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Tamron SP 5.6/300mm (54b)
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:03 am    Post subject: Tamron SP 5.6/300mm (54b) Reply with quote
Got this lens for few Euros last week in like unused condition. The lens was manufactured between 1979 and 1984 and it seems that the lens was lying the last 30 years in someones cabinet. Here the specs

http://www.adaptall-2.org/lenses/54B.html

Anyway, today few shots into the garden with Pentax K-5 at ISO 800 and f 5.6 (so wide open)





Found few minutes ago the 2x SP teleconverter 01F for this lens.


Wink


PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Simply gorgeous. What a great, great lens that SP 300 is...

It seems I remember you indicated that the garden was created by your wife? Anyway, a
beautiful garden, and an insanely beautiful color rendering from that Tamron.


PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laurence wrote:
Simply gorgeous. What a great, great lens that SP 300 is...

It seems I remember you indicated that the garden was created by your wife? Anyway, a
beautiful garden, and an insanely beautiful color rendering from that Tamron.

+1 stunning lens, well presented.


PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks friends for your comments. The garden created by my wife is one of my test drives for new aquired lenses if I need some nice objects in a trice.

Wink


PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 3:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rolf, I wouldn't mind at all, nor would I cry too many tears, just to see some more
from the Tammie 300. Smile Smile There's simply something special about the lens and
its capacity to render flower shots in such a beautiful way. To me, something like a
200-400 mm lens is really much more 'intimate' for flowers than even a pure macro
lens. For me anyway, a telephoto size such as your Tammie is the ULTIMATE tool for
flowers - no bending and laying on the ground is really needed since you can be so
far from the subject and cut down the angle of composing. In the case of the Tammie,
it has that SPECIAL look that only a big zoom and film can show. And of course, the
bokeh quality is almost automatic on a big zoom, even stopped down.


PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laurence wrote:
Rolf, I wouldn't mind at all, nor would I cry too many tears, just to see some more
from the Tammie 300. Smile Smile There's simply something special about the lens and
its capacity to render flower shots in such a beautiful way. To me, something like a
200-400 mm lens is really much more 'intimate' for flowers than even a pure macro
lens. For me anyway, a telephoto size such as your Tammie is the ULTIMATE tool for
flowers - no bending and laying on the ground is really needed since you can be so
far from the subject and cut down the angle of composing. In the case of the Tammie,
it has that SPECIAL look that only a big zoom and film can show. And of course, the
bokeh quality is almost automatic on a big zoom, even stopped down.


That are the reasons Larry I bought this lens. I have read the recommendation for macro works here http://www.adaptall-2.org/lenses/54B.html and there was just at that time a nice lens in like unused condition for a very good price available at ebay.

Few days ago I ordered a 2x teleconverter too (01f) so that I will own than 600mm. Beginning tomorrow the weather will be better here and will try then this combo (and with the converter) for you again. Hopefully I will find some flowers at that time because the autumn is here and there are only dead flowers here in the boondocks.

Have a nice Saturday.

Wink


PostPosted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rolf wrote:
Laurence wrote:
Rolf, I wouldn't mind at all, nor would I cry too many tears, just to see some more
from the Tammie 300. Smile Smile There's simply something special about the lens and
its capacity to render flower shots in such a beautiful way. To me, something like a
200-400 mm lens is really much more 'intimate' for flowers than even a pure macro
lens. For me anyway, a telephoto size such as your Tammie is the ULTIMATE tool for
flowers - no bending and laying on the ground is really needed since you can be so
far from the subject and cut down the angle of composing. In the case of the Tammie,
it has that SPECIAL look that only a big zoom and film can show. And of course, the
bokeh quality is almost automatic on a big zoom, even stopped down.


That are the reasons Larry I bought this lens. I have read the recommendation for macro works here http://www.adaptall-2.org/lenses/54B.html and there was just at that time a nice lens in like unused condition for a very good price available at ebay.

Few days ago I ordered a 2x teleconverter too (01f) so that I will own than 600mm. Beginning tomorrow the weather will be better here and will try then this combo (and with the converter) for you again. Hopefully I will find some flowers at that time because the autumn is here and there are only dead flowers here in the boondocks.

Have a nice Saturday.

Wink


I had the 2X converter in with my stolen gear, and it was one of the few that seemed to have no particular effect on image quality, at
least with the old SP 70-210 (19AH) and the SP 80-200/2.8 LD (30A). These two lenses were really an unsettling loss to me within the many stolen lenses. I have an image over the fireplace from the 30A plus 01F converter that is at 36x48. It simply is gorgeously rendered with the lens and converter.

It was a tough decision whether to go with the Tamron group to rebuild, or to go with the Contax/Yashica group. The only reason I picked up the C/Y group was because I found some absolute bargains in that venue to mount on my favorite SLR Contax AX. So, it would have been whichever lens group came up first - and the C/Y came up first. The 30A was a monstrous lens, but had a quality all its own. It was actually easy to obtain smooth images even down to 1/8th of a second or so, purely because of its mass allowing for a more solid approach in tripping the shutter.

I would be ecstatic to see some possibilities from the 300 with the converter! Even old dead flowers would CERTAINLY work. It's purely a matter of looking at performance rather than compositional beauty. One thing I never did was to use the converter with the lens at closest focus mode - I wish I had done that. So, I would love to look vicariously at how it renders through your equipment.

Best,
Larry


PostPosted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Added here few addional samples.

http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,1264858.html#1264858
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