On a new nikon 40mm macro or tamron 90mm sp af macro both are the same price
nederob1 wrote:
On a new nikon 40mm macro or tamron 90mm sp af macro both are the same price
better working distance on the 90
Minimum Working Distance (lens front element to subject) to capture 1:1 magnification (life-size)
of a 90-mm macro lens is 135-mm = 5.3-inches;
of a 40-mm macro lens is 60-mm = 2.4-inches.
Advantage Tamron.
Generally the Tamron as it will be more versatile, but what camera are you using the lens on? Does it have a built in focus motor? Are you wanting the lens to AF as well? Which version of the Tamron, with or without the built in focus motor?...General questions will generate general answers. That said, the longer focal length offers more versatility as I first said...
Jambulee
Loc: San Antonio del Mar,Tijuana,Mex
The Tamron by far very versatile most days I don't have to change the lens it lends it self to almost all situations, very sharp.
The lens is a Tamron 90mm Sp Af f2.5 on the bottom it has 52EN SERIAL # 0006474 Japan. It also has an aperture ring but you can lock it down. It doent have VC. And it has a full and limit switch
Sounds like a standard Tamron 90-mm macro lens.
I'd go with the 90mm Tamron based on working distance. An additional 3 inches Working Distance doesn't sound like much, but in the world of macro, that is substantial. Pictures I have seen from the lens are very sharp.
Speaking of macro, you are going to need extension tubes or a tele-convertor to get 1:1 out of the lens. Tamron 90mm 2.5 AF is a 1:2 lens.
I have this lens. Used it with the Nikon 6T supplemental lens to get to 1:1
No my lens is not a Di lens. Here's a pic of it. It has on the other side Tamron SP AF. and a few pics I took
Two Tamron 90mm f/2.5 lenses were made - one with the 55mm filter size, and one with a 49mm filter size (the 52B model). Both of them offer a 1:2 macro magnification
Jambulee
Loc: San Antonio del Mar,Tijuana,Mex
The Tamron lens I I use is the SP DI AF 2.8 it says Macro 1:1 on the lens.
The Tamron 90-mm f/2.8 versions are 1:1.
The Tamron 90-mm f/2.5 versions are 1:2.
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