Tamron SP AF 180mm F3.5 Di LD IF A-mount lens review by AlphaMan

AlphaMan#7951 date: Sep-7-2010
sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I used to own this lens
compared to:	Minolta 50/2.8 macro Minolta 100/2.8 macro Sony 70-300G
price paid:	missing
positive:	Sharp Bokeh weight
negative:	no focus limiter hunts
comment:	The only faults are the focus hunting and lack of a focus limiter. This isn't a real issue for macro work as manual focus is preferred. This is an excellent macro lens and very useful for isolating subjects from their background and for shy insects, etc. It is also a wonderful portrait lens for that tightly cropped look. I wanted one for years and am now very pleased to have one. Works beautifully on my A700 and A900 producing lovely images. It can easily apparently miss-focus at the widest aperture, however this is a depth of field/handling issue not a quality one. Not a lens for the inexperienced.