Review: Tamron AF 60mm f/2.0 SP DI II LD IF 1:1 Macro Lens (Canon Mount)

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Specs:

• Designed to be used only on APS-C format DSLRS.
• 60mm lens becomes a 96mm when mounted on a cropped sensor DSLR
• Minimum focus is about 9" (230mm)
• It weighs only 12.5oz  (355g) 

Things I like:

• Creamy bokeh. It produces very pleasing out-of-focus elements
• Images are quite sharp with good color & detail reproduction
• Most macro lenses only have f/2.8, this lens has f/2 producing even shallower depth of field (more bokeh!)
• 1:1 True Macro.
• Internal focusing. The front element does not move.
• Build quality is great.
• The price! I bought this with 60% discount.

Things I do not like

• Slow autofocus. Canon's USM is still faster. I fixed this by using the auto-focus assist lamp of my flash.

Uses:

• Still life and product photography
• Portraits (Great for close-ups & head-and-shoulders)

Thanks,

JR