| Latest Review Posted | Tamron SP AF AD Aspherical [IF] 24-135mm F3.5-5.6
I bought this lens on China's flea-bay (taobao) for a trip through Vietnam. The lens has a good reputation and I thought its useful range would come in handy. I shoot mainly street and have the 21mm and 43mm gems.
Unfortunately, the tammy suffers in comparison to the Pentax limiteds :o
I did some chart testing at home when I first bought it and it seemed sharp enough, however out in the field it just didn't cut it.
Contrast and sharpness were disappointing. The lens just has no wow factor - it produces just so-so images.
Moreover, I found it a bit heavy for a walk around and not particularly great in low light because it needs f8 to get sharp.
The end of its zoom is where he lens is at its weakest. Lastly, I had problems with the lens hood staying on.
On the positive side, build quality is good, auto focus is decent and the lens is fairly well balanced on the K3
Maybe my copy is flawed but in a testing it didn't seem too bad when set to f8 - f11.
My advice, test before buying if possible to make sure you get a good copy. |
