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Tamron SP AF 60mm F/2 Di II LD IF Macro

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A fast, well-built macro lens for cameras with APS-C sized image sensors.Tamron's SP AF 60mm f/2 Di II Macro lens is considerably lighter and a full f-stop faster than the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens we reviewed recently. This SP (Super Performance) lens covers a focal length equivalent to 93mm in 35mm format with Nikon and Sony cameras or 96mm on the Canon EOS 40D camera we used for our review, which makes it also suitable for portraiture.Read more
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Pros

  • Build and image quality are excellent
  • a versatile lens with good image quality
  • It produces fabulously sharp images and is a joy to use

Cons

  • only very slight softness across the frame
  • the bright max aperture that can defocus the backgrounds for portraits
  • prevented the lens from auto focusing and manually focusing

Key specs

  • 14
  • Internal
  • yes
  • APS-C (crop)
  • , 60 mm
  • no
  • Normal

Tamron SP AF 60mm F/2 Di II LD IF Macro - Pros & Cons

Tamron SP AF 60mm F/2 Di II LD IF Macro

Pros

  • Build and image quality are excellent
  • a versatile lens with good image quality
  • It produces fabulously sharp images and is a joy to use
  • very good performance for a bright lens
  • comfortable
  • well-balanced match
  • Compact and relatively light to carry

Cons

  • only very slight softness across the frame
  • the bright max aperture that can defocus the backgrounds for portraits
  • prevented the lens from auto focusing and manually focusing
  • chromatic aberration becomes more problematic as the lens is stopped down
  • bright so portrait backgrounds aren't as well blurred
  • The front element does not rotate so using a polarizer is no problem
  • rubberized focus ring is slightly damped
  • a macro lens is only for use for pictures of minutely small subjects
  • only macro-lens with such high brightness
  • visible distortion
  • chromatic aberration and vignetting at full aperture

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Tamron SP AF 60mm F/2 Di II LD IF Macro - Full Specifications

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General
Lens typeNormal
Lens mount
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha
  • Nikon F
  • Canon EF-S
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Aperture
Aperture max2
Aperture min22
Aperture ringno
Number of diaphragm blades7
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Optics
Elements14
Groups10
Special elements / coatings2 LD elements
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Dimensions
Weight14.11 oz
Diameter2.87 in
Length3.15 in
Does not rotate on focusing2.17 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
APS-C
Focal length< 60
Maximum magnification1.0 x
Image stabilisationno
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Focus
Focus methodInternal
Autofocusyes
Autofocus motor typeMicromotor
Full-time Manual focusingyes
Closest focusing distance0.23
Distance scaleyes
Depth of field (DoF) scaleno
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Design
Body materials
  • Plastic
  • Metal
Tripod collarno
Hood suppliedyes
Sealingno

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