I forgot to mention that the lens has a bulging front element and no
filter threads at all. Perhaps an appropriate concession to digital
imaging.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/25/2010 5:06 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Wow! I totally missed that Tokina announcement which is the first full
> frame lens design from Tokina in quite a few years. B&H claims to know
> nothing about it but Adorama lists it as not available yet even though
> price is set at USD 849. But Tokina has released all the specs and it
> appears now in their lens line as one of the AT-X Pro lenses.
> <http://thkphoto.com/products/tokina/atx16-28profx-a.html>
>
> It's more modern than the (now discontinued) others in that it has a new
> silent focus motor and new focusing sensor and multiple aspherical and
> extra low dispersion glass elements. I'm curious about the limitation
> to 28mm when the competition goes to 35mm. Done to keep price in check
> and performance at optimum? Anyhow it blends right into my 28-80/2.8
> Tokina AT-X which blends into my 80-200/2.8 Tokina AT-X. But the 16-28
> and 80-200 are probably 20 years apart design-wise.
> <http://thkphoto.com/products/tokina/atx16-28profx-a.html>
>
> I'll also be waiting for the reviews.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 10/25/2010 4:05 AM, SwissPace wrote:
>
>> Yes sorry I made that mistake last time I mentioned that lens. while the
>> caynon 16-35mm f/2.8 L II is good from tests it's not as good as the
>> nykon, although I see that tokina is releasing a 16-28 F2.8 based on the
>> nykon design so maybe I wait for some tests on that.
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