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Tokina 28-70 2.8 Atx Af F

Postby aloysius on Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:07 pm

Thinking of buying a Tokina 28-70 2.8 Atx Af F. Price is around $170 2nd hand...in good condition. What are peoples opinions...has anyone got any experience with this lens. All reviews I've found on net are positive....
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Postby firsty on Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:53 am

at that price you can't go wrong
I paid a lot more than that and I'm very happy with mine
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Postby aloysius on Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:03 pm

Well its in transit from Adorama. fingers crossed it gets here ok :) Cant wait to have a play.
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Postby aloysius on Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:56 pm

lens arrived this morning. few days late but it seems that was local couriers fault. Had a brief play with it and it seems to be a good buy!
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Postby Jeko70 on Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:15 am

aloysius wrote:lens arrived this morning. few days late but it seems that was local couriers fault. Had a brief play with it and it seems to be a good buy!


it is, maybe not a Nikon one but good to play with!
I got one................

Cons: Af it's not a rocket and at 2.8 it's a bit soft.......4.5 it's start to be great but 5.6-8/11 it is fantastic!
Enjoy it.
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Postby aloysius on Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:21 pm

Had a wander through an old abandoned hospital today with this lens. It wasnt wide enough for walkabout. Will make a good portrait lens i think...some results here:

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Nikon D-Fitty & D70 18-55G, 18-70ED, 70-300G, 50 1.8, Tokina ATX 12-24.

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Postby Jeko70 on Sat Apr 28, 2007 4:27 pm

aloysius wrote:...... Will make a good portrait lens i think...


Correct! :wink:

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