Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 65A SP 35-105mm f2.8 Aspherical Lens

This is an image of a used lens I purchased in February, 2012. The lens is a manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 65A SP 35-105mm f2.8 Aspherical Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 A3FH Lens Hood, shown mounted to my Pentax K20D camera. I bought it used from KEH with the zoom function very loose. I tried several ideas to try to remedy the problem with the zoom function and was able to resolve the problem quickly and at no cost. I folded a piece of a note card and inserted it between the two lens barrels and it is held in place with a rubber band. This provides just enough friction to keep the lens barrel still and will also zoom easily. For this image, I used my Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D) Camera and Canon AF EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens, hand held, manually focused, 54mm F/L, ISO 400, f20, 1/200 sec, with fill-in flash from camera's built-in electronic flash. This is a Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any adjustment, editing, cropping, or re-sizing.

We arrived in Maine this afternoon, and, after dinner, took part in the opening night of the Art Walk, in Brunswick, Maine, USA. This scene was imaged along Maine Street, this evening. There was a bit of late afternoon light, almost dark. I played with the settings to get the effect I was after. For this image, I used my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 65A SP 35-105mm f2.8 Aspherical Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax K A Mount on Pentax K20D Camera, hand held, manually focused, Shake Reduction set to 35mm, zoomed to 35mm, ISO 800, f2.8 (wide open), 1/8 sec, with available ambient light. This is a Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post processing, editing, adjustment, cropping, or re-sizing.

Martin Garrish, legendary local guitarist and lifelong resident of Ocracoke, North Carolina, USA, appeared with friends in the Friday night concert of the 2013 Ocrafolk Festival. Many Ocrafolk Festival attendees consider his flat-picking to be akin to the playing of Doc Watson and this was evident in his arrangements of, "Down Yonder" and "Alabama Jubilee." I took this image from the second row in the audience seating. For this image, I used my manual focus Tamron Adaptall-2 Model 65A SP 35-105mm f2.8 Aspherical Lens with attached Tamron Adaptall-2 Pentax K A Mount on Pentax K20D Camera, hand held, manually focused, Shake Reduction set to 45mm, Lens zoomed to approx. 45mm, ISO 800, f4, 1/15 sec, with available ambient light. This is a Large JPEG and is Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC) and is without any post processing, editing, adjustment, cropping, or re-sizing.