Short focus throw seems to be a characteristic of certain Tamrons. I had a
BBAR zoom in the 80-200mm range that had such a short focus throw it took
some concentration to focus accurately. OTOH, it probably was better suited
to photojournalism or similar fast photography. Thing was w-a-y heavy,
lotsa metal. Pretty sharp, terrible bokeh.
Lex
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From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] New lens tests (Tamron 28-105)
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 17:07:48 -0400
Interesting comments. . . .
I had pretty good results with my Tamron SP 28-105/2.8. Your comment on
the construction is very true. Lots of polycarbonate vs the metal in my
35-80/2.8 Zuiko. I didn't mind the quick focusing ring, although the ring
itself was way too thin. It's obvious that this is an autofocus-designed
lens first and a manual focus lens a distant second.
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