>Sorry to brag but I've just come back from 2 weeks in Kenya and
>Tanzania. Lions, leopards, elephants, cheetas, mongoose, 316
>different birds, a lovely dutch girl for late night drinking.......
>heaven.
>My kit was:
>4Ti
>3
>21/3.5
>35-80
>80-200/2.8 Tamron
>300/2.8 Tamron + 1.4A
>30+ rolls provia
<SNIP>
>I was using the two tamrons for the first time "for reaL" and having
>just seen some of the results, I am extremely impressed. The 1.4
>converter was very very useful,
>Pete, very much on a high
Sounds like a grand adventure. Maybe we could hear more about the Dutch
girl?
As for your Tamron experience, I concur in your assessment of the
performance of these lenses. Until about two years ago, I was adamant in
my Zuikoholic opposition to the use of anything but Zuikos on my OMs. Now
I own four Tamrons, and I am as happy with them as I am my beloved Zuikos.
They are:
17/3.5. Gives me that little bit extra the 21/2 won't and is 99% the
Zuiko's equal in resolution and lack of distortion.
28-105/2.8. I agonized over buying this one instead of the 35-80/2.8
Zuiko. At the time, before the Zuiko jumped up a few hundred bucks, the
price difference was just over $300, which really wasn't a major factor in
my decision, and I don't regret at all going for the Tamron. The extra
zoom range comes at the cost of some extra size and weight, but it has
become my most-used lens. I like the quick focusing, and the results are
outstanding.
90/2.8 macro. Goes 1:1 without extension tubes and is sharp as a tack. I
still use the Zuiko 80/4 and 135/4.5 on the AT when I leave the house with
macro intentions, but I don't hesitate to use this lens on those occasions
I haven't felt like hauling along the "serious" macro gear.
300/2.8. I can't say enough good things about this lens. I absolutely
love it. With the Olympus 1.4X-A and 2X-A teleconverters it quickly
becomes a 420/4 or a 600/5.6, and the results are amazing. It is actually
better than the Zuiko 300/4.5 (which I intend to keep and still use
occasionally because of its small size and light weight), and with the
1.4X-A converter it is equal to, or maybe even better than, the 400/6.3
Zuiko -- not to mention being more than a stop faster and 20mm longer!
I still use nearly all of my Zuikos, particularly my favorites, the 21/2,
100/2 and 180/2.8, but I'm no longer a total Zuiko snob, looking down my
nose at the Tamrons. I got over that real quick with the 28-105/2.8, and
then the 300/2.8 brought on the schizophrenia, making me both a Zuikoholic
and a Tamroniac. Oh, the horror! I fear there is no cure. Hell, I KNOW
there is no cure.
My advice to Zuikoholics: If you don't own a Tamron, don't get one. One
disease at a time is enough.
Walt
P.S.
If you do get one, be aware of the screw hole thing on the older Adaptall
mounts.
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