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- From: pd@sics.se (Per Danielsson)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: Tamron 90/2.5 macro
- Message-ID: <PD.92Dec31041819@horus.sics.se>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 03:18:19 GMT
- References: <1992Dec30.221153.20816@colorado.edu>
- Sender: news@sics.se
- Organization: Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista
- Lines: 38
- In-Reply-To: duli@boulder.Colorado.EDU's message of Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:11:53 GMT
-
- In article <1992Dec30.221153.20816@colorado.edu> duli@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Li Du) writes:
-
- >In article <PD.92Dec30212624@horus.sics> pd@sics.se (Per Danielsson) writes:
- >>It is based on a test by the magazine "Aktuell Fotografi". The Tamron
- >>90/2.5 macro and the Zeiss PLanar T* 85/1.4 got the highest ratings in
- >>a test of 34 short telephoto lenses from 85mm to 135mm. All the major
- >>brands were represented.
- >>
- > What you have quoted above only indicates that Tamron 90/2.5
- > performed very well in normal shooting range. It didn't say
- > how well it performs as a macro lens.
-
- That is correct. Unfortunately the test did not test the macro lenses
- (there were 9 of them) in the macro range.
-
- > I have never used the
- > Tamron 90/2.5 macro, so I can't comment on its quality. But
- > to say it is nearly as good as a Zeiss Planar T* 85/1.4 means
- > practically nothing when "macro/micro" is the main concern.
-
- Well according to the test the Tamron was not "nearly as good" as the
- Zeiss, it was *as good*.
-
- > There may be significant differences between a good short tele-
- > photo lens that happens to focus down to macro range, and a
- > good macro lens that can also be used as a short telephoto lens.
-
- Yes, that is why it is a little bit amazing that a lens that
- supposedly is optimized for macro is the best lens among the short
- telephotos for normal shooting.
-
- > I would not want to use the Zeiss 85/1.4 for macro work even if
- > I can somehow make it focus down to 1:1.
-
- Oh, I would. If it were the only lens I had...
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- Per Danielsson pd@sics.se
- Swedish Institute of Computer Science, PO Box 1263, S-164 28 KISTA, SWEDEN
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