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Tamron SP Autofocus 90mm f/2.8 DI 1:1 Macro Lens for Nikon DSLR Cameras | List Price: $850.95
Discount Price: $449.00
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Brand: Tamron
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Lens Construction (Groups/Elements) - 9/10
- Angle of View - 27 Degrees
- Diaphragm Blade Number - 9
- Minimum Aperture - F/32
- Minimum Focus - 11.4
Great performance and just a great lens - one of my favorites [Posted on 2007-05-31]
I am not a professional but an avid amateur enthusiast, this lens is really unbelievable. This is the first non-Nikon lens I have bought and I have been using it for about 14 months.
It is lightweight and sharp end to end, it does a very good job on macrophotography. It tends to hunt a bit when set to full focus, but that can be expected because of the large focal range.
For portraits and very tight close-ups I absolutely love this lens. The image quality and sharpness is out of this world. The design of the focus ring makes it very easy to switch between manual and auto focus, which is probably one of the better design features of this lens.
It feels a little cheap because of the polymer construction but it is inexpensive and very lightweight so it makes it easy to walk around with.
I tested before buying. I used the nikkor 105mm macro and the Sigma 105, the nikkor has a better feel construction wise (for 3x the price) but I could not tell a difference in performance. I felt this lens performed much better than the Sigma 105mm.
I own 5 lenses this is one that I always carry with me and when you get it, it will always be in your camera bag.
Exemplary macro lens for the price [Posted on 2007-06-10]
This is my first macro lens, and I am very pleased with it. It is well-made, light, and the optics are tack-sharp. My intention is to do macro nature photography (insects, spiders,...), and so far it has been a pleasure to use. Before buying it, I read in many user forums that the minimum focusing distance of a 90mm macro lens such as this one (12 inches) is too close for photographing skittish subjects such as butterflies. I could have moved up to a 150mm macro lens, which would add 3 inches to the distance, but at the cost of a much narrower depth of field, as well as a heavier lens requiring a tripod. I opted for the Tamron 90mm, after seeing some excellent insect photographs online. But one word of caution: the minimum 12 inch distance is measured from the focal plane at the back of the camera (as is always the case when measuring focal distances). When the lens is fully extended, you might have about 3 or 4 inches between the front of the lens and the subject (and that's without a lens hood). Hence this is definitely a close distance for skittish insects! Nevertheless, this is part of doing business with a macro lens... short focusing distances, and extremely narrow fields of view. Because you'll usually want to step the lens down as far as possible, you will either need fast-moving subjects in full sunlight, or you'll need to use an external flash. Unfortunately, the built-in pop-up flash of digital SLR's will cause a shadow through the middle of the picture at short macro-length distances.
In any case, this is a great macro lens for a novice or pro.
Great lens for the price [Posted on 2007-10-03]
All the above reviews are useful - it also took me a minute to realise the switch from AF to manual focus was a simple, manual push-pull; but I quite like that feature now.
It's lightweight, you can get some excellent, really sharp detail, and the bokeh is very smooth. For the price, it's a great lens.
I would also note that there is a considerable amount of softness around the edges, so that may or may not be something you like (the cat close-up I put in the sample images above illustrate this).
A really nice lens [Posted on 2008-03-26]
Right out of the box I was impressed. Many reviews I had read said it felt lightweight or had a plastic feel compared to the Nikkor 105mm. I don't know about that but it feels great to me. While this may not be as heavy as the Nikkor it felt right and looked good straight away. I have always used Nikon lenses (other than a Sigma 10-20mm I have, another great lens) so I do think twice about anything other than Nikkors. I am not disappointed with this Tamron. It is pin sharp, feels nice in the hand on the camera (D300) and the manual focus slide control works smoothly. For macro you do need manual focus. A review I read somewhere said it was slow to focus and sounded noisy. Can't agree. Maybe it is not as fast as the Nikkor (I have not tested the Nikkor) but this lens focuses fast enough at longer ranges. No different to other lenses I use in term of speed in focusing, that I can notice. And I don't find it noisy. And what a deal with $90 off thru April. I am critical about my lenses and would not have a poor quality lens in my bag. Makes a nice portrait lens. Don't hesitate - get it now.
Great Macro and Portrait lens. [Posted on 2008-05-05]
I have these lens for over a year now and I am really impressed by the quality of the pictures I get with it.
The lens are sharp, and have great bokeh for out of focus subjects. The AF speed is a bit slow when you are shooting Macro - but the same goes for the Nikkor 105 VR micro. For portrait shoots the AF speed is quite good, especially when you limit the AF switch to focus on subjects not in Macro mode. I see no reason to buy the Nikkor/Canon lens unless you have to due to camera constrains (like if you have the D40/60).
These are great lens and you won't be sorry for getting them.
I cannot say anything bad about them.
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