Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, I'm preaching to the choir, but a couple of remarks about that 28-200 lens: - - I had the same experience with that lens. It's packaged for convenience, not for great optical quality. I don't think it would even be considered a good performer in Tamron's own hierarchy. The "highly rated" designation must be due to its sales success - their ads tout something like a million units sold... - - I had the same disappointment as you did. Used it in '96 during a family vacation to Hawaii. None of the photos are even close to a Leica or Zeiss grade image, regardless of where in the zoom range or aperature. - - Not coincidently, that was the year I switched to Leicas. John At 06:12 PM 6/4/2001 +0800, D Khong wrote: >The shots taken with the Tamron and the Nikkor disappointed me. I have been >so used to the quality that my Leica and Carl Zeiss lenses have been giving >me in the last 3 years that I can immediately see the difference that a >"highly rated" Tamron lens can deliver. The Nikkor did a bit better but was >nowhere near the vibrance and life that my "German optics" can deliver.