I'm surprised that Gary didn't capture Tamron auctions with other
manufacturers' mounts, as the mounts interchange. But anyway this limited
data says that the Tokina is slightly more expensive, which is what my
acecdotal browsing of these auctions has told me already.
The more interesting data is in his lens tests. The tests of these two
lenses indicates that the Tamron he tested was clearly better than the
Tokina.
As I said, I love my Tamron and it wouldn't leave me without a fight. >:-|
Skip
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From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Fw: 80-200mm f/2.8 prices
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 05:11:43 -0600
To all:
Gary Reese asked me to share this information with the list. It is an
interesting comparison of the Tamron and the Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 lenses on
ebay.
Thanks,
Tom
> Hi Tom:
>
> Hope all is well with you and yours!
>
> I understand there is some OM List confusion on prices for the Tokina
> and Tamron offerings of the 80-200mm f/2.8 lenses. Here is a 3 1/2 year
> sales history on these.
>
> Tamron SP 80-200mm f/2.8 in Olympus OM/OL mounts only (2 sales)
> Auction:
> 455(Ex+?)
> 236(BGN?)
>
> Tokina AT-X 80-200mm f/2.8 in Olympus mount (7 sales)
> Auction:
> 381(LN)
> 250(LN-)
> 306 (Ex+)
> But It Now:
> 200(?)
>
> ? indicates an auction where there should be greater than normal buyer
> anxiety over the condition of the lens. When prices don't show the
> expected trend from highest to lowest cosmetic condition it's because
> buyers aren't always logical in what they pay. Current market values
> are very volatile, so anything goes at the present time. There really
> haven't been enough sales for anyone to make a claim as to which is
> worth more.
>
> I tested these two lenses at:
> http://members.aol.com/olympusom/lenstests/default.htm
>
> If you can submit these to the OM List for me I'd appreciate it.
>
> Gary
>
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