New Member Registered: November, 2019 Posts: 1 | | Review Date: March 20, 2023 | Recommended | Price: $30.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Gives secure tripod/monopod mounting for those lenses it fits. | | Cons: | | | Camera Used: Various film SLRs
Handling: 10
Value: 8
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Works rather well in providing a secure tripod/monopod mount for those Tamron lenses it actually fits.
Mine, bought new in 1987, is still fitted to a Tamron 52A 70-210 f3.5-f4.0 zoom, on which it has given lots of valuable service. In its time in my ownership it was at one time shared with a Tamron SP54B 300mm f5.6. on which it was equally satisfactory
One lens I owned for a while, with which it proved unsatisfactory, rather annoyingly, was the front heavy 51A 70-150 f2.8 SP Soft Focus zoom. While it fitted around the lens barrel, it only did so by partially obscuring the lens' depth of field scale.
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Site Supporter Registered: November, 2012 Location: North Wales Posts: 2,870 | | Review Date: September 21, 2019 | Recommended | Price: $15.00
| Rating: 8 |
| Pros: | good quality, versatile. | | Cons: | not the most rigid. | | Handling: 8
Value: 9
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These crop up every so often, if you want one you'll have to browse around and keep your eyes open. As mentioned in the description they are intended for lenses like the "beercan" 300mm f5.6 54B. They typically go for £10-15. The inside diameter is up to approx 65mm and thus can fit a range of lenses of up to that size. Most useful I find for lenses like the tokina/vivitar 400mm f5.6 that don't have a TM. For the adaptalls, the cheap 65-66mm ID ones from China are actually more rigid, though those will need a bit of packing or modding (see this article ) to fit most lenses like the 54B.
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