Tamron makes some very good products.....not up to Zuiko quality though. I
have a Tamron 60-300 zoom that has been an excellent lens. /jnm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael Virsinger
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 9:59 PM
> To: Olympus Mailing List
> Subject: [OM] Tamron SP500 Question
>
>
> I recently was going through my astronomy gear and found a
> forgotten Tamron
> SP500 f/8 mirror lens that I had bought back in 1991 to shoot the total
> solar eclipse in Baja, Mexico. I was not in the least bit into photography
> and bought this lens because it was the biggest lens I could get
> my hands on
> at the time and my girlfriend used Nikons so that was the mount I got.
>
> Well imagine my surprise when I fount it today! It has an
> Adaptall II mount
> for Nikon. I'm assuming I can get a mount for Olympus. My
> question is: does
> anyone know the quality of this lens? It says its multicoated, and it does
> indeed look it. Has anyone shot with this one, or is Tamron just
> another OEM
> name for the same 500mm mirror lens floating around? I'm just
> wondering if I
> found treasure or trash in the bottom of my closet.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike V
>
>
> Michael Virsinger
> VirTech Solutions, Inc
> 1-800-VIR-TECH
>
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