MF 28-200 cheap at CP

hamustar · 12th August 2007

Was at CP@Marina Sq to buy my LZ7 and saw some tokina manual focus 28-200mm lens selling for only $45 ! ! !

Quite a steal actually IMHO, but manual. Too bad my k100d sell liao.

FYI!

alanswan · 12th August 2007

This one?

Think I'm screwed again...

hamustar · 13th August 2007

Afraid so

Check this out, at the bottom, above the Aperture ad.

http://www.cathayphoto.com.sg/specialoffers/

Snowywolf · 13th August 2007

solid lens!
very good buy..
love it lots..

bought it sometime in may.. after getting my k10d..
oso got it from CP (marina), however, i thought i had the last piece.. that was what i was told when i called..

PIAN REN DE! (bluff)

alanswan · 13th August 2007

I am so screwed.... :S

Update: I'm sold... I mean Cathay sold me the lens... :P

yarland · 13th August 2007

Originally Posted by alanswan

I am so screwed.... :S

Update: I'm sold... I mean Cathay sold me the lens... :P

I went down at 12pm today and there wasn't any more 28-200mm PK mount. There was only a 28-70mm PK mount left.

alanswan · 13th August 2007

That was fast! You went to the Marina Square one?
I got mine at ard 11.55am.
And from what I saw, there should be one more when I left.

yarland · 13th August 2007

Yes I went to the Marina Square one and served by an indian guy at the counter.

alanswan · 13th August 2007

Oh... I was also served by the indian guy...
Maybe the set I saw was reserved, or I saw wrongly...

creampuff · 13th August 2007

Wah like tikam, tikam... Whoever lucky and fastest off the mark gets it. So bro alanswan, you managed to get it in the end right.

Good lens because I bought a few a while back. At the price, it is definitely a steal. Even the Tokina 28-70mm isn't too bad. Very compact lens with very short focusing throw.

The lens is pretty good as a lens to shoot street scenes and candids. Colours are punchy. Being Tokina, build quality is pretty solid and the lens has unique short throw focusing ring. Only thing is it uses a 72mm filter, which can be expensive, and you have to source a hood separately. Heck if you buy a B+W 72mm filter, the filter costs more than the lens!!! This is why Pentax saves you money.

Sample street shot (pardon the dust speck)

creampuff · 13th August 2007

Specs of the Tokina SZ-X 282:
15 elements in 12 groups, 135cm close focus, 1:5.5 magnification, 72mm filter, ø74×109mm, 690g

One of the Tokina's earliest superzooms. Can compare favourably with the Pentax 28-200mm that was probably made by Tamron.

alanswan · 13th August 2007

Originally Posted by creampuff

Wah like tikam, tikam... Whoever lucky and fastest off the mark gets it. So bro alanswan, you managed to get it in the end right. Good lens because I bought a few a while back. At the price, it is definitely a steal. Even the Tokina 28-70mm isn't too bad. Very compact lens with very short focusing throw.

The lens is pretty good as a lens to shoot street scenes and candids. Colours are punchy. Being Tokina, build quality is pretty solid and the lens has unique short throw focusing ring. Only thing is it uses a 72mm filter, which can be expnsive, and you have to source a hood seperately. Heck if you buy a B+W 72mm filter, the filter costs more than the lens!!! This is why Pentax saves you money.

Bought a few?? Is that even legal?

Yeah.... 72mm filters are ex...
But hey! My Sigma 17-70 also 72mm thread...

So I figured can even swap filters ard, mai tuz liaoz...
I was even contemplating if I should buy before or after lunch.
I'm so glad I decided to buy before.....

creampuff · 13th August 2007

Yeah, I bought a couple of the Tokina 28-70, 28-200, 70-210, 60-300 lenses. Gave the 28-70 and the 70-210 to my nephew along with my K10D. Ordinarily I'd avoid superzooms because they are pretty pricy when new. But this price was just too good to be true. No need to test, just grab. CP was selling the Tokina 28mm for a mere $15 but by the time I got wind of it, someone bought all that was left.

Best thing is, CP tells me they got warranty!!!

Comparing with the Sigma lenses I have, I must say the Tokina lenses have the edge colour-wise and certainly in build quality. Very solid lenses but I'm afraid those who are accustomed to AF might give them a miss. Anyway I picked up a couple of cheap Hoya 72mm HMC UV filters from a second hand shop for $5 each sometime back so I'm covered filters wise.

Happy shooting bro.

alanswan · 15th August 2007

Thanks to Zenten, my camera now has split screen focusing...

The built quality of the screen isn't fantastic, but it does it's job.
And it's real easy to install too....

12th August 2007	#1
hamustar Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SengKang Posts: 592	MF 28-200 cheap at CP Was at CP@Marina Sq to buy my LZ7 and saw some tokina manual focus 28-200mm lens selling for only $45 ! ! ! Quite a steal actually IMHO, but manual. Too bad my k100d sell liao. FYI!

12th August 2007	#2
alanswan Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seng Kang Posts: 948	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP This one? Think I'm screwed again...

13th August 2007	#3
hamustar Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SengKang Posts: 592	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP Afraid so Check this out, at the bottom, above the Aperture ad. http://www.cathayphoto.com.sg/specialoffers/

13th August 2007	#4
Snowywolf Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: westeries... Posts: 829	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP solid lens! very good buy.. love it lots.. bought it sometime in may.. after getting my k10d.. oso got it from CP (marina), however, i thought i had the last piece.. that was what i was told when i called.. PIAN REN DE! (bluff) Last edited by Snowywolf; 13th August 2007 at 03:11 PM.

13th August 2007	#5
alanswan Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seng Kang Posts: 948	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP I am so screwed.... :S Update: I'm sold... I mean Cathay sold me the lens... :P Last edited by alanswan; 13th August 2007 at 02:10 PM.

13th August 2007	#7
alanswan Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seng Kang Posts: 948	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP That was fast! You went to the Marina Square one? I got mine at ard 11.55am. And from what I saw, there should be one more when I left.

13th August 2007	#8
yarland Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CCK Posts: 105	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP Yes I went to the Marina Square one and served by an indian guy at the counter. Last edited by yarland; 13th August 2007 at 03:17 PM.

13th August 2007	#9
alanswan Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seng Kang Posts: 948	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP Oh... I was also served by the indian guy... Maybe the set I saw was reserved, or I saw wrongly...

13th August 2007	#10
creampuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East side Posts: 3,370	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP Wah like tikam, tikam... Whoever lucky and fastest off the mark gets it. So bro alanswan, you managed to get it in the end right. Good lens because I bought a few a while back. At the price, it is definitely a steal. Even the Tokina 28-70mm isn't too bad. Very compact lens with very short focusing throw. The lens is pretty good as a lens to shoot street scenes and candids. Colours are punchy. Being Tokina, build quality is pretty solid and the lens has unique short throw focusing ring. Only thing is it uses a 72mm filter, which can be expensive, and you have to source a hood separately. Heck if you buy a B+W 72mm filter, the filter costs more than the lens!!! This is why Pentax saves you money. Sample street shot (pardon the dust speck) __________________ http://ideastoprint.blogspot.com/ Last edited by creampuff; 13th August 2007 at 11:25 PM. Reason: spelling

13th August 2007	#11
creampuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East side Posts: 3,370	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP Specs of the Tokina SZ-X 282: 15 elements in 12 groups, 135cm close focus, 1:5.5 magnification, 72mm filter, ø74×109mm, 690g One of the Tokina's earliest superzooms. Can compare favourably with the Pentax 28-200mm that was probably made by Tamron. __________________ http://ideastoprint.blogspot.com/

13th August 2007	#13
creampuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East side Posts: 3,370	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP Yeah, I bought a couple of the Tokina 28-70, 28-200, 70-210, 60-300 lenses. Gave the 28-70 and the 70-210 to my nephew along with my K10D. Ordinarily I'd avoid superzooms because they are pretty pricy when new. But this price was just too good to be true. No need to test, just grab. CP was selling the Tokina 28mm for a mere $15 but by the time I got wind of it, someone bought all that was left. Best thing is, CP tells me they got warranty!!! Comparing with the Sigma lenses I have, I must say the Tokina lenses have the edge colour-wise and certainly in build quality. Very solid lenses but I'm afraid those who are accustomed to AF might give them a miss. Anyway I picked up a couple of cheap Hoya 72mm HMC UV filters from a second hand shop for $5 each sometime back so I'm covered filters wise. Happy shooting bro. __________________ http://ideastoprint.blogspot.com/

15th August 2007	#14
alanswan Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seng Kang Posts: 948	Re: MF 28-200 cheap at CP Thanks to Zenten, my camera now has split screen focusing... The built quality of the screen isn't fantastic, but it does it's job. And it's real easy to install too....