Tamron SP AF 60mm F2 Di II LD (IF) A-mount lens review by robberly12
 robberly12#10521 date: Sep-20-2012 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 4.8 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | missing |
| price paid: | $450 USD (new) |
| positive: | Small & Light Sharp Works well w/built-in flash Full-time manual focus |
| negative: | Slow auto-focusing |
| comment: | A great lens. Very sharp. I use it mostly for macro work, but also a great walk-around lens. It works especially well with my A330's built-in flash for aperture-priority macros in LV mode because I can get great depth of field at small apertures. The lens is so small & short with the hood removed that it doesn't block the flash, even at 1:1 (because of its internal focus). Auto-focusing is not its strong suit. It tends to hunt, but this is not a big deal to me because I generally use MF for macro work. I do like that it has a built-in focus motor and full-time manual focus, though. Build is unimpressive -- I had one short period when the focus ring started grinding a little but fortunately that passed (although it is always a little stiff). If you "baby" it, like I do, I think it will be fine. Besides, in the US at least, you have Tamron's 6-year warranty to fall back on! A bonus for me is that it works great with Kenko's 1.4x MC4 DGX teleconverter. This gives it extra reach, as well correctly reporting the exif data as an 85mm/F2.8 lens. The Tamron 60 f/2 Macro is both an affordable and high-performing lens. Highly recommended! |
; 12MPrating summary
- total reviews: 28
- sharpness: 4.89
- color: 4.89
- build: 4.32
- distortion: 4.86
- flare control: 4.89
- overall: 4.77