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03/27/2006 08:13:47 PM · #1 |
| Is this a good lense? It's only $65!! //www.thecamerabox.com/product.asp?id=tal80210afc |
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03/27/2006 08:20:41 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by Tom:
Is this a good lense? It's only $65!! //www.thecamerabox.com/product.asp?id=tal80210afc |
Link for the lazy |
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03/27/2006 08:22:34 PM · #3 |
I suspect that for $65 it's not the best lens they have.....
I love the Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 XR Di, but that doesn't necessarily mean all of Tamron's lenses are as high of quality. |
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03/27/2006 08:25:14 PM · #4 |
Assuming it's sharp and has fast focus (which I'm doubting) it might be a decent lens if you never shoot indoors and it's sunny a lot where you live.
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03/27/2006 08:50:44 PM · #5 |
Looking around one can't find a whole lot of info on this lens. It does have a Plastic Mount (like the canon kit lens) and I would have to guess that it does not have Internal Focus...meaning the front element rotates (like the canon kit lens).
The reviews I did find stated that it was slow to focus and soft.
The lens was made in late 90's and 00 sold primarily to filmies.
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03/28/2006 06:32:55 AM · #6 |
I couldn't see any mention of the 80-210 on photozone.de's lens performance survey in the comparison of short telephoto zooms for EOS but it did have a Tamron 80-200 f-4.5-5.6 - could they be the same lens? The 80-200 in that survey was rated poor.
In my price list from a couple of years ago, the 80-210 is listed as the second-cheapest of all the Tamron AF lenses.
All up, I'd suggest you're probably best avoiding it.
Message edited by author 2006-03-28 06:34:31. |
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03/28/2006 09:15:38 AM · #7 |
i used to own the Tamron 4-5.6 28-200mm which i was given by a band i took some shots of - the lead singer gave me it as a thank you present :)
it served me well :) |
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