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from goodwill Summary: Excellent manual focus macro lens - for portraits too! Strengths: Adaptall mount means you can use this lens on many different SLR systems.
The color rendition is excellent, on par with and consistent with Pentax glass for example. Very high resolution and good contrast, the lens goes out of focus very gracefully and has good bokeh. Focus with a Pentax K100D is secure, however I find with open aperture I tend to focus a bit further than I should.
The SP Tamrons of the 80's and 90's are very well made, I'd say physically on par with Pentax and a cut above Zuiko. I've had the SP 35-80 2.8-3.8 since '85 and never experienced any problems.
Mine is the 52BB version. I have the bayonet shade, but it isn't strictly necessary as the lens front is well recessed. Weaknesses: If getting to 1:1 is important, you'll need the Flat Field converter for this - I have one but haven't yet tried it out. The later f/2.8 version goes to 1:1 but also costs more used.
Certain Adaptall adaptors are getting scarce and expensive, e.g. the Pentax K-A
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