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[OM] Re: Tamron 180 SP, was: Zoom Lens for OM system

Subject: [OM] Re: Tamron 180 SP, was: Zoom Lens for OM system
From: Skip Williams <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 22:43:55 -0500
The 180/2.5 is a superb lens, better than the Zuiko, IMO and IME.  Price?  
$250-400, depending on who's bidding and how many accessories/box are included. 
 But I'd make sure that the lens comes with the hood.

Skip


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Subject: [OM] Re: Tamron 180 SP, was: Zoom Lens for OM system
   From: bartjew@xxxxxxxxx
   Date: Sat,  3 Dec 2005 02:08:11 +0100
     To: "olympus@xxxxxxxxxx" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>

>
>Howdy!
>
>Personally I'm more of a prime-guy, and I'm browsing for something 180mm-ish.
>The archives've taught me the Zuiko 180/2.8 is best avoided due to its
>chromatic aberation, but there is a good Tamron SP alternative for it. 
>
>Would that be the one sold in e*ay 7567719860? What would (or should?)  be
>a going price for it?
>
>Thanks for your intel!
>
>Bart
>
>
>Citeren Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> Skip Williams wrote:
>> 
>> >Michael,
>> >
>> >The Tamron and Tokina 80-200/2.8's are the best mid-to-long zooms ever
>> made for the OM System.  
>> >
>> Yup!
>> 
>> >They're very similar in overall build, quality, and weight.
>> >
>> Yup, Yup, Nope. Tamron weighs 30% more than Tokina. Real world weight of 
>> lenses with tripod mount, hood, adaptall on my digital scale. 1510 gr 
>> vs. 1160 gr. Quite noticeable when carrying.
>> 
>> >But the Tokina's are much, much harder to find and more expensive.
>> >
>> Yup, not necessarily. My Tokina, in ex+ with hood and tripod mount was 
>> $165 off the 'Bay. The Tamron was well over twice as much. Of course, I 
>> may have overpaid for one and under for the other.
>> 
>> >The superb Adaptall mount made the great Tamron SP line available to many
>> manual focus bodies, including the OM's.
>> >  
>> >
>> Oh, yeah! A wonderful design concept and some great lenses. Whether it 
>> was just the adaptall mount or other things as well, the Tamron SPs did 
>> tend to be heavier than the equivalent Tokinas AT-X designs.
>> 
>> >Unless your backpacking such a lens, I'd highly recommend the Tamron.  I
>> had one for about 15 years, bought new back in the very late 80's.  With
>> it's superb resolution and brightness, I sold all the large, long Zuikos
>> that I had in the range, which included the 200/4 and 180/2.8.  It's much
>> better than either of those two lenses.   
>> >
>> >The only Zuiko that I'd carry instead would be the 50-200, which is pricy
>> now, and much slower.
>> >  
>> >
>> Tamron to the rescue again, with the excellent 60-300/3.8-4.5, faster 
>> than the Zuiko at all equivalent fls, and Tokina with the 50-250/4-5.6, 
>> again, as fast or faster. And both of these have amazing macro 
>> capabilities. The Tamron to 1:1.55, closer than the Zuiko macros, and 
>> the Tokina to an even closer 1:1.4.
>> 
>> Moose
>> 
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