Tokina 11-16 f/2.8
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AndrewE
Registered: Feb 03, 2006
Total Posts: 80
Country: Canada

I was wondering if anyone knows where to get one of these right now in the US, non-ebay? I'd prefer an online transaction if possible from a reputable dealer.

luminosity
Registered: May 03, 2009
Total Posts: 867
Country: United States

Amazon lists it as currently available from Adorama.

teraflame
Registered: Nov 17, 2008
Total Posts: 109
Country: United States

Your best bet is to buy used, and even then its scarce.

fusiongt
Registered: Jul 15, 2008
Total Posts: 434
Country: United States

I say it's worth it if you can get your hands on it. Might even be worth ebaying for it.

ryan stewart
Registered: Feb 06, 2009
Total Posts: 226
Country: United States

fusiongt wrote:
I say it's worth it if you can get your hands on it. Might even be worth ebaying for it.
I wouldnt risk it. Stick to legit sellers.

Just in case. Even though I love mine some people have reported really bad performance and it turned out that a batch got out without some sort of shim. Although Tokina had appeared to be forthcoming with admitting fault you wouldnt want to run into an issue without a receipt.

SSISteve
Registered: Jul 19, 2005
Total Posts: 1140
Country: United States

ryan stewart wrote:
fusiongt wrote:
I say it's worth it if you can get your hands on it. Might even be worth ebaying for it.
I wouldnt risk it. Stick to legit sellers.

Are you saying that people selling on e-bay are not legit??

slamat23
Registered: Jun 30, 2009
Total Posts: 1
Country: Malaysia

Hello...
can some 1 tell me about tokina 16-50 f2.8 how good they are...
becouse i was prefer 2 buy it.... for my nikon d300

SoundImage
Registered: Mar 25, 2009
Total Posts: 9
Country: Canada

slamat23 wrote:
Hello...
can some 1 tell me about tokina 16-50 f2.8 how good they are...
becouse i was prefer 2 buy it.... for my nikon d300

I have this lens as my primary lens on my D300 and i love it. It is extremely sharp and the focus speed is really quick. I use it in low light conditions for concerts and sports and it has never let me down. For the price it is definitely worth it.

tomm101
Registered: Dec 23, 2005
Total Posts: 1087
Country: United States

The 11-16 starts showing up between the 6th and the 10th of the month. Start looking next Monday, usual suspects Adorama, B&H, Beach, Norman, Samys.
Good luck

Tom

theletterj
Registered: Feb 03, 2009
Total Posts: 58
Country: United States

Just received a notification email from Norman Camera on this, though I bought mine at B&H months ago.

http://www.normancamera.com/product-exec/product_id/17913/nm/Tokina_AT_X_AF_11_16mm_f_2_8_Lens_for_Nikon

Good luck.

poisonpill
Registered: Apr 14, 2005
Total Posts: 1423
Country: United States

I'm surprised this lens isn't *more* hyped. Though I suspect it partly has to do with the fact nobody can get their hands on one.

Here's a cave crocodile shot at the Bronx Zoo. Very dark and shooting through murky water:

iso 1600, Fuji S5

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