Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF A-mount lens review by capt bob
 capt bob#11544 date: Dec-15-2013 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Tamron 90 2.8 Macro, 60 2.0 Macro , Tam 300 2.8 , Sigma 50-500 OS , Tam 200-500 , Tamron 70-210 2.8 (focus lock version), Tokina AT-X Pro 80-210 2.8 ,Minolta 500 f8 Reflex, Minolta 28-135 and several short focal Primes and Zooms. |
| price paid: | 400.00 Used |
| positive: | Very Sharp , Excellent Build Quality , Useful slide switch collar to MF , Nice rotating Ring for filter on the end, sturdy Tripod foot. Great Bokah , Easy stop down for DOF Macro, Extended Critter to Lens range. See Comments for Niche . |
| negative: | I no longer have any Gripes with the Focus speed :) , See Comments. Hood is very long and now use a Tiffin collapsible rubber hood , Serves as Bumper and now sits flat with Battery grip installed. |
| comment: | If you are Lucky enough to have an A Full Frame 99 Alpha Body and this Lens you are in for a real Treat the 99 has an onboard focus limiter and it works Stellar I mean Stellar !! No more hunting or Missed focus delay , I have been able to do MFD Macro as well as Telephoto work all AF now !! , The 180 Works well with Kenko DGX 1.4 Teleconverter with no focus problems , Also still maintains AF with Lock with the Tamron 2X SP Teleconverter ?!! Bonus this particular Tamron 180 3.5 works with the AF-D focus feature on the 99 :) an Excellent feature combination between this and the Limiter this lens is off the Charts now. I was about to sell it and buy the 150 2.8 Sigma after using it on the A77 then Got the 99 and WOW. This Lens was Made for the 99. |
; 20MPrating summary
- total reviews: 38
- sharpness: 4.78
- color: 4.68
- build: 4.29
- distortion: 4.74
- flare control: 4.42
- overall: 4.58