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Reviews (2)
04 March 2011
This is the ultra wide you've been looking for
Excellent ridiculously Sharp Lens @ 3.2 ... tack sharp wide open ... extremely fun with the 2.8 for DOF isolation; superb for indoors as well regardless of lighting conditions ...
focus motor is not silent so you will hear the focus motor in your movies if you do not have an external mic
MF to AF is old school (or maybe the usual for Tokina I would not know as I do not have any other Tokina lenses, though maybe I should if this lens is indicative of their other offerings) ... back to AF/MF, there is no "switch" for AF/MF or ability to engage MF while in AF mode ... rather you push/pull the focus ring forward or backward to be in AF or MF mode
bookeh is excellent and if you are looking for a very ultra wide for your DX, this is the one, unless you do not need the 2.8 (figuring you are an outdoors only, camera on tripod, landscape person if you do not want the 2.8) ... then (and only then IMHO) you should take a look at the Sigma 8-16 4.5-5.6.
The build quality is excellent and the lens is heavy (especially for its size), even heavier than I thought despite knowing the specs beforehand
I have seen reviews that note lens flare to be an issue ... with a Nikon clear filter and a lens hood on (for my recent outing), I had zero issues with lens flare from the sun ... even when shooting directly into the sun through the still bare trees (spring has not arrived yet). However, when shooting with bright backgrounds, I did notice slight purple fringing in the foreground when pixel peeping (ie purple fringing on the cracks and grains of an old broken wood fence with a late afternoon sun shining through). Again this was only when pixel peeping on 16 MP images
Notes: Only used this lens on a D7000 and an old trusty D40
04 March 2011
This is the ultra wide you've been looking for
Excellent ridiculously Sharp Lens @ 3.2 ... tack sharp wide open ... extremely fun with the 2.8 for DOF isolation; superb for indoors as well regardless of lighting conditions ...
focus motor is not silent so you will hear the focus motor in your movies if you do not have an external mic
MF to AF is old school (or maybe the usual for Tokina I would not know as I do not have any other Tokina lenses, though maybe I should if this lens is indicative of their other offerings) ... back to AF/MF, there is no "switch" for AF/MF or ability to engage MF while in AF mode ... rather you push/pull the focus ring forward or backward to be in AF or MF mode
bookeh is excellent and if you are looking for a very ultra wide for your DX, this is the one, unless you do not need the 2.8 (figuring you are an outdoors only, camera on tripod, landscape person if you do not want the 2.8) ... then (and only then IMHO) you should take a look at the Sigma 8-16 4.5-5.6.
The build quality is excellent and the lens is heavy (especially for its size), even heavier than I thought despite knowing the specs beforehand
I have seen reviews that note lens flare to be an issue ... with a Nikon clear filter and a lens hood on (for my recent outing), I had zero issues with lens flare from the sun ... even when shooting directly into the sun through the still bare trees (spring has not arrived yet). However, when shooting with bright backgrounds, I did notice slight purple fringing in the foreground when pixel peeping (ie purple fringing on the cracks and grains of an old broken wood fence with a late afternoon sun shining through). Again this was only when pixel peeping on 16 MP images
Notes: Only used this lens on a D7000 and an old trusty D40