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Artur100
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Registered: Aug 4, 2008
Location: Poland
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Review Date: Aug 4, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Sharpness, apperture 2.8, lack of shadowing and vignetting, small distortion
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Worse sharpness at 2.8 outside centre especially to be seen at 11mm, CA (but easily corrected)
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 Aug 4, 2008
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livcheng
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jul 23, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $570.00
| Rating: 10
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Build quality is great, good value for f/2.8 lens, tack sharp, includes hood
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Short zoom
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This is my first ultra-wide lens and really enjoying it. I tried taking some shots indoors under poor lighting with okay results, but in good lighting, the lens is tack sharp. I haven't tried any of the competition, so I can't say how it compares to them. The build quality is superb, just like my friend's tokina 12-24.
Hopefully I'll get some great shots of Beijing and the Olympics in a few weeks.
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Jul 23, 2008
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tfoltz
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Registered: Jul 7, 2008
Location: United States
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Review Date: Jul 17, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $559.00
| Rating: 10
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Tack Sharp, Build Quality, f2.8, Price
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NONE
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I read the reviews on this earlier in the year, I couldn't wait to get it even tried to get it early from Japan. My birthday rolled around in May received it as a present from my girlfriend, was not expecting it in the stores until June. Needless to say very happy with the lens. Unless you have a full sensor why pay more for less.
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Jul 17, 2008
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noenoe_pro
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jul 15, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $570.00
| Rating: 9
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Sharp, Fast, low distortion
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I actually amazed to the quality of this lens. I compared with 10-22 and 10-20 and it amazingly sharper!
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Jul 15, 2008
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Chester Le
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jul 8, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $569.00
| Rating: 10
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very sharp and smooth focus ring
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short zoom range; DX only so can't use on D700
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I LOVE this lens! It's sharper at 16 f2.8 on this lens than my Tamron 17-50 at 17 f4. The best thing about this is the focus is dead on every time. This lens would make me hesitate to upgrade to a FX body since I would have to find a replacement wide angle. Really, it's that good! I also wished they could have extend the long end out to 24mm and still keep the sharpness. I hear you can still use this lens at 16mm on a FX body. That would still be wider than 11mm on a DX.
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Jul 8, 2008
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toguko
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Location: United Kingdom
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Jul 6, 2008
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omarlyn
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jun 24, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $550.00
| Rating: 9
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SHARP WIDE OPEN (even on the edges), Relatively little distortion, CA easily corrected. SUPERIOR build quality.
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NONE
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I had skipped over all the ultra-wide predecessors because either they weren't fast enough and/or sharp enough (based on fullsized posted images & reviews). The Tokina achieves BOTH these requirements by far! Sharpness is seen right from f2.8 and is carried into the edges and corners with excellent results! The trade-off is the smallest zoom range of all the ultra-wides but I always intended to treat this lens as a prime, so the short zoom is not an issue and a no-brainer trade-off to gain higher IQ. Some have stated CA as a problem in this lens but I have yet to notice it at 'normal' viewing distances in 11x14 images. Never-the-less, CA is easily corrected in PP. Distortion is relatively small and better than most at this range. Flare would be the only concern based on sample images but I have yet to see a 'flare issue' on my images. Build quality is typical Tokina 'tank' style...very robust feeling with smoth zoom & MF rings. Over-all, if you don't mind the short zoom range, this is the best ultra-wide available for 1.6 cropped cameras. Competively priced with the Sigma's, Tamron, & even the other Tokina....and considerably less than the Canon. It would be interesting to see if the edge sharpness that the lens achieves would carry-over on a FF sensor at the 16mm setting....however, that would be the subject for another review.
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Jun 24, 2008
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Bahram Monshat
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Location: Australia
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Review Date: Jun 19, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 5
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Excellent Build Quality
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My copy: AF was not accurate. Pictures did not seem sharp even in MF mode, even in the Viewfinder!
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Returned the lens after less than two weeks. Currently awaiting a replacement to arrive.
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Jun 19, 2008
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jirok12944
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Registered: Nov 22, 2006
Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Jun 7, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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sharp, contrast, build, price, f/2.8
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none
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absolutely happy with the lens. sharp and contrast wide open. focus quick and accurate. robust build.
* noticeable border distortion at 11mm
* CA wide open (easy fixable)
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Jun 7, 2008
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Hillmont
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: May 25, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, Build, Price
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None
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I've had the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 for just over 2 weeks, it's tac sharp right from f2.8, build quality is superb with a very smooth zoom ring.
I paid £400 which for an f2.8 UWA lens of this quality is a steal.
Used on a Nikon D300
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May 25, 2008
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FatBoyAl
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Registered: Sep 4, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 631
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Review Date: May 19, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $570.00
| Rating: 10
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Solid Build, very nice zoom and focus rings, top quality IQ, constant 2.8, hood included
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none so far
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I was excited about getting an UWA and after careful consideration, I selected the Tokina 11-16. The Canon 10-22 didn't have the build, the constant 2.8 or the IQ of the Tokina - and cost a premium as well. Not to mention no hood.
That said, the Tokina has not disappointed. Fast, accurate AF with excellent IQ from wide-open. As some have said on the forums, this isn't so much a zoom (with the limited range) as a 2.8 prime with several focal lengths!
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May 19, 2008
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Kibsgaard
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Registered: Aug 21, 2007
Location: Denmark
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Review Date: May 18, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Sharp from f. 2.8
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See below
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Have shot with this lens 2 days now.
My findings:
Sharp allready from f. 2.8.
Sharper than Nikon 12-24 (from f.4 and down in the area 12-16), but Nikon 12-24 is more versatile - goes to 24mm and here - at 24 mm - the Nikon 12-24 shines.
As sharp in the center as the new Nikon 14-24 allready from f. 2.8, but not in the corners - the Nikon14-24 is a clear winner here.
Flare/ghosting: Worse than Nikon 12-24, but better than Nikon 14-24.
About the same, maybe less CA, than Nikon 12-24.
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Today I suddenly could not get AF, whatever - turning of and on, but then took the lens off and mounted it again, and then the AF was OK again.
I have experienced that with one or two Nikon lenses, too, when the lenses was new, and I hope it is the same:
Some tiny metal in the new lens has to worn off.
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May 18, 2008
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9.39
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Finally he was very happy to take it back (he didn't have the replacement) because the lens is very popular.