Blane Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 I'm considering grabbing a cheap but good point and click, but also want to buy one of these badass new wide-angle Tokina lenses for my Nikon DSLR. http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/tokina-at-x-116-pro-dx-lens/Decisions decisions decisions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 I'm considering grabbing a cheap but good point and click, but also want to buy one of these badass new wide-angle Tokina lenses for my Nikon DSLR. http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/tokina-at-x-116-pro-dx-lens/Decisions decisions decisions....how much is that lens? That's fuckin' fast motherfucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 570 US!Review from Tom Rockwell: Having compared it directly to my Nikkor 12-24mm f/4 AF-S DX, it's obvious to me that this Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 is better than my Nikkor. This Tokina 11-16mm is the world's fastest and sharpest ultrawide lens for small format digital cameras (Nikon DX and Canon 1.6x). Considering its bargain price of under $600, its the world's best ultrawide lens for digital SLRs. It is very well made. Its distortion is much easier to correct than the Nikkor's. If you haven't actually shot with these lenses, you'd think this Tokina competes with Nikon's 12-24mm f/4, Canon's 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, Sigma's 10-20mm f/4-5.6, Tamron's 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 and Tokina's own 12-24mm f/4. (Tamron announced work on a 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5, in January 2008, but it doesn't exist.) I compared all of the older lenses back in 2005 in my Digital Wide Zoom Comparison.Having shot all these, there isn't any real competition for Nikon cameras. This 11-16mm is superior, even to Nikon's own lens, and this Tokina is one of the least expensive. Feel free to read the other 95% of this review, however the details below only are interesting to 5% of my readers. If you want an ultrawide zoom for your Nikon DSLR, this is my top suggestion as of 2008. (For the D40, D40x or D60, you still need the Nikkor 12-24mm for autofocus, and for Canon, I'd get the excellent Canon 10-22mm.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 very interesting. a friend at work has been talking about getting a wide-angle. i've always wanted one but Nikkor is a pricey game. Still at $600, I won't be getting even a tokina anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 does anyone have any experience with the Nikon coolpix cameras? I'm a nikon girl and need a compact point and shoot for portability. I used to be Canon but have since converted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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