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Latest Review Posted	Tokina (RMC / SL200 ) 200mm F3.5 I only got this lens today and have had minimal time with it. I will edit this as I get more familiar with it. Suffice to say I am liking it already. Not so sharp wide open but 1 stop and its away. Being M42 it is very user friendly. It wobbles a little when mounted on a genuine adaptor but tight when on a generic one I have. Take this image as an example of capability. Raw, f8 on tripod with 2s MLU. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/10686437565_fd28222788_b.jpg Bokeh is nice but substandard in comparo with FA50/1.4 and doesn't match the FA50 or FA100 for sharpness (which is to be expected). It is a decent cheap MF 200mm prime with less PF than the FA50 so for that aspect alone I am pretty happy. Handling wise the focus ring is stiffer than my Tak 35/3.5 but no different to any other Tokina I have had before. Half stops would have been nice though especially between 3.5 and 5.6. I use it on my K5. Edit: I've spent a bit of time with this lens now and I really like it. It is very difficult to get perfect focus especially wide open. Its a great focal length to shot playing kids with, although there was a good deal of missed shots due to focus. A few more samples shown below. CA isn't as bad as my FA100 but it is there. For the price paid it is very good and I am happy with the purchase and would happily recommend it if you saw one for similar money. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7395/11680609733_5e508b353c_c.jpg Tokina 200/3.5 @3.5 by Ben78@Flickr, on Flickr http://...

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