The 90/2.8 is very similar in performance. It adds 1:1 macro and AF at the cost of inferior build quality.
I've owned both, very much liked both of them. I currently have the older 90/2.5. -Adam On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Bertil Holmberg<[email protected]> wrote: > Is the new Tamron AF SP 90/2,8 Di Macro equally good? > > I have the old manual SMC-M 100mm F/4 Macro. Any comparison? > > Best regards, > Bertil > > 11 jun 2009 kl. 04:49 skrev [email protected]: > >> Outstanding lens. They go for about $150 in EXC conditon w/o mount. >> Early version was metal 49mm filters, later version plastic 55mm >> Filters, both same optics. I like the early one better but it is >> Heavier. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
