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 Post subject: The Two Dollar Lens.
PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:07 am 
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This is the lens discussed on the "Bargains" topic on the Something New sub-forum here.

It's proper designation is Tamron 80-210mm F3.8-4 , 103-A.
It went into production in 1981. I've been un-able to determine how long it was made for.

A few sample images:

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I haven't messed around with this except for re-size to fit here.
That is the full image taken at the 80mm mark, 1/50 sec wide open at f3.8, ISO 400.

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75-80% crop of the same image.
I am impressed. For a zoom, that's a bit on the "toot your horn" side. :bigrin:

Went a bit artsy with the 210mm end:

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It's snow piled up against our front window, and it's nicely back-lit.
Something caught my eye with it.
Usually this type of shot goes excessively blue.
This image is actually a pretty fair representation of what I saw on the way to make a.m. coffee.

For the technical stuff:

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Wide open at 80mm.
Not bad. Slight pin-cushion distortion. Fringing is almost non-existent at 80mm.

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A crop of the frame above.

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Wide open at 210mm, f4.
It wants to vignette a little in dim light, and purple fringe against brilliant whites.
That fringing doesn't show until about 100% cropping, so no big deal.
The pin-cushion distortion is a bit more apparent here.
It would not be noticeable without the ruled lines :P .
Full frame image.

I certainly got my 2 bucks worth, and then some.
I like this lens a lot, and it is very impressive for a zoom.

I have to get it outside in good weather to see what's up.
Focus throw is a bit short and tight between 30 feet and infinity.
Fingers crossed that it usable for the long stuff...

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 Post subject: Re: The Two Dollar Lens.
PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 11:51 am 
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At the macro setting- which is a little under 4 feet and at 210mm.
F8 and ISO 400.
This one is definitely a keeper!

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