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MarkS
Joined: 23 Apr 2016 Posts: 99
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:44 pm Post subject: First outing for Tamron AD2 46A lens |
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MarkS wrote:
Just take the 46A out for its first outing on a very dull and misty January afternoon
Mandarin Duck at Etherown Country Park
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
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marcusBMG
Joined: 07 Dec 2012 Posts: 1318 Location: Conwy N Wales
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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marcusBMG wrote:
Very nice Mark, nice colourful duck, dreamy background. 46A probably the best of the tamron adaptall "consumer" 70-210/80-210mm zooms IMO. _________________ pentax ME super (retired)
Pentax K3-ii; pentax K-S2; Samsung NX 20; Lumix G1 + adapters;
Adaptall collection (proliferating!) inc 200-500mm 31A, 300mm f2.8, 400mm f4.
Primes: takumar 55mm; smc 28mm, 50mm; kino/komine 28mm f2's, helios 58mm, Tamron Nestar 400mm, novoflex 400mm, Vivitar 135mm close focus, 105mm macro; Jupiter 11A; CZJ 135mm.
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tb_a
Joined: 26 Jan 2010 Posts: 3678 Location: Austria
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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tb_a wrote:
Not bad at all, but a little bit too much sharpening applied for my taste.
BTW, I would appreciate very much if you would state also the camera used and a more generic lens name; e.g. Nikon D7100 and Tamron 70-210 mm f/3.8-4 (46A). Maybe next time. Thank you! _________________ Thomas Bernardy
Manual focus lenses mainly from Minolta, Pentax, Voigtlaender, Leitz, Topcon and from Russia (too many to be listed here). |
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MarkS
Joined: 23 Apr 2016 Posts: 99
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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MarkS wrote:
Hi Thomas
All these were shot on a Nikon D3 and the lens is 70-210mm f3.8-4
The Nikon D3 pulls an incredible amount of detail on its full frame sensor
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Lloydy
Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 7794 Location: Ironbridge. UK.
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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Lloydy wrote:
This Tamron gets a good rating -
http://www.adaptall-2.com/lenses/46A.html
I've got a scruffy, slightly fungused copy that I used a lot on my Pentax K10, and I got some good images from it. I tend to use the 19AH constant f3.8 Tamron now, which is superb, or one of the Vivitar S1 70-210's - but I agree with adaptall-2.com that this 46A is above average. _________________ LENSES & CAMERAS FOR SALE.....
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Piotr Krochmal
Joined: 17 Aug 2014 Posts: 43
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Piotr Krochmal wrote:
especially for first photo _________________ Pentax K1, K5 and only few manual lenses. |
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Paul
Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 173 Location: Hamburg-Germany
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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Paul wrote:
I've had this lens and a test from german fotomagazin from about 1987.
Results and experiences are same:
wide opened a bit (too) soft, esp. towards the Corners.
Softness never disappearing totally - compared with the 90 macro or the 80-200.
Nice handling and very good minimum Focus distance!
Very good for Portraits and (nearly) macro-work.
Not for sports where you Need the aperture fully opened.
Theree are different findings on the net whether this lens is better or worse than the formerly 3.8-4/80-210 (which has better - "full metall" - build Quality). _________________ Paul
(SLR-experiences since 1981)
Pentax and Canon - Sony digital as well
too many lenses and flashes |
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Gardener
Joined: 22 Sep 2013 Posts: 950 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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Gardener wrote:
I like this Tamron very much - sharp, compact, cheap, well designed and very good-loking lens. |
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cooltouch
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9096 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
I've never used nor owned a 46A, but I do own what would appear to be a close clone, the 103A. It's not a bad lens, but not in the same league, really, as the 46A.
Looking at the Modern Photography resolution tests for the 46A over at adaptall-2.com, I regard these numbers as excellent, for the most part. Yes, a bit soft at wider apertures, but by f/8 it should be plenty sharp enough, even in the corners. This lens's resolution numbers are quite a bit better than Tamron's famous 19AH SP 70-210mm f/3.5 and rival those of the SP 60-300mm, an excellent and very useful optic with its zoom range. If any non-SP lens is deserving of the SP moniker, it's this 70-210mm 46A. _________________ Michael
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bghomofaber
Joined: 03 Mar 2016 Posts: 154
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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bghomofaber wrote:
I prefer it over the mythical 30A (80 200 2.8 o the entire range, fluorite elemens) because there is not that big difference in sharpness from a practical pov, and the 30A is so heavy that it discourages any walk now.
I want to eventually compare it with a 103A and a 60-300 that I'm cleaning.
From an artistic pov it has a fantastic rendition of reds and brownish colours, my favourite wall colours (I like ancient walls hues against strong light), I could compare it with the renditions of the contax zeiss T lenses and on such occasions it wins hand down.
I usually carry zeiss and tamron all in the same bag, choosing the one more appropriate to the subject palette.
Sometimes the zeiss conveys the same atmosphere as in my vision, sometimes it is the tamron.
On the reddish and orange part of the spectrum I really love the tamrons, as I said, despite their poor flare performance in extreme backlight. |
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marcusBMG
Joined: 07 Dec 2012 Posts: 1318 Location: Conwy N Wales
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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marcusBMG wrote:
The bigger distinction is with the 103A's predecessor the 03A. These test pics from in order 03A, 103A and 46A illustrate the point. WB was equalised in LR3. jpg's resized in faststone, f3.8 NX20.
103A has a pretty warm tone, 03A is really blue, 46A has the most neutral rendering.
According to adaptall-2.com the redesign of the 03A was most specifically to improve off axis performance. On apsc I have to say I don't notice the imrovement really. These lenses have very similar resolution mostly.
Between the lenses I can say IME that 46A is the best best corrected and most consistent performer, 103A is particularly oriented to portraiture due to warm rendering and good performance at those focus distances, it is however not as good at infinity. 03A has the weakest contrast and resolution wide open, and is the most afflicted by fringing/CA. _________________ pentax ME super (retired)
Pentax K3-ii; pentax K-S2; Samsung NX 20; Lumix G1 + adapters;
Adaptall collection (proliferating!) inc 200-500mm 31A, 300mm f2.8, 400mm f4.
Primes: takumar 55mm; smc 28mm, 50mm; kino/komine 28mm f2's, helios 58mm, Tamron Nestar 400mm, novoflex 400mm, Vivitar 135mm close focus, 105mm macro; Jupiter 11A; CZJ 135mm.
A classic zoom or two: VS1 (komine), Kiron Zoomlock... |
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guardian
Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1746
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 3:57 am Post subject: |
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guardian wrote:
cooltouch wrote: |
I've never used nor owned a 46A, but I do own what would appear to be a close clone, the 103A. It's not a bad lens, but not in the same league, really, as the 46A.
Looking at the Modern Photography resolution tests for the 46A over at adaptall-2.com, I regard these numbers as excellent, for the most part. Yes, a bit soft at wider apertures, but by f/8 it should be plenty sharp enough, even in the corners. This lens's resolution numbers are quite a bit better than Tamron's famous 19AH SP 70-210mm f/3.5 and rival those of the SP 60-300mm, an excellent and very useful optic with its zoom range. If any non-SP lens is deserving of the SP moniker, it's this 70-210mm 46A. |
I bought my copy a while back principally as an outgrowth of having studied those very same, rather astonishing, tests.
This lens would, to my mind, be a pro lens for certain, an SP lens, save for the plastic construction. But when it comes to resolution, this lens is remarkable/outstanding. It is probably the best value on the market. |
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bghomofaber
Joined: 03 Mar 2016 Posts: 154
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:39 am Post subject: |
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bghomofaber wrote:
marcusBMG wrote: |
The bigger distinction is with the 103A's predecessor the 03A. These test pics from in order 03A, 103A and 46A illustrate the point. WB was equalised in LR3. jpg's resized in faststone, f3.8 NX20.
103A has a pretty warm tone, 03A is really blue, 46A has the most neutral rendering.
According to adaptall-2.com the redesign of the 03A was most specifically to improve off axis performance. On apsc I have to say I don't notice the imrovement really. These lenses have very similar resolution mostly.
Between the lenses I can say IME that 46A is the best best corrected and most consistent performer, 103A is particularly oriented to portraiture due to warm rendering and good performance at those focus distances, it is however not as good at infinity. 03A has the weakest contrast and resolution wide open, and is the most afflicted by fringing/CA. |
Very good comparison. My 103A is starting to take shape again .. 03A will be cleaned by summer.
I think I will try a comparison of the 104a, the 46A and the 23A (slightly dirt by some fungus but still operable).
In the end I will end up keeping the entire line I have (03A, 103A, 46A, 23A,104A,30A). |
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