Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro VC USD Lens Review

Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 VC USD General Article Images

Sharpness is outstanding across the frame with the aperture stopped down to f/8 | 1/400 sec | f/8.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100

Sharpness is outstanding across the frame with the aperture stopped down to f/8 | 1/400 sec | f/8.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100
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Tamron's new eBAND coatings help to improve contrast and reduce flare | 1/160 sec | f/6.3 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100

Tamron's new eBAND coatings help to improve contrast and reduce flare | 1/160 sec | f/6.3 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100
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Backgrounds can look a little on the busy side with the aperture stopped down | 1/100 sec | f/8.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 125

Backgrounds can look a little on the busy side with the aperture stopped down | 1/100 sec | f/8.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 125
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At wider apertures out of focus backgrounds are beautifully rendered | 1/800 sec | f/2.8 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100

At wider apertures out of focus backgrounds are beautifully rendered | 1/800 sec | f/2.8 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100
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1/100 sec | f/5.6 | 90.0 mm | ISO 125

1/100 sec | f/5.6 | 90.0 mm | ISO 125
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1/100 sec | f/5.6 | 90.0 mm | ISO 400

1/100 sec | f/5.6 | 90.0 mm | ISO 400
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1/500 sec | f/11.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100

1/500 sec | f/11.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100
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1/320 sec | f/2.8 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100

1/320 sec | f/2.8 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100
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Watch | 1/200 sec | f/10.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100

Watch | 1/200 sec | f/10.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100
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Lock | 1/200 sec | f/11.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100

Lock | 1/200 sec | f/11.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100
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PCB | 1/200 sec | f/10.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100

PCB | 1/200 sec | f/10.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100
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VIA | 1/200 sec | f/10.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100

VIA | 1/200 sec | f/10.0 | 90.0 mm | ISO 100
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Value for Money

The suggested retail price at launch for this lens is £929.99. Whether the lens will actually sell for that much will remain to be seen, as this puts this lens much much more expensive than lenses from rival manufacturers, offering similarly specified optics. The price may drop, as is often the case with newly released lenses, but it would need to drop by quite a bit to represent good value.

By comparison, the most expensive image stabilised macro from any of the camera marques, is Canon's 100mm f/2.8 IS USM, but even this lens only costs £670. The cheapest stabilised macro is the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 OS HSM, which costs around £540.

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