If you are VERY patient both the 80mm & 135mm can be found for less than
$200 perhaps as low as $130 ... but the deep rear lens cap can be hard to
find. I saw a couple sell for about $40. YMMV
If you are planning on stopping down to f11 you might have good success with
your Tamron on an extention tube. The 80mm earns its keep by working wide
open shooting flat objects. If you have the option of shooting more open
than f11, you will probably find you prefer that, because it will render the
background as a soft smear of color.
FYI - If you can see the lens label you can tell the difference between the
manual and auto 80mm lenses. The auto has the labeling so that you can read
it when it is mounted on the camera and you're looking over the top of the
camera. The lettering on the manual version is upside down - you can read it
when the camera is on a stand pointed down at the subject and you're
standing at the side looking at the setup (assuming you don't like to stand
on your head).
If you see an affordable 38 f2.8 or 20 f2 grab them. They are seldom
available and rarely affordable. They turn your OM into a microscope.
Good luck,
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: <jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 7:36 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: reasonable price?
> >
> > An 80mm/4 will likely cost you at least 3x what you paid for the
bellows -
> > keep in mind that there are two versions, the early one does not have
auto
> > diaphragm.
>
> Any difference in quality between the two?
>
> I was thinking about the 80mm because with my tamron 90mm I could cover a
> good range up to double life size. Not having a ring flash I didn't think
> any more than that would be practical with available light only running at
> say F11...
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