New Tokina 11-16mm
Apr 29, 2015 23:50:19 #
A few weeks back I got advice on which extreme wide angle to get for my Nikon D5200. The Tokina was mentioned, and I had not heard of it before. I did some research and saw it had a rave review from Ken Rockwell. So I finally decided to order one and lo and behold Adorama, B&H and everybody was back ordered on them! Finally found one on Amazon from a seller with good reviews, and ordered it; they said they had one left. I was out of town and had car trouble, spent the night out of state, and the next day when I got home around 6pm it was sitting right out in the open in front of my door in the cardboard mailing box! This miracle is all the more so because I live in an majority black townhouse community in Essex, Md., which is on Baltimore's northeast border, where the night before there were city-wide riots that you heard about, looting, and many fires, etc. Here is my first photo with the Tokina taken at Rocky Point Park on the Chesepeake, 5 miles away. So thanks for the help and advice from the Ugly Hedgehogs!!!!
Taken with the Tokina 11-16mm lens at 11mm (cropped from original)
Apr 30, 2015 00:19:26 #
I've had my Canon mount for a few years now and it's a great lens. I nearly sold it when I went full frame until I checked it out on my 5D MKll. To my surprise it works fine at 16mm with no vignette. All of the talk about the mirror hitting the back of the lens was simply not true. This begs the question as to why Canon EFs lens are designed to fit only small sensor cameras. I have a Sigma 18-50 f 2.8 that also will go on the 5D but it vignettes through out it's range and not useable. I used the Tokina on my 30D Canon in Antelope canyon Arizona and have some wonderful shots. The f2.8 was awesome. Have fun with it.
Apr 30, 2015 00:38:45 #
I am delighted with it! No noticeable softness in the corners even when enlarged, like some similar lenses which I researched. It has fantastic depth of field too. It wouldn't have been possible without my friends at UHH! Like I said, I was not familiar with Tokina until I heard it here. Thanks again.
azlee wrote:
I've had my Canon mount for a few years now and it... (show quote)
Apr 30, 2015 12:40:16 #
azlee wrote:
I've had my Canon mount for a few years now and it's a great lens. I nearly sold it when I went full frame until I checked it out on my 5D MKll. To my surprise it works fine at 16mm with no vignette.
Same story here, except Nikon. I got this lens to use with a D7100 (APS-C). When I went to full frame I kept it since it's good without vignetting at 16mm, and my widest FX lens is 24-120. Huge difference between 16 and 24mm!
Apr 30, 2015 13:50:09 #
Good to know for when I get my full frame camera. Someday! I am thinking of upgrading from my Nikon 5200 to one of those new Canon 55megapixel DSLR's. But the wrong lens mount... hmm...by the time I can afford one Nikon should have a 60 megapixel camera!
OddJobber wrote:
Same story here, except Nikon. I got this lens to use with a D7100 (APS-C). When I went to full frame I kept it since it's good without vignetting at 16mm, and my widest FX lens is 24-120. Huge difference between 16 and 24mm!
Apr 30, 2015 14:57:13 #
Congratulations, very nice lens. Read up on wide angle photography, a very interesting topic
Daddybear
Daddybear
Apr 30, 2015 16:10:55 #
georgevedwards wrote:
A few weeks back I got advice on which extreme wid... (show quote)
nice shot, :thumbup: :thumbup:
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