Tamron SP 70 -210 - info

I'm looking for some info about this lens:

Tamron SP 70-210 mm F3.5 CF Macro BBAR MC

Anyone used one - or know some good things about it?

I'm watching a local auction with this one in. I could use a focal lenght like this. Currently price tag £20.

I think this is the one you are refering to. It doesn't get too good of a wrap

http://www.adaptall-2.com/lenses/52A.html

Thanks for the link Clarky.

I found this: http://www.adaptall-2.com/lenses/19AH.html

I guess it is that one - with the constant f3.5

I looks quite ok.

If it is the one you are referring to it gets a much better wrap than the one i found but the best ever If you win it i will await your judgment

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

If it's an adaptal 2 lens - then I need an adapter or something right???

Yes, but you can usually find one on eBay. You might get lucky and find it has an Adaptall 2 Pentax adapter with it. If not and has a N***n or something on it, sell that one to fund the Pentax fitting.
If you get the lens for around £30 for the lower quality version it won't be too much of a punt, but I wouldn't go any higher than that. For the much better version maybe about £45-£50 would be reasonable.

I have the constant aperture f/3.5 version of this lens, and I think it's a fantastic lens. I've used it on film and on digital (where it's only weak point is perhaps some fringing at points of extreme high contrast - but then again I use it almost exclusively wide open for theatre photography, and stopping down should help with this). It's a very sharp lens, even wide open.

I got it for the equivalent of £60 (swapped for another lens) a couple of years ago, and that's seemed like a bit of a bargain at about a tenth of the price that you'd get a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 lens new at the moment (2/3 of a stop slower and no AF, but you can't have everything...)

I seem to recall that Tamron did a 70-200 f/2.8 at that time, but I might be wrong on that.

Jonathan

Thanks for the advice both.

I will see if I get lucky this time. 4 days to go.

I will post pictures if I'm lucky to pick it up.

I also bought the 19AH on the recommendation of adaptall-2.com, It would appear to be sales pitch direct from someone in love with Tamron lenses. The suggestion its the best ever 70-210 is IMO ridiculous. The webpage for specifications of the 19AH even shows a link comparing this lenses IQ to that of the fabled Vivitar series 1. The author of that webpage declares the Tamron as the winner, yet the data actually shows a quite different verdict.

The lens weighs in at nearly a kilo, so hardly a walk around lens. I personally think the Tamron AD-2 80-210 reference 103A, while not as solid as the 19AH, does have (in my testing) virtually as good IQ at same apertures. The real bonus is that this lens can be found on ebay for around 5pds as opposed to 35.