nikon 12-24 f4 or tokina 12-24 f4

[xiiaoDEATH]

hey seniors,

could you clarify which one is better lens? i willing to buy this but this lens make me confused...

hope anyone can give some advise on this or if anyone used this b4 and would like to tell me how do you feel this lens..


thanks for help...

[IONSOON]

nikon one is definitely a better one, in terms of sharpness, lesser chromatic aberation

i do own a tokina 12-24. wats good about the lens is the range, but sharpness wise, it is sharpest onli after f8. Chromatic aberation is an issue with the tokian one, but it can be fixed with photoshop. vignetting do occurs with u use CPL on the tokina at 12mm, but it starts to go away when u increase the focal length. Distortion at 12mm is quite visible at 12mm also, but it starts to reduce as focal length increase. but comparing the price, tokina is about half the price of the nikon . hope my comments can help u.

( the above comments onli represent my personal humble opinion, dun flame me if u strongly oppose it)

[xiiaoDEATH]

thanks IONSOON..

any more?

[sf_kang]

I'd recommend the Nikon AF-S 12-24mm/f4. I used this lens on my D300 body during a autumn trip to JiuZhaiGou and was pleasantly surprised by the performance. Not to heavy, good sharpness, good flare control. Definitely OK on a DX body. You may wish to login in to this below link to see some of my photos?
http://picasaweb.google.com/FreddieK...eat=directlink
Happy shooting.
Fred

[xiiaoDEATH]

oh. thanks alot for the link....

[geraldkhoo]

If you are going for the Nikon 12-24, you might as well pay less and get the Tokina 11-16. The 11-16 is a better lens than the Nikon 12-24 in many ways. My personal take is to go for either Tokina 12-24 or Tokina 11-16. The 11-16 is currently the best ultra wide angle for DX format. I previously owned the Tokina 12-24, and it served me very well. It is true that the Nikon 12-24 is slightly better in terms of IQ than the Tokina 12-24, but the Tokina 11-16 is better than the Nikon 12-24.

[xiiaoDEATH]

but 11-16 is pricey lei..

what about sigma 12-24?

[wenbin0215]

used both the Tokina 12-24 and now Nikkor 12-24..

Nikkor 12-24 is better in terms of more vibrancy in colours..

[geraldkhoo]

Originally Posted by xiiaoDEATH but 11-16 is pricey lei.. what about sigma 12-24?

The 11-16 is still cheaper than the Nikon 12-24. You can check out some test results here...

Tokina 11-16
http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/37..._1116_28_canon
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tokina/11-16mm.htm

Tokina 12-24
http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikko...report--review

Nikon 12-24
http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikko...report--review

Sigma 12-24
http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikko...report--review

Sigma 10-20
http://www.photozone.de/nikon--nikko...report--review

Ken Rockwell's comparisons...
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/digi...comparison.htm

[xiiaoDEATH]

thanks geraldkhoo for all the links..


i decided to buy nikon 12-24mm this weekends.

just want to check with you guys.. usually how much for this len nowadays?

[coleismybear]

D80 with tokina 12-24mm f/4. i tried the nikon 12-24 and agree that the colors are more vibrant but i have no ... $

[kandinsky]

Originally Posted by xiiaoDEATH just want to check with you guys.. usually how much for this len nowadays?

Not sure how much it is new, but I just helped a friend sell his a month ago here on CS for $900.