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Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Di VC USD 1:1 Macro: A Short, Full-Frame Tele-Macro With Image Stabilization

8/22/2014

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By Jack Neubart • Posted: Mar 17, 2014 • Published in SHUTTERBUG MAGAZINE: Feb 1, 2014
When my fascination with macro began, all my work was done by available light. Getting sharp images at life-size magnification took all the resolve I could muster, especially when dealing with heat and humidity or frigid conditions. It’s tough to hold a camera steady in those situations. What I wouldn’t have given for image stabilization!

Well, the new Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Di VC USD 1:1 Macro gives me my favorite macro focal length, plus adds Tamron’s proprietary image stabilization: Vibration Compensation, or VC. And I get all that in a lens designed for a full-frame D-SLR, in this case my Nikon D600 (currently the D610). (The lens is also available for Canon, and without VC for the Sony Alpha.)


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Lifesize Capture with Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro + Flash
I prefer a macro in the short telephoto range because it's easy to handhold and gives me more breathing room between camera/myself and skittish subjects. For this shot, keeping the lens's Vibration Compensation (image stabilization) engaged, I disengaged autofocusing (AF), instead focusing manually. At these magnifications, AF becomes iffy and a time-consuming effort with any lens. (ISO 100, f/11, 1/125 sec flash exposure)
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