I agree, with the aid of computer design, the zooms got better and better.I
dont know what the age of the Tamron is, but there are miles and miles of
thread on the net on the issue of the quality of zooms and all of them come to
the same conclusion: as a rule of the thumb, the zooms from eighties up to
early nineties are notoriously bad (it seems that this list is the only place
where this is largely ignored...:)As far as I know, major manufacturers
abandoned the OM line long time ago, except one-Sigma, which went to produce
lenses into the early 2000's. My outfit consists of two zooms, both of them
have the advantages of computer design, APO glass, etc...Havent tried the long
zoom on people yet, but the short one produced an unflattering portrait of wife
at 70mm where its performance supposed to be worse according to one of the test
sites most of you hate with passion...To me, the term " feels plasticky" does
not mean much, but if durability is of concern, I am happy to r
eport that they are fine after conquering every major peak in New England and
perform great after an hour and 1/2 exposure to temps of -28F.I really doubt
that the SP 60-300 is a better performer than my 75-300 APO (which I bought for
$62 shipping included), but I might be wrong.CiaoBorisThis hath not offended
the king.Sir Thomas More (at his execution)
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