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Tamron SP 500 F8 - some more pictures
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:08 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:08 pm
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Some more pictures shot on a grey day.
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:34 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:34 am
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The close shots done this lens are really unique. The images seems to pop out of the frame


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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:18 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:18 am
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You're right mmelvis.
Not easy to do as dof is narrow at this distance (1.70m).
Thank you. Smile


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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:21 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:21 am
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Wow, 500mm mirror macro!!!


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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:49 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:49 am
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Olivier
Nicely done on the close ups...I was wondering could the Tamron be used well for close ups. Cool


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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:28 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:28 am
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Thank you. Very Happy

Mo, please try it.
It's quite strange to make macro at 1.70m distance.
They are not made with use of the doubler. One more thing to try, but I'll definitely need the tripod this time... Laughing


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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:34 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:34 am
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Not as close or as pretty as yours... Very Happy










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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:40 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:40 pm
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Nice ones, Moïra.
So, what do you think about it ?
I feel that the focusing ring is very smooth and precise. The clear range finder of the 5D MkII helps a lot. Smile


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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:00 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:00 pm
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Wow, your images REALLY bring out the best in the Tamron! What a
GREAT lens to have! A real "sleeper" of a lens. The macro images blow
me away! Shocked


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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:36 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:36 pm
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So, what do you think about it?

I simply love it,Compact,light and as you say smooth too focus. A very useful lens to have...I must say if it did not come in that "group" buy I may never have bought it on its own and missed out on all this fun... Laughing


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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:39 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:39 pm
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Wow, that lens just continues to impress!

Referring to the information at adaptall-2.org, I see that there is a difference in the optical formula between the 55B and 55BB. So, I'm curious -- do you two -- Olivier and Mo -- own the same models or different ones? If different, have you made any comparisons between the two? Adaptall-2.org doesn't have much in the way of specifics.

Doing some googling . . . found this thread over at the Pentax forums. 28 pages long now, and it's been going on for two years. Seems that many of the guys over there prefer the Tamron 55BB:

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/lens-clubs/71775-mirror-lens-club.html

But the variety is interesting and informative.

BTW, here's an interesting comparison done between the Tamron 500/8 and a Canon 500mm f/4.5 L lens. I thought the Tamron held its own against the excellent Canon optic very well:

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/tutorials/mirror.html


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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:45 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:45 pm
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Hi Michael
Mine is the 55B.


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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:29 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:29 pm
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Thanks a lot Laurence. Very Happy
I'm thinking more and more that the 5D MkII helps a lot to obtain very good image quality.

Michael, mine is also a 55B.
We have a built in lens hood and a detachable tripod mount.
Both are very useful and I prefer to have them directly on the lens.
Thanks a lot for the link Smile


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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:40 am
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:40 am
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Excellent macro series with a most atypical lens! Factoring in the difficulty
of focusing at that distance you did a superb job! Cool

Moira, very nice, how 'bout some flowers next time? Smile


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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:36 am
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:36 am
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Moira, very nice, how 'bout some flowers next time?

I thought you guys would be sick of the roses by now. Laughing


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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:53 am
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:53 am
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Ok a few more not as macro as I wanted...and a bit of wind blowing. Sad






























Sorry Olivier I got carried away...there is such good light at the moment... Laughing


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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:39 am
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Thank you Katastrofo. Smile

Mo, your roses are welcome.
Look at the details in the last one ! Shocked
and others too. I'm astonished of the good bokeh we obtain.
That's a great lens for fun. It gives very good creative results, I think because we see things in very different ways as usual.


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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:38 am
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:38 am
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I think it is a good all round lens....shhhh don't tell anyone.. Laughing


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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:22 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:22 pm
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mo wrote:
I think it is a good all round lens....shhhh don't tell anyone.. Laughing

All round =D if you want to be paparazzi or so. Very nice pics, indeed.
I think that perspective plays important role here. With such long lens it looks normal to human eyes. Then reduced background is really handy sometimes. Great to see that you can avoid fuzzy bokeh with right angle. But sometimes those donuts looks interesting. Cheers


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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:12 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:12 am
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A 500mm for close ups eh? It does the job quite well.

I'm not as keen on the distance shots as they lack contrast.


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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:30 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:30 pm
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Thanks Martin.
The landscapes were a bit foggy. Smile


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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:45 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:45 pm
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congrat's the photos get better and better
very good and sharp lens

Regards
Catalin
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