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Jammy Straub Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! Photozone has their Canon mount review up, who cares what mount it's in look at those MTFs! The only downer is the typical Tokina CA http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/Canon%20EOS%20Lens%20Tests/379-tokina_1116_28_canon Somewhere in the world someone has discovered some secret optical mojo to give us the 14-24 f/2.8 Nikkor and the 11-16mm f/2.8 Tokina. May 01, 2008 at 05:35 PM

BenV Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #2 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! shoulda been posted in the Canon forum if its a Canon mount. :-D May 01, 2008 at 06:11 PM

gugs Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #3 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! very promising... this is almost the 14-24 for DX sensors. CA is not really an issue anymore with the recent bodies... Guy May 01, 2008 at 06:19 PM

Jammy Straub Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #4 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! BenV wrote: shoulda been posted in the Canon forum if its a Canon mount. :-D They talk too much May 01, 2008 at 06:21 PM

eos-m42guy Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #5 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! BenV wrote: shoulda been posted in the Canon forum if its a Canon mount. :-D Actually it should be posted in both forums. For Nikon users who are anxiously awaiting it's release, this at least gives a rough indication of it's performance although I'm sure the results on a Nikon body will vary as they did with the Tokina 12-24. May 01, 2008 at 06:36 PM

fpnunes Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! Jammy Straub wrote: BenV wrote: shoulda been posted in the Canon forum if its a Canon mount. :-D They talk too much - thanks for the link. Do we know when this will be available here in the states? May 01, 2008 at 07:08 PM

Pavel Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #7 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! Thanks Jammy! I've been waiting for the review ... and actually copies that are shipping. Any idea of a shipping date? ... and price? May 01, 2008 at 07:49 PM

stompyq Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #8 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! eos-m42guy wrote: BenV wrote: shoulda been posted in the Canon forum if its a Canon mount. :-D Actually it should be posted in both forums. For Nikon users who are anxiously awaiting it's release, this at least gives a rough indication of it's performance although I'm sure the results on a Nikon body will vary as they did with the Tokina 12-24. I'am confused. Why should they be different? May 01, 2008 at 07:56 PM

Jammy Straub Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! stompyq wrote: eos-m42guy wrote: BenV wrote: shoulda been posted in the Canon forum if its a Canon mount. :-D Actually it should be posted in both forums. For Nikon users who are anxiously awaiting it's release, this at least gives a rough indication of it's performance although I'm sure the results on a Nikon body will vary as they did with the Tokina 12-24. I'am confused. Why should they be different? There were a few strange differences between the 12-24 for Canon and the one for Nikon. I'd bet there are a few factors. 1.5x vs 1.6x crop and perhaps a different film plane to rear element distance. Canon 12-24: http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/Canon%20EOS%20Lens%20Tests/272-tokina-af-12-24mm-f4-at-x-pro-dx-canon-lens-test-report--review?start=1 Nikon 12-24: http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/46-nikon--nikkor-aps-c/273-tokina-af-12-24mm-f4-at-x-pro-dx-nikon-lens-test-report--review?start=1 The Nikon version also had slightly more vignetting (due to slightly larger sensor I'd imagine). Here's the kicker though the tested Nikon sample had significantly better edge and extreme corner performance than the Canon sample. It could just be sample variation or it could be a side effect the different sensor designs and camera setups. May 01, 2008 at 08:14 PM

Jammy Straub Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #10 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! The lens is on pre-order from Adorama for $569.95, that's a steal IMHO. (before anyone pre-orders take note the lens will not AF on D40/D60 bodies) http://www.adorama.com/TN1116NK.html?sid=1209672567128910 Edited on May 01, 2008 at 08:17 PM May 01, 2008 at 08:16 PM

custard_donut Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! I'm considering either a 17-55 or a 24-70 for my D300, and I already have the Nikon 12-24. Selling the 12-24 and getting this along with the 17-55 would be PERFECT... Edited on May 01, 2008 at 08:59 PM May 01, 2008 at 08:21 PM

Richard.P Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #12 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! Thanks for posting this - too bad it didn't come out 6 months ago, or I'd have been seriously tempted. As it is I like my Sigma 10-20, but those MTFs certainly do make one stop and rub one's eyes... Klaus does state that results aren't cross-system comparable, but there's rarely a significant difference. May 01, 2008 at 09:05 PM

eos-m42guy Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #13 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! stompyq wrote: eos-m42guy wrote: BenV wrote: shoulda been posted in the Canon forum if its a Canon mount. :-D Actually it should be posted in both forums. For Nikon users who are anxiously awaiting it's release, this at least gives a rough indication of it's performance although I'm sure the results on a Nikon body will vary as they did with the Tokina 12-24. I'am confused. Why should they be different? Dunno why but this statement is from the PhotoZone site, "Please note that the tests results are not comparable across the different systems!". May 01, 2008 at 09:06 PM

tomrock Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #14 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! My wife was in Japan last week and bought me one of these. Kind of a nice gift. It doesn't have a lot of zoom -- maybe about 2 steps. But if you have a wall behind you and you can't take two steps.... These are with a D300, converted in ACR CS3 and not sharpened at all. At 11: At 16: May 01, 2008 at 09:48 PM

dinoadventures Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #15 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! Tom, Now that's my kinda zoom range! May 01, 2008 at 11:08 PM

nikt Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #16 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! Thanks for posting. I personally already made my mind up when I saw the first reviews. This looks like it's going to be very very nice. May 01, 2008 at 11:24 PM

MagicNikon Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #17 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! I don't understand why this is a zoom. It has such a short zoom range, why not put the effort into a fixed focal 11mm at 2.8 that has even better optics, and probably smaller too... It looks nice, though, I just question the decision for this to be a zoom. I mean, If you're going to go wide....wouldn't you just use it at 11mm and keep it there? Sorry for the rant, but this has been on my mind sine they announced this lens. Edited on May 02, 2008 at 04:21 AM May 02, 2008 at 04:19 AM

Jammy Straub Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #18 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! MagicNikon wrote: I don't understand why this is a zoom. It has such a short zoom range, why not put the effort into a fixed focal 11mm at 2.8 that has even better optics, and probably smaller too... It looks nice, though, I just question the decision for this to be a zoom. I mean, If you're going to go wide....wouldn't you just use it at 11mm and keep it there? Sorry for the rant, but this has been on my mind sine they announced this lens. Flexibility pure and simple. Same reason people use the 17-55 f/2.8 instead of the 35mm f/2 on a DX body. Despite the example posted above the difference between 11 and 16mm can be significant in certain situations, sometimes there is no way to back up those extra 6 feet and vise versa. In 35mm terms the lens is equivalent to a 16-25mm lens with is a very useful PJ range for close quarters work and groups. It also makes it possible to cary the 11-16mm lens, a 30-50mm prime lens, and a 70-200mm lens and keep as much range as possible with as few lenses as possible. The lens certainly doesn't seem to be an optical compromise and if it was a prime it's doubtful it'd be much cheaper than it is now. (The Sigma 30mm f/1.4 is $400) So that's why from my perspective. May 02, 2008 at 06:28 AM

wjlapier Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #19 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! Jammy Straub wrote: Photozone has their Canon mount review up, who cares what mount it's in look at those MTFs! The only downer is the typical Tokina CA http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/Canon%20EOS%20Lens%20Tests/379-tokina_1116_28_canon Somewhere in the world someone has discovered some secret optical mojo to give us the 14-24 f/2.8 Nikkor and the 11-16mm f/2.8 Tokina. If those figures stay the same for the Nikon version this might be my first non-Nikon purchase since I bought the Tokina 500mm f/8 mirror lens. May 02, 2008 at 03:38 PM

Erik Moore Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #20 · Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 Review UP! Damn. I'm gonna wait for the Nikon reviews, and if they are similar, I'm putting the Sigma 10-20 up for sale. May 03, 2008 at 12:31 AM

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