My "serious" walk-about kit, which is about twice as heavy as my
light one, consists of three zoom lenses: 19-35/3.5~4.5 Phoenix,
35-80/2.8 Zuiko, 80-200/2.8 Tamron. Occasionally, I slip in the
90/2.8 Tamron macro or the 90/2 Zuiko macro, depending on what I
expect, and sometimes the 300/4.5 Zuiko and 1.4 teleconverter.
The 80-200/2.8 Zuiko totally blows away any of the Zuikos that
cover that range. It's no contest. In fact, it's probably better
than any Zuiko zoom except the 35-80/2.8. But, like Skip says,
it's a junior monster.
Walt
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Skip Williams <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 16:05:06 -0500
>
>The Tamron SP 80-200/2.8 is better than all the telephoto OM-
System Zoom lenses, IME.
>
>Oh, did I mention it has an f/2.8 aperture?
>
>BTW, I also sold my 200/4 and 180/2.8 in deference to the Tamron,
>as it beat those two lenses too.
>
>Be forewarned though, it's a heavy, all-metal beast.
>
>Skip
>
>
>
>>
>>Subject: [OM] How many cameras? Tamron 80-200 f 2.8
>> From: "Angel Lobo" <angel.lobo@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 19:12:11 +0100
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>
>>Helo Mark.
>>
>>What can you say concerning the Tamron 80-200 f 2.8 performance
>>vs some Oly zooms ?
>>(Yes, we know the f 2.8...)
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Ángel Lobo.
>>CUENCA ( Spain).
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