Tamron 28-200 general purpose lense(edit:Some USM applied)

[spada]

Hi
After got this lense from Huynhie @ minimeet 2nd April, Last Sunday I put it in to work( go out shooting ), not a bad lense for the price paid.
It does not make sharp picture like 70-200VR, or 20-200 af 2.8 D( I will get 70-200VR when finance allow), but it does make aceptable picture for backpacker traveling ( ie Do not have room or time to change lense in a dusty environment), It AF is slower than my kit lense (AF-S 24-85), but it has the zoom upto 200mm, and I use it mainly for landscape, view so it is OK. Here are some Pics I've taken with it


Tamron @28mm, P mode Thai temple at Cambelltown


Tamron@200mm, pic taken at noon, where the sun is very strong and under the umbrella is dark.@ 200mm I can't use flash.
Sri Lanka girl

Tamron@200mm Close up at about 1m
The cat live under my house.


Buhda Statue inside the temple
Tamron@ about 70mm indoor no flash Auto

Thai ambasador and family at the temple
Again this is at 3 PM sun was very strong



All above was shot raw ( RAF file ), and convert to Jpeg to post, althouh I found that the S2 is very well in shooting JPEG.Even with cheap lense like this pics still much better than my old PS pentax Optio 30.

Hien
Edit: the last pic might not be taken with the tamron, maybe with the kit lense

[sirhc55]

Hien - overall these pics are not too bad - some USM might perk them up a bit but you should be happy with your purchase.

Keep on posting

[Alex]

You stole my cat

[spada]

Hi

Chis, If I may ask, what is USM ?

Alex : the cat come from a block of flat near my house, and at 2000 it came to live under my house and hunting bird, anything could eat . So I buy food for it , cince then It permanetly live under my house, it is not mine but 5 years nobody claim it.

Hien

[Alex]

Nice photos, Hien. Was it the Songkran festival?

Thanks

Alex

P.s. USM = unsharp mask - a way of sharpening your photos, e.g. in photoshop or Nikon Capture.

[sirhc55]

USM - stands for Unsharp Mask - if you are using PS (Photoshop) it will be found under filters - sharpening. Due to the softness of sensor arrays it can be helpful to add approx 180-0.6-0 - hope that helps

[spada]

Hi
Thank Chris I will try some USM tonight after work.

To Alex , yes it is Songkran festival in Sydney.

Hien

[georgie]

I was wondering what version of the lens you are using. I too have the lens from an old F50 I bought in 1997 and have not used it yet - was a great lens for travelling around europe with. I think mine was the first or second version that came out. Will have to have a go and post some photos.

[spada]

Hi
I think the version is A03 but I had the link to bargain section

http://www.d70users.net/viewtopic.php?t=3504



Hien