Hi--

>>>what probs did you have? How does tameron lens compare to 75-300 nikor?
>>>Did you get rid of lens?

>>To be generous, the Tamron 28-200 was not a good lens....
>>The 75-300mm Nikkor was excellent in all respects at all apertures
>>and focal-lengths. The quality difference between the two was not
>>subtle!
>>David Ruether
>>David Ruether (at d_ruether@hotmail.com, or 607-277-2451 EDT)

>Hi again David. I shoot a lot of Weddings, and I was considering getting the
>Tamron 28-200 just so I wouldn't have to keep changing lens all night long.
>I have the Nikor 75-300 and I agree it's a good lens, but I can't always
>pull out far enough to frame shot properly. Is it at 28 side or 200 side
>that lens is bad? Have you sold it already? If not would you consider
>selling it inexpensively? Thanks for you time, hope to hear from you. George
>garrambi@dcci.com

Being an available-light photographer, I would consider both of the
above lenses impossible to use for weddings - the 75-300 is too long
and slow, the 28-200 too poor, and the minimum-focus of the original
makes the lens impractical, even if it were very sharp. I do use the
Tamron SP 28-135mm f4-4.5 for outdoor weddings (it is an excellent
lens, though its min focus is also too long for interior work [though
it does have a separate {inconvenient} macro ring for close-focus]),
but my wedding outfit is: 20mm f2.8, 35mm f2 or 1.4, 85mm f1.4, and
80-200mm f2.8. After the ceremony, the big zoom gets put away, and
most pictures are taken with the 35mm or 20mm. I got rid of the
28-200mm as fast as I could (returned to the store) after trying it -
for me, there can be no trade off between convenience and poor image
quality - and that lens was FAR from convenient! (BTW, the lens was
worst at the long end, but wasn't good anywhere). If you want convenience,
quality, and small size, buy used Nikkor 35mm f2 and 85mm f2 lenses in MF,
or the 35mm f2 (not as good) and 85mm f1.8 in AF, and use two bodies.
Focus is easy, the lenses are sharp, and the (necessary) back-up
bodies and flashes are part of the outfit. You can shoot 75% of a
wedding with a 35mm, and most or all of the rest with the 85mm.
David Ruether