sony a200 newbie

[sparkie1263]

I knew Don was going to pick on the kit lens. LOL he has me ashame to say I used it in my pictures. LOL I know he is right because I have seen side by side tests. I have two new lenses on my Christmas list both Tamron one is the 90 mm Macro and the other is the 17-50mm f/2.8.
Frank

PS Don must have stock in Tamron. LOL

[DonSchap]

Frank ... honestly, I just want everyone to shoot better. The TAMRON does it with the least amount of coin-outlay, for the SONY DSLR. Are you really going to fight with that fact?

Believe me, SONY will certainly take your money for the Carl Zeiss® lenses ... after posting a 3.3 Billion dollar loss with PS3. Woo-boy! That's like seriously messed up. It cost them more to make the PS3 than it actually sells for, by almost 50%. Unfortunately, market pressures won't allow it to sell for more ... so they took the loss.

I'm not saying the Zeiss-stuff does not work well ... hardly ... but, if I can get really acceptable stuff from a lower cost lens ... darn tootin'! I shoot TAMRON because I like them and they work well. That 6-year manufacturer's warranty does not strike me as unappealing, either. Zeiss lenses start at $650 and go up from there, easily $1000-1300 for most of their lenses. The TAMRON price list is signifcantly less ... averaging $400, and still delivering a great image.

Make mine TAMRON ... I like hearing that jingle in my pocket, afterwards.

[sparkie1263]

You have me sold. There is no fight to be had the proof is in the pictures. I bought my first Tamron because of you and I love the lens. I only wish I knew before I got my kit lens because I would have got the Tamron from the start. It would have cost a little more but it would be have been worth it. Then I could have asked Sony for the Flagship. LOL Don maybe Tamron can start sending you lenses so you can test.
Frank