>Actually, not wanting to break your love, but I find newer Tamrons
>not much rugged. I had a newer lens in their SP ("pro") line (it
>even wasn't AF so I assumed better build) and it
>wasn't up to my expectations. From what I heard here and elsewhere,
>the Tokina makes the most rugged non-OEM lenses nowadays. Maybe
>more than some originals :) But of course this might not apply to
>the same line in which they produce a cheaper 28-105 zoom. But try
>it out - the tokina equivalent might be well better made, thus
>lasting longer with same performance, while a worse made lens might
>have good perf. for start but worsen as it gets loose and the
>optics loose etc.
I had the SP35-105/2.8 with the same problem too. I think Tamron have been
killing themselves by stamping the "SP" to easily on their lenses since the
AF era. I once had much respect on Tamron but I'll never buy them again. I
can see it's a dying company...
regards,
Alan Chan
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