The last sentence of this morning's posting should have read: "How about you
Ulf?" Sorry, Ulf W.
And with regard to Gary Reese's prepublication comments on the Tamron 400/4 I
say: "Aha!"
Since I wrote this morning's post, I have looked at my brick wall test shots.
I conclude that as far as I can see, all of my lenses produce excellent
results shooting brick walls! (Even my nasty Zuicko 200 f/5!) Turns out this
lens testing isn't as easy as it looks. I recommend Gary Reese's opinions as
more definitive than mine.
Gary Edwards
Gary Edwards wrote:
> Someone wrote asking how I liked my Tamron 400/4 but I inadvertantly
> deleted the message. I am very pleased with the lens but my impressions
> are subjective. The images of a feruginus owl were marvelous when the
> light got right. I have made some brick wall test shots but haven't had
> time to examine them critically. Incidentally, I stowed the lens in it's
> padded cordura case on the luggage shelf for the bus ride to El Canella
> Ranch. Seems the air conditioning ducts emptied into the shelf area. The
> lens was at about 40 degrees F (4 C) when I pulled it out in the warm,
> humid South Texas air and immediately tried to shoot the owl.
> Fortuneatly, he was obliging enough to wait the 30 minutes it took for
> that huge objective element to warm up enough to see through!
>
> In the meantime, Gary Reese has announced that he has tested the Tamron
> 400/4. His methodical testing is worth waiting for and much more
> definitive than mine. Nice to have a trained scientist with an artist's
> eye making these tests for us, isn't it?
>
> The impending publication of Gary's test results poses a question to a
> lens owner. Sell now or wait for the surge in price if the results are
> good? Well, I'm keeping mine. How about you, Olaf? ;-))
>
> Gary Edwards
>
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