Well, the consensus seems to be the little Tamron isn't much of a lens. I
think it will be off to ebay with it. Too bad, I'd like for it to be a
better lens.
Tom
> I'd like to add some info on this:
>
> According to a German test, the Tokina SZ-X 4.0-5.6/70-210 mm lens got 9.4
> points (="super") , while the Tamron 4-5.6/70-210 mm only got 7.2 points,
> which is not too impressive.
> Tokina also made a compact SZ-X 4.5-5.6/80-200 mm, which got 8 points in a
> similar test, i.e. not as good as the 70-210 version.
>
> These lenses were testet around 1987-88.
>
> I have the Tokina 70-210 myself, bought second hand for about 100 $. A
nice
> compact lens, but 5.6 at 200 mm is not much if you are using 100 ISO slide
> film and it is a cloudy day.
>
> Lars
> ----------
> > Fra: Chip Stratton <cstrat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Til: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Emne: RE: [OM] Tamron 70-120 f/4-5.6 Adaptall - any info
> > Dato: 13. august 2000 00:04
> >
> > Kind of like my little Tokina 70-210, which because it is so small sees
> far
> > more use than my Zuiko 65-200. I actually like the quality of the
Toki's
> > pictures better too.
> >
> > Chip
> > cstrat@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > What's so interesting is that it is tiny. Smaller than the 35-105, yet
> a
> > > 70-210. My inclination was to sell it, but I'm having second thoughts,
> as
> > > combined with the 35-70/3.5-4.5 and one body, it would be an
> > > amazingly small
> > > setup.
> > >
> > > Thoughts appreciated. You can see it at:
> >
> >
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