01-26-2011, 08:35 AM
[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1295975273' post='5757']
The spec's and the price of this WA zoom make it quite interesting on paper!! Has any of you had any experience with it or seen a test? Second, what is the normal quality level of Tokina at this "pro" level? I am considering it for a D700 and the competition is the Nikon 16-35 f4 or the 12-24f2.8. What say you Klaus or Michael or anyone else for that matter
Thanks in advance! Vieux Loup
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I've been lurking around for this lens for months and I must say it looks very promising. After seeing the sample images on D700 (the same Japanese site that BC shared actually), I told myself to go for it. A PZ report on FX would be very useful (especially for comparison with 14-24mm) but you can get a lot of info from the sample images (assuming that they're not post-processed): Check the vignetting and bokeh on wide aperture shots, check the distortion, and check the sharpness and color rendition on various samples. Still have reservations for the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 (regarding it's exceptional IQ and wider angle of view), but I can't help asking myself, why pay almost a doubled price for 7 degrees of more AoV?
Serkan
The spec's and the price of this WA zoom make it quite interesting on paper!! Has any of you had any experience with it or seen a test? Second, what is the normal quality level of Tokina at this "pro" level? I am considering it for a D700 and the competition is the Nikon 16-35 f4 or the 12-24f2.8. What say you Klaus or Michael or anyone else for that matter
Thanks in advance! Vieux Loup[/quote]
I've been lurking around for this lens for months and I must say it looks very promising. After seeing the sample images on D700 (the same Japanese site that BC shared actually), I told myself to go for it. A PZ report on FX would be very useful (especially for comparison with 14-24mm) but you can get a lot of info from the sample images (assuming that they're not post-processed): Check the vignetting and bokeh on wide aperture shots, check the distortion, and check the sharpness and color rendition on various samples. Still have reservations for the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 (regarding it's exceptional IQ and wider angle of view), but I can't help asking myself, why pay almost a doubled price for 7 degrees of more AoV?
Serkan