So the zoom range war in that not too interesting segment is not over yet... f5.6 is not too bad, but like any ultrazoom it will only approach 300mm at infinity.
Is it half the size? Doesn't look at that different at first glance and without comparing the numbers. Just hope it does better than the Tamron on the long end and it'll shift by the bucket load.
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Is it half the size?
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No, it's not. Actually I think it's rather big, certainly heavy (830g!).
I was just trying to be ironic. Tamron seems to have a habit of not only creating the super-zooms with the largest range, but also the smallest size.
-- Markus
[quote name='mst' timestamp='1332783280' post='17070']
No, it's not. Actually I think it's rather big, certainly heavy (830g!).
I was just trying to be ironic. Tamron seems to have a habit of not only creating the super-zooms with the largest range, but also the smallest size.
-- Markus
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That is basically the same weight as the FF 28-300 VR, isn't it?
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That is basically the same weight as the FF 28-300 VR, isn't it?
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Yes, a tad more actually. And a bit longer.
-- Markus
Min. focus distance @300mm = 0,45m with max. mag. ratio of 1:3,2x... Quite a fit for close up lovers also...
But I assume seeing the distortion chart dancing like a belly dancer will be a given <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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[quote name='PuxaVida' timestamp='1332839075' post='17086']
Min. focus distance @300mm = 0,45m with max. mag. ratio of 1:3,2x... Quite a fit for close up lovers also...[/quote]
Well, not really significantly more than what other lenses offer (the 18-270 Tamrons for example). And since the 300/4 primes give similar magnification at three times the focus distance, we can (again) expect serious focus breathing, too. But that's hardly a surprise.
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But I assume seeing the distortion chart dancing like a belly dancer will be a given <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Most likely, yes <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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-- Markus
Indeed, an MFD of 45cm and then only reaching 0.31 magnification points to a focal length of what is it? 105mm? If we imagine the lens to be not there that is... One has to calculate with object distance, not focus distance. So then it would be even shorter.
The 45cm MFD is not an impressive figure...