which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok?

dragco · 11th February 2008

As above, I was wondering, in terms of picture clarity and price.

, does anyone have any comments between these 3 brands that they care to share?

calebk · 11th February 2008

Depends on which lens. Similarly, you can't ask which brand of lenses, Canon, Nikon or Olympus, are better. Each have their share of trump lenses and flops.

cichlid · 14th February 2008

Originally Posted by dragco

As above, I was wondering, in terms of picture clarity and price. , does anyone have any comments between these 3 brands that they care to share?

I have one lens of each brand that you've mentioned.
Sigma - 70-300mm
Tamron - 17-50mm
Tokina - 100 mm

I think they are all cheap and good in their respective focal range

supersonic · 14th February 2008

Rather difficult to answer your question. However, if budget is your concern, then maybe 3rd party lenses for better.

geraldkhoo · 14th February 2008

Each of them have their pros and cons... so it is difficult to answer such a question. Each brand also have their good lenses, and not so good ones. If you want to get any 3rd party lenses, do the research and read the reviews.

One of the places I go to is...

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/

In this... you can read up some reviews... and I would consider going for a lens that is rated at least 9... or around there.

You can also check out this web site...

http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/overview

They give you a more technical review with charts and stuff...

zj2000 · 15th February 2008

Each brand has it's share of good and not so good lenses so it's a bit hard to say... however in terms of compatability with future camera bodies:

sigma has had the most issues with lenses not being able to be used on newly released bodies
tokina has some issues but not as many as sigma
tamron has very few

night86mare · 15th February 2008

depends on lens

do your homework before buying la, got so many happy test sites out there

you can also compare to your can, nik, son, pen lenses

of course sig, tam and tok would usually give you better value for money, at the cost (possibly) of not as great quality control.

spartacus.ret · 15th February 2008

in general, sigma has a wide array of consumer and professional lenses that offer great value. it has the widest range of lenses amongst the third party companies and offers technologies such as OS and HSM. also, the offer lenses that no other manfacturer has answers to like the 50-500mm, 150-500mm OS, 120-400mm OS, 100-300mm f/4, 120-300mm f/2.8, 70mm f/2.8 and even the 30mm f/1.4 DC.

tokina is reknowned for the tough excellent build with respectable optics. however, most of the lenses tend to exhibit more CA than their other brand counterparts.

my personal favourite is tamron. while others condemn their build quality, i like them because they are light weight. also, they offer optical champions like the 17-35SP, 17-50SP, 28-75SP and the legendary 90mm macro SP.

cichlid · 16th February 2008

Originally Posted by spartacus.ret

in general, sigma has a wide array of consumer and professional lenses that offer great value. it has the widest range of lenses amongst the third party companies and offers technologies such as OS and HSM. also, the offer lenses that no other manfacturer has answers to like the 50-500mm, 150-500mm OS, 120-400mm OS, 100-300mm f/4, 120-300mm f/2.8, 70mm f/2.8 and even the 30mm f/1.4 DC.

tokina is reknowned for the tough excellent build with respectable optics. however, most of the lenses tend to exhibit more CA than their other brand counterparts.

my personal favourite is tamron. while others condemn their build quality, i like them because they are light weight. also, they offer optical champions like the 17-35SP, 17-50SP, 28-75SP and the legendary 90mm macro SP.

Well described!

tim88 · 24th February 2008

i have a tokina atx 242 af nikon mount, ive been using it on a fully manual cam so far, i recently tried it on a d100 and d70, it didnt focus,
i was wondering is this lens compatible? with these models

if it is spoilt where is the best place to fix it?

triotary · 26th February 2008

I never mind poor build quality, but annoys me most is their image quality, which speaks a lot for their prices...

gigahz · 28th February 2008

Tamron 18-250 3.4
Tamron 90mm 2.8
Tamron 28-75 2.8
Tamron 70-200 2.8

For me this is the big 4
Got the first 2 and will save for the remaining 2

dragco · 11th April 2008

thanks all for your different views and comments. really very helpful of you guys.
now that i have a better idea, time to save some dough!

11th February 2008	#1
dragco Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 121	which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? As above, I was wondering, in terms of picture clarity and price. , does anyone have any comments between these 3 brands that they care to share?

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calebk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clementi Posts: 10,476	Re: which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? Depends on which lens. Similarly, you can't ask which brand of lenses, Canon, Nikon or Olympus, are better. Each have their share of trump lenses and flops. __________________ deviantART \| fotologue

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supersonic Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Malaysia/Singapore Posts: 87	Re: which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? Rather difficult to answer your question. However, if budget is your concern, then maybe 3rd party lenses for better.

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geraldkhoo Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Tiny Red Dot Posts: 2,027	Re: which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? Each of them have their pros and cons... so it is difficult to answer such a question. Each brand also have their good lenses, and not so good ones. If you want to get any 3rd party lenses, do the research and read the reviews. One of the places I go to is... http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/ In this... you can read up some reviews... and I would consider going for a lens that is rated at least 9... or around there. You can also check out this web site... http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/overview They give you a more technical review with charts and stuff... __________________ A picture tells a thousand words... make yours speak a million! My Flickr \| My Blog

15th February 2008	#6
zj2000 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,457	Re: which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? Each brand has it's share of good and not so good lenses so it's a bit hard to say... however in terms of compatability with future camera bodies: sigma has had the most issues with lenses not being able to be used on newly released bodies tokina has some issues but not as many as sigma tamron has very few

15th February 2008	#7
night86mare Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in your mind Posts: 19,262	Re: which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? depends on lens do your homework before buying la, got so many happy test sites out there you can also compare to your can, nik, son, pen lenses of course sig, tam and tok would usually give you better value for money, at the cost (possibly) of not as great quality control. __________________ Gallery \| Dreamscapes 09 Pentaxian 伪君子之所以更可憎

15th February 2008	#8
spartacus.ret Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,356	Re: which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? in general, sigma has a wide array of consumer and professional lenses that offer great value. it has the widest range of lenses amongst the third party companies and offers technologies such as OS and HSM. also, the offer lenses that no other manfacturer has answers to like the 50-500mm, 150-500mm OS, 120-400mm OS, 100-300mm f/4, 120-300mm f/2.8, 70mm f/2.8 and even the 30mm f/1.4 DC. tokina is reknowned for the tough excellent build with respectable optics. however, most of the lenses tend to exhibit more CA than their other brand counterparts. my personal favourite is tamron. while others condemn their build quality, i like them because they are light weight. also, they offer optical champions like the 17-35SP, 17-50SP, 28-75SP and the legendary 90mm macro SP.

24th February 2008	#10
tim88 New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 11	Re: which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? i have a tokina atx 242 af nikon mount, ive been using it on a fully manual cam so far, i recently tried it on a d100 and d70, it didnt focus, i was wondering is this lens compatible? with these models if it is spoilt where is the best place to fix it?

26th February 2008	#11
triotary Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 227	Re: which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? I never mind poor build quality, but annoys me most is their image quality, which speaks a lot for their prices...

28th February 2008	#12
gigahz Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Segar Near Bukit Panjang Posts: 628	Re: which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? Tamron 18-250 3.4 Tamron 90mm 2.8 Tamron 28-75 2.8 Tamron 70-200 2.8 For me this is the big 4 Got the first 2 and will save for the remaining 2 __________________ PENTAXIAN till the End Pentax K20d,DA 50-135,Tamron 28-75, Sigma 10-20 , Qray 70-300, Kit & 540*

11th April 2008	#13
dragco Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 121	Re: which is better? Sig, Tam or Tok? thanks all for your different views and comments. really very helpful of you guys. now that i have a better idea, time to save some dough!