Nouveau Sony 28-75/2.8 SAM... decevant?
Publié : Ven 30 Oct 2009 21:08
J´ai trouvé ça dans Dyxum:
Originally posted by vbpholaw
"Briefly tried the lens last weekend at the PhotoPlus Expo in NY. I was not impressed, particularly for the price. It does appear to be the Tamron 28-75/2.8, rebadged as a Sony, with Tamron's in-lens focusing motors used for Nikon and Canon versions of the lens. The AF is noisy and not really any different in terms of speed from the Tamron Alpha mount version, or the older Minolta/KM screw-drive version of the same lens that was far less expensive than $800.
Pricing this lens at $800 makes absolutely no sense to me, unless there has been some modification of the optics that has occurred improving its performance. We would have to see some comparison photographs with different versions of the lens to even attempt to make such a determination.
Putting what I would term a "lousy" SAM focusing system in an $800 lens, rather than an SSM focusing system, was a poor decision, though I assume one mandated by the fact that it's a Tamron made lens, and Tamron doesn't do SSM, and the lens likely would require a more significant redesign of its mechanical operation to incorporate an SSM focusing system.
Bottom line for me - buy the Tamron screw-drive version of the lens and save hundreds of dollars. "
source: http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/topic54373_post598133.html#598133
Si c´est vrai... sera vraiment un grand faux pas de Sony
Originally posted by vbpholaw
"Briefly tried the lens last weekend at the PhotoPlus Expo in NY. I was not impressed, particularly for the price. It does appear to be the Tamron 28-75/2.8, rebadged as a Sony, with Tamron's in-lens focusing motors used for Nikon and Canon versions of the lens. The AF is noisy and not really any different in terms of speed from the Tamron Alpha mount version, or the older Minolta/KM screw-drive version of the same lens that was far less expensive than $800.
Pricing this lens at $800 makes absolutely no sense to me, unless there has been some modification of the optics that has occurred improving its performance. We would have to see some comparison photographs with different versions of the lens to even attempt to make such a determination.
Putting what I would term a "lousy" SAM focusing system in an $800 lens, rather than an SSM focusing system, was a poor decision, though I assume one mandated by the fact that it's a Tamron made lens, and Tamron doesn't do SSM, and the lens likely would require a more significant redesign of its mechanical operation to incorporate an SSM focusing system.
Bottom line for me - buy the Tamron screw-drive version of the lens and save hundreds of dollars. "
source: http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/topic54373_post598133.html#598133
Si c´est vrai... sera vraiment un grand faux pas de Sony