget about them. We can reintroduce them at 10x the price and consumers will eat it up!

Jun 10, 2011 at 03:27 PM

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p.6 #2 · Adaptall thread

Here's some more with the same lens taken on the same day.

I think these are still all at f/4.0 - again unless the zoom was at 80mm where it nudges it over to 4.2.

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Jun 11, 2011 at 03:05 AM

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p.6 #3 · Adaptall thread

Bif,

One could think majority of these pictures were taken with a Zeiss lens

Jun 11, 2011 at 06:09 AM

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p.6 #4 · Adaptall thread

I feel the same way. I only wish it were one stop brighter and 4mm wider. Then it would be perfect and I'd almost never remove it from the camera.

So 24-80mm f/2.8-3.5

I know, dream-on.. :P

Jun 11, 2011 at 09:40 AM

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Bifurcator wrote: Let's start a cartel where we buy all of them at the current incredibly cheap prices and then wait a few years for the world to forget about them. We can reintroduce them at 10x the price and consumers will eat it up!

Just snatched up one for the enormous price of 16,50€ off ebay based on your recommendation and images.

Now to find a Nikon adapter that's not more expensive than the lens itself.

Jun 11, 2011 at 06:20 PM

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p.6 #6 · Adaptall thread

Heh, for a second there I thought you typed 16,500... And I was just kinda going; Holy crap... I missed the sale of a lifetime! I definitely would have let mine go for that!

If it's in good shape you should dig it - assuming all other things are equal (like that you're on a crop sensor - similar to me, etc.). If you read the top of this page someone mentions "sample variation" and I'd only be guessing but I'm thinking it's all/mostly due to the fact he was on a FF sensor - and might even have been trying to focus with the OVF.

I've noticed two shortcomings with this lens so far: One is that it is one of those lenses where "pinto" doesn't stand out enough to nail the focus (every time) without going into the 15x MF Assist mode - some lenses you can just tell because things alias but this one doesn't so much. No biggy here tho I do that 80 to 90% of the time anyway. The second thing is that the aperture ring is hard to grasp and being additionally pretty tight, it makes it a bit of a PITA - especially for some shooting styles. My adapter's Lock<--->Open ring or Nikon's auto aperture will come in handy there I suppose.

Post some images when you get time!

Jun 11, 2011 at 10:26 PM

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p.6 #7 · Adaptall thread

Here's some numbers on the two lenses being talked about:

http://adaptall-2.org/lenses/01A.html
http://adaptall-2.org/lenses/27A.html

Jun 12, 2011 at 02:38 AM

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I'm going to keep my eye out for the 01A as while the 27A is a little better at the wide end the 01A is a little better at the long end. The 01A seems to have no macro tho and that's kind of a bummer - I dig macro and 1:3.4 at 30mm zoom to 1:1.7 at 80mm with a working distance of 1.18 feet (36cm) is just about right for most hand-held stuff I do in the field or around the house! I've found that at much over 1:1 (1x) I start needing my tripod and macro-rails for framing and focus. It also looks like the 27A is more flat-field too and that's always good for a number of photography types!

Just to keep it fun here's a 90% crop of a little froggy I caught up in the mountains and released in a local park after not being able to figure out how to set up a shot on my macro table. This guy's got jump skills and a half!

This is wide open at the widest end of the macro (about 30mm) from about 1.5 feet away.
The frog is small enough to easily fit through the mouth of a coke bottle,
which was his transport container and home for two days.

Jun 12, 2011 at 09:14 PM

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p.6 #9 · Adaptall thread

This was in the winter using the 35-80 .... I focused on his eye

I got this in focus too though

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From the same walk, the 80mm end is especially sharp but that brickwork in the closeup is incredibly 3-d in the print I made.
Snow not dust on my sensor

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p.6 #10 · Adaptall thread

Nice work!

Jun 12, 2011 at 11:47 PM

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p.6 #11 · Adaptall thread

Thx Bif...

Jun 13, 2011 at 01:54 AM

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p.6 #12 · Adaptall thread

I just picked up one of the 27A's on fleabay as well. $75.00 for what looks to be excellent condition including box, manual, and case for both the lens and the hood. Can't wait for it to get here so I can try it out and compare it to my Contax/Zeis 35-70.

Bif - love that shot with the red bridge and the forest behind. What a great contrast of both the colors (red vs green) and the shapes (geometric vs natural).

mcbroomf - The chinese dragon/tiger is great as well. Love the reflection of the lights on the wet sidewalk.

Jun 13, 2011 at 10:03 PM

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p.6 #13 · Adaptall thread

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p.6 #14 · Adaptall thread

Anyone could give pricing heads-up on 80-200/f2.8 SP LD (30A). Assuming mint condition with hood, tripod mount, case and box.

Jul 17, 2011 at 05:51 PM

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p.6 #15 · Adaptall thread

Nevermind that. Got it..

Just arranging the payment and getting ready to receive it..

Jul 21, 2011 at 04:48 AM

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p.6 #16 · Adaptall thread

It's a Tamron SP 90mm f/2.5 with Canon 50D

Jul 21, 2011 at 05:03 AM

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p.6 #17 · Adaptall thread

Just got mine 80-200/2.8 SP LD delivered! Can't wait to take it for a walk!!!..

Jul 24, 2011 at 11:13 AM

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p.6 #18 · Adaptall thread

SP LD 80-200/2.8:

Too hot and humid in Japan to shoot anything properly. After 20 minutes outside I start panting like a dog and need to get into an ice filled bath tub, so, sorry for the "half-arsed" attempts...

Aug 14, 2011 at 05:36 AM

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p.6 #19 · Adaptall thread

Forgot to add a note: I got a Roxsen Adaptall-EOS adaptor from eBay earlier and would like to warn - the adaptor does not have any locking mechanism on the lens side and will be very easy to twist loose. Yesterday, the lens was very close to falling off on few occasions.
So, avoid it!
I think I will be using Tamron's native Nikon adaptor with Nikkor-EOS adaptor.

Aug 14, 2011 at 09:28 AM

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p.6 #20 · Adaptall thread

Krosavcheg wrote:
Forgot to add a note: I got a Roxsen Adaptall-EOS adaptor from eBay earlier and would like to warn - the adaptor does not have any locking mechanism on the lens side and will be very easy to twist loose. Yesterday, the lens was very close to falling off on few occasions.
So, avoid it!
I think I will be using Tamron's native Nikon adaptor with Nikkor-EOS adaptor.

The locking mechanism on the adapter should just be a slot in one of the bayonet lugs (same mechanism as the body-lock for Contax/Yashica lenses). Most likely it's a bit out of spec and the locking lever on the lens is not slipping in. You may be able to resolve that with judicious application of a file. I've had the same issue with Contax mounts on the camera side and that was the fix.

Aug 14, 2011 at 12:32 PM

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