Tokina's 11-16, less range but useful for low light shooting

If you need edge to edge sharpness just stop down to around F/5.6 - F/8.
Nikkor lenses have good sharpness & color (according to people who use them) but heavy and hard to correct distortion (mustache-like).

Every lens has it's own compromise, best to do some personal research to see which one won't affect your style of shooting.

IMO color rendition is abit moot if you PP alot.
Read some tests about the new coatings, not much difference, flare is one of Tokina's weakness, and it's still there in V2 unfortunately.

That's what my cousin told me about the difference between his canon 10-22 and tokina 11-16,
says got difference in color but honestly i can't see any.
Maybe need to upgrade to something similar to his dell ultrasharp to see it

Doesn't bother me that much though, flare issue also, I just consider it artistic flare.


What about white balance adjustment? Possible to do that for video right?

the 12-24 is priced waaaaaaaay out of budget for most people including me

RM3500 vs RM1800(tokina V1) gets you better build quality and color and some additional perks which is not worth it for people looking just for the perspective a wide angle can give like me.

Besides, 11mm and 12mm is very noticeable when compared side by side, even more so with sigma's 10mm starting point, cheaper too.

That's great then, wider than expected FOV not a bad thing what

I bought a V1 for 999 LOL half price but half features also compared to V2, still looking for a place to purchase the flash, cheapest quote I got was 430 for a friggin tiny flashgun lookalike

Really? That's bad then

The V1 is really simplistic compared to the V2, no mode dial, no built in flash, no command dial (has a lever for aperture/SS but meh, I like dials ).

Looking for the SB-N5, but at the price i was quoted, its HALF of the price of the V1 leh, too bad no third party alternatives

Here's a shot I took today using the V1, PP and cropped in lightroom.

LOL I thought you talking about the Nikon V2 all of a sudden, got veered off topic

Where did you get the tokina V2 at that price? I wanna pay the seller a visit too

Not mine, on loan from my cousin, planning to get one for myself in the near future.

The build quality is awsome, I dare say equivalent to the 12-24 (no moving lens tube, metal body). But the focus clutch can sometimes jam when switching from A to M.
Photo quality cannot say yet, since I'm waiting to get my D7000 this weekend, upgrading from a D5100 which i sold recently.

Damn, 1800 only in japan, here cheapest I got was 2200+ But is there a service center here in Malaysia to honor that warranty though?

This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Apr 29 2013, 11:09 PM

LOL no worries, the one I borrowed almost 3 years in age d, scratched up exterior but mechanics still smooth like butter

Sigma quite known for their copy variation problem, some lens good, some not so good, pray you get good copy la when buy sigma.
But their new art series FUIIIIIIYOH farking nice, really feels like Carl Zies lens. Sharper than Canon/Nikon equivalents summore.

I got the price from DigitalsMania, going there to collect the D7k this weekend also.

I was quoted RM2300 for the body only, no freebies. Cheapest I got after a week of research on prices. Their shop located at Pudu Plaza btw

Impulse purchase for a lens costing RM3500?? scary weih

Ehh but they announced the 30mm 1.4 ART for crop bodies , price should be around 1700+ when it arrives here I believe. Not as sharp, but does the job la.

Lenstip has a review already for it, link below

http://www.lenstip.com/370.1-Lens_review-S...troduction.html

This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Apr 29 2013, 11:35 PM

Not sure leh, best to compare MTF from the same site if you wanna confirm.

DigiRev? They have video on the new art version already?

And no its not 1.8, it's a revision of the current 30mm 1.4 from sigma. Looks like the baby brother of the 35mm 1.4 art



This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Apr 29 2013, 11:44 PM

LOL if you want useful information, better get it elsewhere.
I've watched many of their videos before but get the impression that most of the videos is just listing the specs out, comparing the "feel" of the camera/lens, and so on.

In the end their videos are there for the LOL factor, nice to watch if you like hearing an asian guy with a British accent

DXO test alot of aspects of a lens like vignetting, sharpness, CA, bla bla bla. Quite useful if you're into the technical aspects of a certain lens la.
But their reviews are really technical, not much comment on the real world use of the lens.

For real world uses of lenses, blogs can help but can tend to create confusion due to the subjective nature of the review.

I usually read more than a few review websites+blogs for the lens i'm interested in, then weigh the pros and cons against my shooting style.

Most important is to keep in mind the quirks of the lens you're looking for and see whether these quirks will affect you or not. (AF speed, weird lens design, build quality, whatever you find that interests you in particular)

That's also a website I visit often, but like I mentioned earlier in the thread la, best to compare results and opinions from several websites and blogs against your own needs and style.
Then you can be 80% sure the lens suits you, next "20%" step which is to go "test drive" the lens with the help of a shop or a friend

Really? 2150-2200 is for the V2 Tokina right?? Mind sharing which shop please??

Btw unfilled warranty card doesn't work on its own sometimes, I got asked for purchase receipt when I sent in a lens to futuromic last time.
Good thing I had the receipt with me just in case.

Penang huh, too bad for me then since I live in Selangor, guess that means a couple more weeks of eating roti canai for me

Edit: Spam for today first



This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Apr 30 2013, 10:15 AM

Huiyoh! Awsome milky way shot! Same here, wondering how your wife managed to get this shot??

Just checked some of my sources again, found it for 2090 at Miyamondo @ PJ area.

Same place selling the first version for 1890, 200 bucks difference

http://www.miyamondo.com.my/store/product....&cat=711&page=1

Yup, like sigma, their only factory is in japan. Which makes it all the more surprising for sigma's QC issues.

This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Apr 30 2013, 12:40 PM

Maybe you can try your luck by calling the local service center and mentioning the clause, see if they accept it or not.

Which I'm also curious about, anyone know who is the supplier and service people for Tokina in Malaysia?

This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Apr 30 2013, 12:51 PM