Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X Pro DX AF Wide Angle Lens for Nikon Digital Cameras
The AT-X 124 AF PRO DX lens is Tokina's first lens designed for use exclusively on Canon and Nikon Digital SLR cameras having an APS-C sized sensor.This lens gives the digital photographer an ultra wide-angle zoom lens that has the equivalent of an 18-36mm zoom range on a 35mm film camera while maintaining a bright constant aperture of f/4.Product Details
Features
Customer Reviews
Built like a tank, but AF?
I'm an enthusiast, not a pro. I have a D40 which is the first thing I would grab if my house were on fire to carry out with me. I wanted to expand my lenses beyond the kit lens and the 55-200 telephoto I bought. I wanted something that was wide angle and could be used close-up for better portraits. The Nikkor 12-24 was appealing but this lense was half the cost and the reviews were compelling. I can't comment on all the techno-stuff about color shifting and correcting for this or that. The lense is extremely well-made; I've used a couple of third party lenses a photographer friend lent me and I could notice the difference when I compared the pictures they took to Nikkor lenses. I must say I am very impressed with Tokina. The lense is a bit heavy though, and bulky. So good construction means heft, but the bulk is no biggie because I bought the lens to keep around the house, not to lug around with me to the zoo. It DOES expand the frame in tight quarters, so it's a great lens to put on for indoor shots at birthday parties and the like when you want to get everyone in the shot, even old Aunt Edna munching on her dentures in the corner. D40 owners, you will NOT be able to use the built in flash with this lens- it's too big and will obscure the flash- you have to use an external flash with it. The second thing- this is supposed to be an autofocus lens, but at least with my D40 you have to focus manually. The lens will take good pictures in low light, but focusing it in low light isn't exactly easy unless you are doing a close-up and you can focus it to infinity. I'm not sure why this is the deal, but it's good to know. Still, bottom line is, this is a very well-made lens, takes great pictures and is great for indoor photography when you want a wider frame. I'm told it's good for landscape photographs too for that reason but I'm not so much into that. Good luck!
The only NON-nikkor lens I own
Side by side it is equally as good as the Nikkor 12-24. Unfortunately, the Nikkor lens is more than twice the price. Do yourself a favor, get the Tokina and save your money for another lens or photo products.
Absolutely fantastic lens.
I've had this lens for one year. Incredibly enough, it's more expensive NOW then it was a year ago. My Nikon lenses have plummeted in price in the past year.
It's a very comfortable lens and fairly lightweight. Nice big rubber zoom and focus rings although I would have preferred the zoom ring not to be next to the camera body.
Nice smooth zoom ring action; no loose play, grinding or resistance. Much, much better than the $1100 Nikon 18-55mm lens that I hated and returned.
Here's a wonderfully weird characteristic of this lens that I simply cannot figure out: It will focus and take a picture in a room with barely any light at all! My Nikon 50mm f1.4 lens can't even come close; the Nikon lens cannot focus even though it's several f-stops faster. You have to see it to believe it.
The only thing that the lens can't do (which is no big deal for such a wide angle lens) is the ability to manually focus after an auto-focus.
Want even better performance photographing outdoors? Turn the auto-focus off, set the aperture to about f11 and the distance between 7ft and infinity. Everything will be in focus.
Even though it's an inexpensive lens, don't cheap out and get a lousy filter. Pay the $50+ for a good multi-coated 77mm UV filter.
For landscapes or working in tight areas or crowds, you simply can't beat this lens.
If Nikon put their logo on it and charged $1200, people would rave that it's such a great lens.
Related Links : Product by Amazon or shopping-lifestyle-20 Store
ไม่มีความคิดเห็น:
แสดงความคิดเห็น