Looks good
Tamron has announced the development of a 60mm F2 macro lens that provides 1:1 magnification for APS-C sensors. The lens, called the SP AF60mm F/2.0 Di II Macro 1:1, will be available in Canon, Sony and Nikon mounts (with a built-in autofocus motor to allow AF to operate on the D40, D40X and D60). Its design, which incorporates two low dispersion elements to to compensate for various aberrations, lets you achieve 1:1 magnification at a working distance of 100mm. The F2 maximum aperture makes it a whole stop faster than other lenses in the same class. Price and availability will be announced later.
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Sounds nice, would love a full frame equivalent.
I wonder why they made it f/2.0. the Canon f/2.8’s already have a pretty low DOF and require high stop and thus tripod to get a good macro. This would just make the job harder…
Obviously, there are uses for it, I am not saying that, but I hope it would be priced below $350 as to gain some advantage on Canon
The extra stop means it can double as a low-light/portrait lens.
The Canon version does get very good reviews – this one would have to be very sharp stopped down and usefully sharp wide open to make me consider it.
sounds great, but if it doesn’t have internal focusing like the canon, it will be a dud. the working distance isn’t long enough to accommodate a telescopic-focusing lens.
It has IF
Working distance is ~10cm
(from DPR)