Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Nepal Street Portraits: Photojournalist Morten Svenningsen Reviews Tamron 90 mm f2.8 Lens On Canon 5D Mark II


The Smoking Man, Nepal. Canon 5D Mark II, Tamron 90 mm f/2.8, @ wide open aperture.

Photo © Morten Svenningsen All Rights Reserved

Nepal based photojournalist Morten Svenningsen has reviewed the Tamron 90 mm f2.8 lens on a new Canon 5D Mark II on his photoblog.

Svenningsen begins his review by stating:

Thought it’d be a good time to show some street portrait photos I took last week, just strolling around in Kathmandu, Nepal for a few hours. All shot with my Tamron SP DI 90 mm f/2.8 lens at wide open aperture, f/2.8. I’ll review the lens in some detail here. Interestingly, it was the only non-Canon lens to make it onto the Top 20 Canon (compatible) lenses in a recent photographer survey (Bob Atkins’), where it was rated “very good” to “outstanding. I’d have to agree! Here’s why:

Please continue reading Morten Svenningsen's review here:

Morten Svenningsen is the Director of Gaia Photos, a new international photography source comprised of 41 photojournalists from around the world whose mission is to promote quality and diversity in documentary photography.

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