Where to begin about the 300/2.8 Tamron?
I don't find this lens particularly nose-heavy, but that may be
because I use it with an OM-4T(i) and an MD2, which makes for
better balance, I suppose, both hand-held and on a tripod or
monopod. And on a tripod, the Manfrotto 405 head is the greatest
thing since sliced bread!
Personally, I think the bokeh is great, particularly at f/2.8 and
f/4.
The Oly 1.4X-A is the best teleconverter for this lens. I've got
the 1.4X and 2X Tamrons, but I've never used them. The Oly 2X-A
ain't bad either. It and the 1.4X-A are way more convenient, too,
since they fit on the back of the adapter and not between it and
the lens. A lot less fiddling in the field.
The only lens I have that has a filter more or less premanently
attached is the Tamron 300/2.8. It's a 112mm B+W UV, and it's
there only because there's no really secure lens cap for this baby
and I sure wouldn't want to have to replace that humongous front
element. The filter comes off, though, when I use the lens.
I'm sure I've left something out, but to paraphrase the old Harley-
Davidson bumper sticker, If you ain't got a Tamron 300/2.8, you
ain't got s**t.
Walt
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