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Tamron 30A (SP 80-200/2.8 LD) samples
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Some samples taken today and found from the archives.
All with Pentax ist*Ds. Shot in raw and converted in ACR with default conversion setup.

F4-5.6:

theatre of Oulu:


small boats


pole


the wall


bokeh test 1 (~100mm F5.6)


F2.8:

bokeh test 2 (~100mm)


bokeh test 3 (200mm)


flora @ iso800


duck @ iso800

a crop:


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Wow! really, really nice one!


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very nice lens!


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I like them - very much!


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Thank you all!

Here's couple more and the ones that were in the marketplace, I think that this lens is best in shooting portraits from a distance:

from a wedding I shot (@F2.8 )



One another F2.8 sample from the same wedding:



another duck




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Thanks for sharing, this one is a really sharp lens as adaptall-2 site states.
This lens is really nice as I was expecting, one of my priorities for concert shootage and will be my walk-around lens.