I just received my Tamron 17/3.5 (type II) & shot a few quick test pics.
Too soon to say how I feel about the overall resolution, color, etc, but I can say a few things:
1: The sharpness is quite even in the corners, even wide open.
2: Wide open is, however, not exactly razor sharp. More like the Zuiko 18mm.
3: At f/11, it looks pretty good, though not Zeiss-good. Mine seems sharper than Cogitech\'s.
5: The overall distortion is quite low. Less, for instance, than my Zuiko 24/2.8.
6: The distortion is waveform, not just barrel. My guess is that it is equal to, or slightly less than, the Zeiss 21mm.
7: The colors are reserved. I\'m amazed at the color in Cogitech\'s original pics. Mine just won\'t do that. PAUL, is that straight from raw-conversion, or did you saturate in post?
I have to work for the rest of the weekend, but will post some example pics as soon as I can.
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BTW - I also received my Tammy 80-200 f/2.8 today, and HOLY MOLEY is this a nice lens!
Pics to come soon, I promise.
Mar 20, 2010 at 03:35 PM
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