I wrote:
>>>AFAIK, the above 90/f2.8 is an AF only model, hence it doesn't come in OM
>>>mount. The MF/Adaptall 2 model is the SP 90mm F2.5, and w/o liffe size
>>>adapter goes only to 1:2. Ditto for Tokina's 90mm F2.5.
To which Stephen Chung replied:
>Greetings oh wise, and omnipresent (at camera shows at least :) Lord
>Schloss,
Hmmm. Did you mean "Lord", like in: ancient, stuffy, senile, retired
UK politician, or did you, by any chance refer to the other Lord, who'd
been known to walk on water? I'm not sure I deserve either of these
"accolades" ;-). In the past, I used to think that "The Honorable" would
be a pretty nice label, until I found out that they use it for the
members of US Congress(!!), so now I'm torn between "Your Excellency"
and "You Majesty" ;-)
>The sales rep from B&H was also of the opinion that the Tamron 90/f2.8
>is available in AF only [but] Tamron had an ad in Practical Photography
Mea culpa! I was relying on Tamron's own lens catalog. I guess they
decided to focus on the new 1:1 design, which means that the days of
the most recent 90mm F2.5 macro version (1:2, 55mm filter) are numbered.
Shawn Wright wrote:
>Here's the text from the 90/2.8 1:1 MF (Adaptall II) page:
>http://www.tamron.com/tamhome.html
>
> Specifications:
>
> Lens Construction (Groups/Elements) 9-10
> Weight 15oz (426g)
Interesting! Compared to the last (55mm filter) 90/f2.5 version w/o
its extension tube, the new lens is an inch longer, has 2 more elements,
yet maintains the same weight. Wanna take a guess how Tamron alchemists
had managed to accomplish this? (Hint: it spells with a dreaded "p", and
no, Ken, I didn't mean: "pork" :-))
Oh well, at least Tamron still makes SOMETHING that fits the OM bodies,
so in my book they're not entirely evil.
Cheers,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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