Tokina has been one of my old time favorite lenses as far as third party lenses are concerned. This one is no exception. Since this lens has been discontinued for some time now, it wasn’t easy finding a new one. I do not trust used lens from Ebay -- it is hit or miss in my opinion.
This is my second copy. I sold my first copy about a year ago and been looking for another one for some time now. I am not one of those pixel peeping person. I try to test all my equipment in real life situation. I look for Image Quality, Easy of Use, and Built. Tokina exceeds in the built category by far -- all the other third party lenses are left in dust :)
Size: about same as Canon 24-70mm (left to right: Tokina 28-80 F/2.8, Canon 24-70 F/2.8, Canon 24-105 F/4).
Rear element: Canon 24-70mm has much larger rear element (costs twice as much as well).
Fron element: About same. You can also see the difference between Canon UV filter (left) and B+W UV filter (right).
Now, some snapshots from my backyard… (minimum post processing)
Tech Data: http://www.thkphoto.com/products/tokina/afl-04b.html
Conclusion: Worth every penny!!!
2 comments:
This may have been discussed before, but is there a website you guys use to purchase lenses at a good value? (besides Ebay). Is Amazon the most trustworthy site out there?
James, I will list online shops that I use in a new post with links.
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