Does the barrel/front element of the Tamron rotate when focusing? If
not, that's a difference because it does on the Tokina.
I tested the last copy I had of the Tokina pretty rigorously because I
needed to know if another option I was considering was worth the price
increase. The Tokina did well on the shorter end but deteriorated
significantly as it was zoomed toward 200mm.
That said, it's a well constructed lens and feels very solid. Had it
performed better optically on the long end I would have chosen it over
the more expensive option. Unfortunately I find myself shooting that
range of zoom long and near wide open a lot.
FWIW/ScottGee1
On 10/11/05, Jeff Keller <jeff-keller@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> The Tamron seems bigger and heavier than the Tokina. When you try to fit it
> in a bag, the difference seems noticeable but when it's on the camera the
> difference doesn't seem that noticeable. The Tokina has a clever tripod mount
> that is tiny, and when pressing down with your hand on the lens, works well.
> The Tamron mount is often missing but can be replaced by an Olympus tripod
> mount. My personal but vague impression(I haven't compared them side by side)
> is that the Tamron is slightly sharper.
>
> If size is a concern, consider the Tokina. The Tamron probably sells for
> slightly more in part because it can be adapted to almost any camera. If you
> have Zuikos that you'll try to hang on to forever, the added flexibility of
> the Tamron mount probably isn't important since you'll make sure your Zuikos
> will mount on any camera you get.
>
> I could probably dig up some shots taken with each lens but they wouldn't be
> comparable because they were taken on different days (different amounts of SF
> Bay haze/fog). I could post a digital photo of the lenses side by side if it
> would help.
>
> -jeff
> -------------- Original message from Joel Wilcox <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>:
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> >
> >
> > What do you like about it in comparison to the Tamron?
> >
> > Joel W.
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