I remember Pop photo retested the F2.8 Tamron zoom (can't remember
28-105 or 35-105) at close distance, not really close but just half
length portrait, the result was poor, they compared it to a Sigma
cheap 3.5-4.5 zoom at same aperture and it lost. BTW, sharpness is not
everything, most Zuikos has excellent color rendering including the
35-80.
C.H.Ling
Winsor Crosby wrote:
> >
> >Walt
>
> Here is the key to the argument. If it is a bright, sunny day and
> you shake them around while taking a picture the 35-80/2.8 is no
> better than anything else. Sheesh. Pop Phot said it was the best zoom
> they had ever tested. They did not say that about the Tamron or the
> 35-105/3.5-4.5 Zuiko.
>
> As for light my experience is that when you are on a trip and it
> rains or is clouded over it is nice to get an image with F2.8 and a
> little bracing with 100 ASA than to get no image with a slower lens
> or the degraded image of a faster film. I encountered a low light
> situation at the UCLA Japanese Garden recently on a sunny day, but
> tree shade so deep I would not have gotten any pictures without 2.8.
>
> People get depressed or testy during the holidays. Hope Walt feels
> better after the new year.
> --
> Winsor Crosby
> Long Beach, California
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