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Are there any good 28-200 lenses?
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:09 pm    Post subject: Are there any good 28-200 lenses? Reply with quote

I have never used a 28-200 zoom lens. Were they all really bad, or were there any really good ones?

I ask as I am interested to have a lens that will do most things for the times I do not want to carry a bag of lenses.


PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have experience with 28-210mm Kiron only, it is great performer on Nikon DSLR and disappointment on OLympus E-1.

http://www.mflenses.com/gallery/v/japenese/kiron/kiron_28_210mm_f3_8/

Pictures taken with Nikon D50.


PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There really are good ones. The Kobori-made Vivitar 28-200 is such a lens, and you can read everything about it here:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&thread=27092473&page=1


PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is encouraging Very Happy

Has anyone heard of a 28-200 made by Vitacon, f4-5.6? There is one on ebay in PKA mount that I might try to win if it is likely to be ok.

Click here to see on Ebay


PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like maybe I should wait for Vivitar or Kiron Wink


PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had a Tamron Adaptall 28-200, I paid it 30 EUR, thinking it could save me from taking some prime lenses, and I sold it because I always take my primes Laughing I found it rather good at medium focals, but soft at 200mm.
A so big range is always a mix of compromises, so you can't have a zoom of this range as best as a prime lens Rolling Eyes
I heard that a zoom lens is generally good at his medium range, and bad at extrems, all the zoom lenses I had ckecked this rule Wink


PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

CarbonR wrote:

I heard that a zoom lens is generally good at his medium range, and bad at extrems, all the zoom lenses I had ckecked this rule Wink


I heard this too, and as a paradox, I heard that the zooms are used at the extrems. Meaning that according to this, we used zooms in the ranks with worse yields Shocked

Rino.


PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

CarbonR wrote:
I had a Tamron Adaptall 28-200, I paid it 30 EUR, thinking it could save me from taking some prime lenses, and I sold it because I always take my primes Laughing I found it rather good at medium focals, but soft at 200mm.
A so big range is always a mix of compromises, so you can't have a zoom of this range as best as a prime lens Rolling Eyes
I heard that a zoom lens is generally good at his medium range, and bad at extrems, all the zoom lenses I had ckecked this rule Wink


There's something decidedly odd about Tamron 28-200mm lenses.

I noticed it when comparing one to a fixed 200mm lens, then a number of other 200mm primes and zooms....

By my estimation, the Tamron 28-200mm lenses are only REALLY 28-160mm !!!!!
I've checked with a number of them, and it appears to be the case!!!!!!