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Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4 AT-X Pro DX II vs. 11-16 f/2.8 - joze - 01-13-2011
Hi,
does anyone know or own both of these lenses and can compare them?
Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4 AT-X Pro DX II vs. 11-16 f/2.8 - joze - 01-31-2011
[quote name='joze' timestamp='1294962691' post='5487']
Hi,
does anyone know or own both of these lenses and can compare them?
[/quote]
quoting myself -- I tried both lenses on a Canon 60D (APS-C) at a focal length of 12 mm and f/4. The 11-16 lens has apparently pretty strong field curvature.
In the [url="http://forum.photozone.de/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=38"]attached image[/url], the upper part is the upper half frame shot with the 11-16 mm lens (@ 12 mm, f/4) whereas the lower part is the corresponding half frame from the 12-24 lens (also @ 12 mm, f/4).
The [url="http://forum.photozone.de/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=39"]second image[/url] compares the edge details.
According to the tests http://www.opticallimits.com/canon-eos/379-tokina_1116_28_canon?start=1 and http://www.opticallimits.com/canon-eos/272-tokina-af-12-24mm-f4-at-x-pro-dx-canon-lens-test-report--review?start=1 the 11-16 lens should show less FC compared to the 12-24 lens (although the test was made with the older 12-24 lens where I compared with the new 12-24 II lens).
[color="#FF0000"]Did anyone experience similar problems with the 11-16 lens? -- did I get a bad 11-16mm lens or is just that bad by design?[/color]