More Tamron 55BB samples: a couple of shots, one quite close, one farther away, each with accompanying 100% crops. Levels and sharpening applied.
When things click, the results are very good. But this lens is a harsh taskmaster, and mercilessly brutal to shoddy technique, but then that is to be expected when you try running it handheld like I do.
There were a lot of duds in today's shooting, but that's on me. I know this because sometimes I can get clarity and detail like this:
Taken from about 60 meters away. I think. At least that's about what it looked like on Google Earth. Cropped a bit to straighten.