cucharared Loc: Texas, Colorado

Monday the brown truck delivered my used Tamron 200-500mm from Adorama. I gotta say that all the good stuff I've heard about Adorama on UHH is looking accurate. I was initially a little hacked because I paid for 3-day delivery and it was a week+3 days before it showed up. Most of that time was with UPS but Adorama didn't get it ready for a couple of days after I ordered. BUT, when it arrived I was really surprised. Evidently they'd used the extra time to find lens covers and a new lens case, none of which were included in the ad for the lens. Me happy.

Tonight I went out the test the lens on the moon in preparation for a more serious effort on Sunday nite's eclipse/blood moon. Here's what I got using RAW and converting to a small JPEG. Guess I'll see whether an 800 and something KB file shows up decently as a "stored original". I used a tripod and remote then did a little PP using the Sony RAW converter software.

At the moment I'm feeling really good about this lens.

moon test shot, raw to JPEG

(Download)

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Great shot. That lens and camera make a good combination. I think I am already regretting selling my A6000.

Dan821 Loc: Traveling........

Do you have the lens for the Sony Alpha mount?
Or, which adapter are you using?

cucharared Loc: Texas, Colorado

Thanks for looking and the comments, guys. To add more info - the lens is alpha mount, I'm using the LAEA-2 adapter (got it on eBay), camera settings were manual at f11, 1/250sec, ISO200, and everything was tripod mounted with a remote. Focus was left on Auto (center), white balance on auto, quality was RAW, I added one notch of in-camera sharpening and...guess that's it. I messed with it a little using the Sony raw converter: a little more contrast, no additional sharpening, and then saved as JPEG, and that's about it. The file size dropped from 20+MB as raw to 846KB as jpeg (and as posted). I'm really amazed that it still looks as good as it does (to my eyes). Guess I'm just not at the point of being able to tell the difference.

ron

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

I forget about using RAW. I took a shot last night, too, because the weather forecast is for clouds/possible rain. I used my A77 w/70-300 and used the digital TC for extra oomph. I eventually want to get a long lens. I shot the blood moon (last year?) but I can't find the pics in my files!

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

If you call them and explain the shipping foul-up, they will refund your '3 Day' charge.

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

looks great in download...

:thumbup: :thumbup:

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

I have a tamron 70-300 I use on my Canon. What adapter would work with that lens on my A6000?

cucharared Loc: Texas, Colorado

Can't answer that as I don't have any Canon lenses. I have adapters for old Nikon, Pentax, and older MD/MC mount Minolta with old lenses for each. Naturally, these are manual only and the adapters are all less than $13 on eBay. I've seen Canon adapters from that price for manual only to well over $100 for those that supposedly work with auto lenses. I don't have a clue how well they work.

My best adapter is the Sony LAEA2 that works with my latest Tamron and it's full auto everything except vibration control.

ron