| Latest Review Posted | Tokina AF (193) 19-35mm F3.5-4.5
bought this lens while searching for an affordable ultra wide for my crop Sony A6000. My Tokina copy has a very rare Pentax K mount. For the a6000 this is not an issue because there are adapters for all manufacturers for Sony e mount.
I was looking for an cheap alternative for the a6000 kit lens and tried many lenses, but to this day the small kit lens ( for modern, digital porposes) is still is the best.
Good, sharp vintage ultra wide angle lenses or primes are VERY rare, if there are any. Zeiss Flektogon 20mm, Takumar 17 or 20mm, Nikon 20mm, Minolta 17mm..
you name it, but they are pricey, and STILL not as good as the sharp, stabilized AF a6000 kit lens..ok, no wonder because all these were not calculated for a 24MP mirrorless digital cam. And it is a 1,5 crop camera, so even if you use a 17mm it becomes a 35mm.:cool:
This year I started shooting on film again on a Pentax K1000 and lately the ME super. I got the K1000 at a fleamarket for 12 Euros just because I was curious how REAL FULL FRAME 19 to 35mm look on film. It makes such a great difference.
I develop my B/W films at home, easy job, great fun and you learn a lot about real photography..every time you come home with a shot roll you wonder how it all came out..:lol:
I used Tokina in the 90ies and now again, they are affordable sharp lenses. One of my favorites is the fully manual AT-X 60-120mm f2.8.
The RMC 24mm is also very nice. The Tokina AF 193 is similar to other Tokinas I used and use, it is very sharp f... |
