Tokina 12 - 24 F4 DXII

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Samsonite

Senior Member
Hi All,

After weeks of deliberating between the Sigma 10 - 20, Tamron 10 - 20 and Tokina 11 - 16 F2.8 DXII, I finally decided to buy the Tokina and was about to buy it when I came across the Tokina 12 - 24 DXII F4. I hadnt heard of it previously, and didnt find much info about it. Im looking to buy a wideangle lens for Landscapes and Night sky photography, the comparison I did find, stated that the 12 - 24 is better for Landscapes. Has anyone got first hand experience with this lens? Any other comparisons you have found?

Im really confused between he 2 now and cant decide.

Which would you recommend for Landscapes and night sky photography?

Any help will be much appreciated!

NB: The 12-24 F4 is cheaper than the 11-16 too
 
RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

Senior Member
Samsonite said:
Hi All,

After weeks of deliberating between the Sigma 10 - 20, Tamron 10 - 20 and Tokina 11 - 16 F2.8 DXII, I finally decided to buy the Tokina and was about to buy it when I came across the Tokina 12 - 24 DXII F4. I hadnt heard of it previously, and didnt find much info about it. Im looking to buy a wideangle lens for Landscapes and Night sky photography, the comparison I did find, stated that the 12 - 24 is better for Landscapes. Has anyone got first hand experience with this lens? Any other comparisons you have found?

Im really confused between he 2 now and cant decide.

Which would you recommend for Landscapes and night sky photography?

Any help will be much appreciated!

NB: The 12-24 F4 is cheaper than the 11-16 too
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I am deliberating the same... (lens). Not familiar with the 12-24 so what you find out will be interesting. I am leaning towards the sigma... but we will see what pops up on my radar!! :)

Pat in NH
 
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Samsonite

Senior Member
Why are you leaning towards sigma? I was too originally, but read too many reviews of them being inconsistent, and a lot of them are 'bad' copies, which have significant focussing issues...
 
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Epoc

Senior Member
The 11-16 absolutely craps on the 12-24. There is no comparison in quality and distortion. Google search Tokina 11-16 vs Tokina 12-24 and see. Just buy the 11-16, be happy and go and shoot quality pics.
 
RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

Senior Member
Samsonite said:
Why are you leaning towards sigma? I was too originally, but read too many reviews of them being inconsistent, and a lot of them are 'bad' copies, which have significant focussing issues...
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It is a combination of things... probably none earthe shattering :)

Throughout all the reviews, the tokina 11 was given a slight edge on image quality but it was also consderable more $$.
I did not care for the push/pull for auto/manual focus.

I also read the reviews you did indicating some issues with sigma.. and countered that with many here giving it a thumbs up.

I am not using it as an everyday, more of a speciality item... so I will likely be buying used. When I said leaning, mostly cost and availability on the used market. My plan is to buy from a reputable dealer (B&H, Adorama etc) or local like craigslist where I can touch and feel the lens and take some shots to evaluate.

Whichever shows up with the right price will likely get my money... :)

Pat in NH
 
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gqtuazon

Gear Head
Reading all of these posts, it reminds me when I was just starting with this hobby.

First the DSLR with kit lens, followed by a cheaper flash (SB 400), then followed by the SB 600 since it was not cutting it. Then the longer zoom lens. I needed something wider than 18mm, so, here comes the Tokina 12-24mm f4. None of these were great for indoor, so I had to get some prime lenses (50mm and 35mm f1.8).

I later started visiting some websites who uses pro lenses and how they could achieve creamy bokeh. They were too expensive, so I settled for the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8. The AF and IQ was not that great so I sold all of them and got the Nikon 24-70mm f2.8. Then, the rest was history.

Sounds familiar?
 
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Samsonite

Senior Member
Sounds like we all go through this painstaking process of building up our "toolkit" for photography...


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Samsonite

Senior Member
If the 11-16 really has better IQ I guess I will just buy that, I recon the bugger aperture will also help with night photography and star trails....


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Epoc

Senior Member
^^Agreed, wrong choice of words. It was Friday evening and the wine was doing it's job. :p Lets say the 11-16 is a better lens than the 12-24 for the reasons posted. Nice pics by the way :cool:
 
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