New Tamron lenses announced

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New Tamron lenses announced

Postby birddog114 on Wed Sep 29, 2004 7:06 am

For Tamron's fans & Budget Photogs
If they're same optic quality as their 28-75 Di/ SP 90Di + 180 Di Macro, then they are the winner.

SP AF11-18mm F/4.5-5.6 Di-II LD ASPHERICAL (IF)
http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/news/release ... 8_a13.html

AF18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di-II LD ASPHERICAL (IF) MACRO

http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/news/release ... 8_a14.html
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Postby Greg B on Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:49 am

Wow birdie, 11-18 (which = 16.5 to 27 in the old money) is one very wide motha! And I don't mind a bit of Tamron action at all.

Sounds great, wonder how much its going to cost in Aust.
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:03 am

Greg B wrote:Wow birdie, 11-18 (which = 16.5 to 27 in the old money) is one very wide motha! And I don't mind a bit of Tamron action at all.

Sounds great, wonder how much its going to cost in Aust.


GregB,
I can see it very wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!
Just off the line with Maxwell, they said stock will be in sometimes end of October and price will be available next week. Quiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick!!!!
Hope that I can get a unit to try out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Postby Greg B on Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:08 am

Birdie

I'm exciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiited

:) :) :)
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Postby gstark on Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:13 am

Greg B wrote:Birdie

I'm exciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiited

:) :) :)


Do I need to get a bucket ?

Sounds nice, Birddog. I'll be interested to see what each of these can do.
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Postby Onyx on Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:14 am

11-18: wide but slow. Slow should mean cheap right? Let's hope so...
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:30 am

Onyx wrote:11-18: wide but slow. Slow should mean cheap right? Let's hope so...


You're right!!!! Nikkor 12-24/ f.4 is over $1400.00
I guess Tamron 11-18/ f.4.5 will be less than 1 grant!
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Postby Glen on Wed Sep 29, 2004 2:03 pm

Birddog, do you know if it will be compatible with the capture software which allows you to straighten it out? Or maybe it has Tamron post processing software? Sounds very interesting
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Sep 29, 2004 3:31 pm

Glen wrote:Birddog, do you know if it will be compatible with the capture software which allows you to straighten it out? Or maybe it has Tamron post processing software? Sounds very interesting


That what I asked them also this morning, you can use NC 4 to de-fisheye the photo same as the Nikkor 10.5 Fisheye lens
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Postby Onyx on Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:34 pm

Hang on, is this a fish eye? It makes no mention of it on the Tamron site.
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:53 pm

Onyx wrote:Hang on, is this a fish eye? It makes no mention of it on the Tamron site.


The Tamron 11-18 is a Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiideangle! wider than the Nikkor 12-24 and it close to the Nikkor 10.5 fisheye, if photo taken at 11 maximum wide then perhaps you'll need to defish, don't know yet until we can get one sample to try. Hopefully by the end of October as mentioned by Maxwell, it's just about to the meet of PP and NC4 on Otc. 30.
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Postby Onyx on Wed Sep 29, 2004 7:29 pm

But Nikkor has a 16mm that's fish eye, and yet a 14mm (from memory) that's rectillinear. Anyway, an affordable ultra wide would be welcomed by me. :)
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