Tamron SP 400mm f/4

Tamron SP 400mm f/4
OM-1 with mirror lockup and second tripod supporting hood
Vignetting = B- @ f/4, A- @ f/5.6
Distortion = none
Aperture Center Corner
f/4      B+     B+
f/5.6    A-     B+
f/8      A      B+
f/11     A+     A-
f/16     A-     A
f/22     A-     A-
f/32     B      B-
Notes: High contrast with remarkable image quality for a super telephoto, optimum aperture appears to be f/11.

Tamron SP 400mm f/4 with Olympus 1.4X Teleconverter
OM-1 with mirror lockup and second tripod supporting hood
Vignetting = B @ f/4, A- @ f/5.6
Distortion = moderate pincushion
Aperture  Center Corner
f/4 (5.6) C-     C
f/5.6 (8) B-     C+
f/8 (11)  B+     B
f/11 (16) A-     B
f/16 (22) B+     B+
f/22 (32) B      B
f/32 (44) B      B
Notes: Moderately high contrast, except atf/32 (effective f/44), where moderately low.

Tamron SP 400mm f/4 with Tamron SP 1.4X Teleconverter
OM-1 with mirror lockup and second tripod supporting hood
Vignetting = B- @ f/4, A- @ f/5.6
Distortion = none
Aperture  Center Corner
f/4 (5.6) B-     B-
f/5.6 (8) B      B-
f/8 (11)  B-     C
f/11 (16) B-     B-
f/16 (22) C+     C+
f/22 (32) C+     C+
f/32 (44) C+     C
Notes: Moderately low contrast with lack of fine details (resolution). Clearly inferior to the Olympus 1.4X teleconverter.

Tamron SP 400mm f/4 with Olympus 2X Teleconverter
OM-1 with mirror lockup and second tripod supporting hood
Vignetting = C- @ f/4, B- @ F/5.6, B+ @ f/8
Distortion = slight pincushion
Aperture   Center Corner
f/4 (8)    C-     D
f/5.6 (11) C      D
f/8 (16)   C+     C+
f/11 (22)  C+     C+
f/16 (32)  C+     C+
f/22 (44)  C      C+
f/32 (64)  D      D
Notes: Moderate contrast but low resolution.

Tamron SP 400mm f/4 with Tamron SP 2X Teleconverter
OM-1 with mirror lockup and second tripod supporting hood
Vignetting = B @ f/4, A- @ f/5.6
Distortion = slight pincushion
Aperture   Center Corner
f/4 (8)    C-     D+
f/5.6 (11) C      D+
f/8 (16)   B      C
f/11 (22)  B      C+
f/16 (32)  B      B
f/22 (44)  C+     B-
f/32 (64)  C+     C
Notes: Moderate contrast, except moderately low at f/32 (f/64 effective).