rokinon , sigma or tokina

egosbar

Senior Member
looking at a nice wide angle , but after talking too a photographer who had some wonderful astral night shots he mentioned he wouldnt get anthing over 2.8 for these shots too keep under the 30 second exposure and reduce star trails , he suggested the rokinon 16mm 2.2 , manual focus and im not sure how i feel about this yet
im looking at a lens for time lapse and also for slow shutter water scenes like waterfalls etc , the rokinon cant use filters as far as i can see which may be a problem ,

anyone have any suggestions , it doesnt have to be zoom but im using a d7100 so 16mm is needed i think

pretty new too this type of photography so any advice would be appreciated

i was sort of set on the sigma 10-20 but this has thrown another spanner into the I WISH PHOTOGRAPY WASNT SO EXPENSIVE and i could buy them all category
 

MartinCornwall

Senior Member
I had the Sigma 10-20 f4-f5.6. Then got into night photography and wished I had the f3.5 constant version. A year on and I fell over last week and wrecked the sigma and was looking at the f3.5 version when someone mentioned the tokina 11-16 f2.8 as mentioned above so that is now on order. You will need the use of filters to slow shutter speeds in daytime.
 

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
People love the Tokina 11-16mm. I've never used it, but love my Sigma 8-16mm and was equally impressed with my brother's Sigma 10-20mm. I'm a big Sigma fan and have 5 of their lenses currently.
 

SteveH

Senior Member
There is a similar thread in the Off-Topic section (Not sure why there to be honest) that was created yesterday, could be worth a look. I have the Sigma 8-16 on a D7100 and love it, but it can't take filters, so I guess its out for your waterfalls etc.

The Rokinon's are popular, but I don't know about their wide lenses - You'll see a lot of people here love their macro's though.
 

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
I'm one of those people that loves their Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 ATX and I recommend it highly. With a 7100 you can get the cheaper version without the AF motor but you are going to have some distortion to deal with. You're going to see that with any lens going this wide on a DX body, though, so whatever lens you wind up with, be prepared to correct for it. On the upside I find this kind of distortion cleans up with just a few clicks in post processing.

...
 
Last edited:

aroy

Senior Member
For astro photography, there is no need for AF, hence manual focus is fine. The focus ring is set at the extreme end if the lense is calibrated for infinity properly.

I know a lot of people want extreme wides for astro photography, but in my opinion, a fast 50mm, say f1.4 used wide open will give lower exposure times as well as sharper images. You can always stitch images for larger sweep.
 

egosbar

Senior Member
please post a thread on the 14mm rokinon findings , i have a 50mm 1.8 i can stich togetether shots , ill try this when i get my new tripod , i will be still buying a wide though
 

D12345678

Senior Member
Yes, the tokina is definitely what you want, like most who own it, I love mine!
DSC_0914.JPG

DSC_0927.JPG

DSC_0986.JPG
 
Top