| Latest Review Posted | Tokina SD 400mm F5.6
The build quality on this lens is top rate! It is a pleasure to use in the field as it has a fast internal focus design, thereby making hand holding/focusing a rewarding experience. Given the focal length, you should probable not make a habit of hand holding this lens however, the temptation for me proved to be too strong, and I largely ignored the tripod when I owned this lens. This lens works well with the K10D and the built in shake reduction, as I could get acceptably sharp images at 1/60 second!
The SD lens does a good job of dealing with CA/PF by f8.0, however you will likely still have to correct for these defects in your post processing software. CA/PF is noticeable on high contrast edges and PF will be magnified on 'gray' overcast days.
This is one of the few manual lenses that I managed to get reasonable bird in flight images, largely because of the quick and accurate manual focusing mechanism! |
