I second Skip's enthusiasm for the Tamron 80-200/2.8. I've only had mine a
few months, but I'm very happy with the sharp images and the build
quality--it's one serious piece of equipment. If I were a stronger man I'd
use it more, a lot more.
Glen
-----Original Message-----
From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@xxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: haegint@xxxxxxxx <haegint@xxxxxxxx>
Date: July 16, 1999 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Zoom Recommendation
>As far as constant aperture 80-200/2.8 zooms go, you should look at the
>Tamron. I've had one for years and its a tack-sharp lens. They come up
>regularly on EBay, and with the Adaptall mount, it doesn't matter what
>mount is being sold, all you have to do is spring for a new OM adaptall
>mount. I wouldn't part with mine. BTW, it's heavy.
>
>On Ebay, you should look at:
>
>80-200/2.8
>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=129842789
>
>Adaptall Mount for OM
>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130078052
>
>Skip
>
>At 7/10/99 08:19 PM +0200, you wrote:
>>Weather was lousy in Zurich all day, so I did some websurfing on Tamron
and
>>Sigma zooms.
>>
>>There is a manual focus Tamron SP 70-210/3.5 that is still produced. As I
>>understand, it keeps the f/3.5 over the whole zoom range. Anybody using
it?
>>
>>Also there seems to be a manual focus Sigma 70-210/2.8 APO (2.8!!!). But I
>>could not figure whether Sigma still makes an OM mount for it. Nikon and
>>Canon versions are still available... Any user experiences on that one?
>>
>>The archive search is only **up to** August 98, unfortunately. You cannot
>>search from 09/98 to the present :-(
>>I did not find much user info on the 200mm.
>>
>>Thomas
>>
>>
>>
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