Or was it one of those lens designs with a chronically defective element
like a certain soft focus zoom we all know. Could be.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Skip Williams" <om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Tamron 180mm f/2.5.
> Hmmm. This is the third Tamron 180/2.5 that I've heard of with focusing
problems. I wonder if the internal mechanism is prone to getting out of
whack?
>
> Skip
>
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> >
> >Subject: [OM] Tamron 180mm f/2.5.
> > From: "daniel" <danrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 18:26:49 -1000
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >2nd try to get an answer:
> >Regarding my need to get my eyes ck. sorry, poor conclusion from you all
> >that rather say it's my eyes than the lens. Anyway after a few rolls of
> >film through the Tamron 180mm f/2.5. My conclusion is I need to remember
> >to rely on the focus sharpness first not the aperture stopping down to
> >insure sharpness. Zuiko 21 f/3.5 sharp with my eyes (using a 1-2 or 1-13
> >screen) Zuiko 50 f/1.4 sharp with my eyes (using a 1-2 or 1-13 screen)
> >Tamron 400 f/4 sharp with my eyes (using a 1-2 or 1-13 screen) Tamron
> >180mm f/2.5; not completely sharp no matter what distance, having to
> >rely on stopping down the aperture to get anything right.
> >No matter what focus screen either.
> >So it's back to KEH or Tamron for repair.
> >I do note the 180mm slides have a lack of tolerance to critical focusing
> >outside the main subject. Dan
> >
> >
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