Tamron SP 90mm f/2.5 Macro : Specifications and Opinions

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Jörg Beschmann

sent on 25 Marzo 2020

Pros: half stops aperture ring, solid, small, light, sharpness

Cons: My sample has very warm colors.

Opinion: The lens is 1:2 Macro. 1:1 is possible with a converter. It offers half stops like the Leica lenses. There is a lens hood, which is necessary in my opinion. My copy has very warm colors. It's quite similar to the Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5, but the Tamron is more affordable and is better build. I think the lens is good choice, as you can get it 100 EUR or less. It's light and small - good for travelling. When you use it, set the focus first and do the exact fokusing by moving the camera.

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Arthur

sent on 24 Marzo 2020

Pros: Good sharpness, nice blurry, the rush of focus is very long.

Cons: Lack of lampshade, magnification ratio 1:2

Opinion: I have the first BBAR 52B series. There is also the next series 52BB. The difference should be in the number of slats 8 the first, 9 the second. There is anti-reflective treatment, but clearly not comparable to current technology, so be careful of parasitic lights. The boken is creamy and you get very pleasant photos. It produces photos with very natural colors. It's sharp but the magnification ratio 1:2 is somewhat limited in macros, the very long and precise stroke of focus really gives satisfaction. It is therefore a good macro with very low costs, to start it is a must. It has its own extension tube 1: 1 Adaptall 018F, very difficult to find, often at really off-market prices, so it is better to equip yourself with the latest tubes so that they can be used on different lenses (The system is Adaptall, the same lens via specific adapters can be used on various attacks. The tube extends 018f is grafted between lens and adapter). The first metal series as well as heavy is also very nice (personal taste), the second I like less. It is a lens that is appreciated more in use than in technical data.

Rossostarter

sent on 06 Dicembre 2018

Pros: Excellent microcontrast and durability manageability Robustness

Cons: Pity you stopped at the report 1:2

Opinion: I've had a couple in the past but stupidly given away to leave place to the original medium canvases it seems that the earliest specimens are optically better (rumors that turned in mid-years 80) despite that compared with the competition (Vivitar 90mm F2, 5 Series 1 macro and Vivitar 90 F2,8) in the MTF tests of PF has been ranked second (a little less corrected in the T.A. F2 Red band,7 Real, and a couple of other small things) I much prefer the Tamron

Oldbab

sent on 29 Settembre 2018

Pros: Sharpness, aesthetics (see comment), compactness, construction.

Cons: Lack lens hood

Opinion: I hope to refer to the right optics, in the absence of reference photos. In fact, now on the net there are only more reviews of the later versions, having (I presume) the same optical pattern but constructively and aesthetically different. I refer to the very first type of the years 80, the compact and extremely clean design (in my opinion one of the most elegant lenses ever designed). All right, with the aesthetics of the optics do not make beautiful photos, but this also had excellent optical and constructive qualities. Too bad for the lack of lens hoods (the original one, sold separately, you can mount reversed on the barrel, pity that they had not yet invented the lock ring!). Mine has the Olympus OM bayonet, but with adapters (both for 4/3 and M4/3) I still use it today with full satisfaction. Of course Manual Focus, but this does not give the slightest annoyance, given the use. A substance, one of the glasses I wouldn't give up. Obviously on the 4/3 is a bit ' long ', but still usable, both in macro and for portraits.

Marco Palomar

sent on 20 Agosto 2017

Pros: sharpness, color, focus, macro

Cons: No one ... to be a little picky there is a predisposition to flare, but it is even useful in the field of portraiture.

Opinion: Historic and well-known lens of Tamron. Very sharp to the edge even at full aperture, which can be used as a portrait lens. By cutting a little becomes extremely sharp and slightly too contrasty for portrait. Infinity maintains excellent performance, so it can be used also as optical for landscape; elective in his field, macro, demonstrates an excellent edge-to-edge sharpness from CT until the smaller apertures, which does not suffer too much of diffraction. Maximum reproduction ratio is "just" 1:2, but this design helps to save space. Compared to other macro has a very natural colour rendition, which makes it suitable for use in portraiture, as well as the relatively large opening. The lens was produced in two versions, the metal ring with vertical microscalanature whole 52b, and 52bb with increased use of plastics and plastic-coated knurled nut. Optically are equivalent, perhaps the first version gives an impression of strength.

Styx

sent on 23 Gennaio 2015

Pros: Price, sharpness in TA, construction

Cons: Lack AF

Opinion: I made this point at a very low price (70 € with hood and filter UV included). The construction is solid without being too heavy or bulky. The sharpness already in TA is literally impressive and also allows the crop rather pushed, closed at 2.8 / 4 allows you almost to count the pixels one by one. Paradoxically excessive sharpness can be quite unpleasant in the portraits. A great goal for those wishing to approach the macro without investing big money or however it was looking for a quality fixed.

Stenogau

sent on 07 Aprile 2013

Pros: maximum brightness, light weight, with a strong helical extension to the prim. 1:2 without extension tubes, excellent overall yield also very closed to diaphragms, blurred beautiful, good construction.

Cons: my copy shows some modest all'elicoide game but worked very, lens hood is not supplied.

Opinion: as an alternative perspective, at the time I did not expect such good results. Also excellent for portrait and landscape, and of course macro photography. Very well with the color. The only drawback, probably motivated by the strong excursion the helix. Over time and tends to show some game to ring focus. My original works heavily since 1982.