Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di SP A/M 1:1 Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an excellent choice if you're interested in close-up and macrophotography -- it's sharp corner-to-corner, and you get life-size photos down to the size of a large bug.Usually you end up focusing macro shots manually, and the Tamron manual focus ring travels about 270 degrees, giving lots of smooth fine-tuning capability.

For portraits and medium telephoto shots, the autofocus capability works well but it's audible.You can set a limiting switch so that it won't hunt through the entire range, from 8" to infinity.It's easy to switch from autofocus to manual by feel -- you can do it without moving your eye from the viewfinder.

There are probably better choices if you want to do portraits first and macrophotography second -- Canon's 100mm and Sigma's 105mm macros, in particular, but the Tamron is an excellent choice for macro work.

The lens body is plastic, so it's lighter than OEM lenses from Canon & Nikon.The light weight makes one wonder about how rugged it is, but it feels well put together, and anyway you shouldn't be using a lens to drive nails.

Note that the 90mm designation applies only to full frame SLRs.On digital SLRs like the Canon 300D & 350D or the Nikon D50 & D70, the lens gives you an effecive focal length of about 130mm.So you get a bit more working distance for macro subjects, but you may have to stand back too far from the subject for portraiture.

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Product Description:
Di: Digitally Integrated Design, is a designation Tamron puts on lenses featuring optical systems designed to meet the performance characteristics of digital SLR cameras. Tamron introduces a new version of the famous 90mm macro lens for film and digital photography. Tamron s 90mm macro lens, often referred to asthe portrait macroand loved by photographers all over the world, is now reborn as a Di lens that is perfect for use with both film and digital cameras. Item Specifications: Product Description: Tamron SP 272E - macro lens - 90 mm Weight: 14.3 oz Length: 4 in Min Focus Range: 11.4 in Lens System: Macro lens Lens Aperture: F/2.8 Focus Adjustment: Automatic, manual Focal Length: 90 mm Mounting Type: Canon EF Lens Construction: 9 group(s) / 10 element(s) Filter Size: 55 mm Special Functions: Macro

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