Site Supporter Registered: March, 2020 Posts: 4 | | Review Date: May 30, 2023 | Recommended | Price: $150.00
| Rating: 8 |
| Pros: | Handsome, comfortable | | Cons: | Not so much for elaborate expectations | | Sharpness: 8
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 9
Handling: 10
Value: 9
Camera Used: K1, K3
Focusing: 10
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This was my solid workhorse for quite some time, for a K3, then K1, it did its job ok. Stray light was to be defeated, so I found a lens hood. As I could find, the version I have is a pre-Angenieux one.
It is fine tool to work with. But one cannot go above some medium expectiations when better lenses are around.. Good point first: It will do its job, fast, reliable, comfortable (except missing WR), no surprises in the results. Colours are fine. Contrast in fine detail not that much. For a bit of a cure only use it above f4.0.
As a cure against flare light, I found a M35-70, but with results quite a deal better, overall contrast samewise. But that comfort, as with AF, is gone then.
Then had a class above in quality for comparison, with the DFA-15-30. Ok, this is sharpness then, in a different region. Partly it can be approached with the M35-70 as well (for me the former for 900+ Euro, the latter for 90 Euro). But not with this Tokina.
As soon as being curious with a bit of pixel peeping, yes, one may find decent results as well with the Tokina, in sharpness, but should not ask for convincing contrast in fine detail, at the same time. So for some topic it may survive as a fine tool, even when alternatives are around. But for everyday stuff it's not much above just very normal.
When staying in the realm of the nowadays "HQ 1024"-resolution, no questions will arrive anyway, to just go with it.
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New Member Registered: July, 2018 Posts: 1
1 user found this helpful
| | Review Date: August 4, 2018 | Recommended | Price: $180.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | Sharpness, low distortion. | | Cons: | None | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 8
Handling: 9
Value: 9
Camera Used: FF, Crop
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A sharp compact lens. Build is solid, mostly metal, with 72mm filters.
This lens is crisp, sharp from F/2.8. Edge to edge sharpness is very good even on full frame.
Distortion is minimal.
On crop cameras, the extra length makes a useful portrait lens.
Colour is good and fairly neutral.
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New Member Registered: December, 2013 Posts: 1
3 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: August 12, 2015 | Recommended | Price: $185.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | wide aperture, solid built (metal), goodlooking 72mm filter size | | Cons: | rotating front element | | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 9
Handling: 9
Value: 9
Camera Used: K-7
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Good old lens which has much better built quality than the modern lenses. No dust problem at all unlike tamrons. Multicoated optics still works great. AF speed is impressive, even faster than other brands.
Good portrait lens. Bokeh is smooth and creamy with subject remaining crisp.
Range as general purpose lens or kit replacement make this great for use as a walkabout lens.
This non-pro version deliver tack sharp images even at F2.8, when stop down to F4 this version performs razor sharp images.
There is no notable distortion with the lens being usable right through the range. Acceptable clarity wide open, and getting dangerously sharp from F4.
This is a very handy lens at a very nice price, hardly recommended.
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New Member Registered: December, 2013 Posts: 23
3 users found this helpful
| | Review Date: August 6, 2015 | Recommended | Price: $200.00
| Rating: 9 |
| Pros: | Sharp! Even wide open. Good build, feels quite solid. | | Cons: | none | | Sharpness: 10
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 10
Handling: 8
Value: 10
Camera Used: k-01
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Love this lens. Impressive build quality.
Nice colors
Nice bokeh wide opened
Nice Saturated colors (better than the tamron 28-75)
I prefer this lens over the tamron 28-75 on the overall picture rendition.
The build quality is full metal solid compared to the full plastic Tamron.
AF is very fast even in low light but you feel the torque due to the weight of the focus element.
Great value for money. As sharp as the Tamron, maybe even better at f4 and above.
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