How is AT-X 828 AF PRO AF 80-200 f2.8?

royarcilla · 14th April 2009

I wanted to post this thread inside the 3rd party lenses group but I wanted to get the actual experience of Nikon Users being a Nikon user myself. (Hope the Mods forgive me)

How is the performance of this lens when bolted in Nikon DSLR's. I need an unbiased outlook, you hate it or you love it, tell me why.

Thanks!

Omega23 · 14th April 2009

Tried this lens before not worth the money. IQ in term of sharpness, color and contrast is far away from the nikon variant.

ortega · 14th April 2009

maximum focal length + minimum focus distance + wide open = soft images
other than that i am ok with it

Alvin Bugger · 10th June 2009

erm how much is it now in the market. cuz was also considering it. thanks

nemesis32 · 16th June 2009

Actually this is a very good lens.. part of the Tokina Trinity.. lol.. Very solid build, relatively fast autofocus.

mervin2610 · 9th September 2009

hi, i just got this piece of lens from a fellow clubsnapper, well, after using it, find that the autofocus on my d90 seems decent, as mentioned above, i would admit that the IQ in terms of sharpness is not tt fantastic as what i have compare with other photos. Moreover, the weight of this lens is pretty heavy. for shooting 150 & beyond, i think i may need a monopod to support the weight to compensate w/o the VR feature.

However, i seems to have a problem using manual focus for this lens, not too sure isit about the minimum focal distance, can anyone enlighten me about whether the manual focus ring for this lens is suppose to be loose? thanks

cichlid · 9th September 2009

Originally Posted by mervin2610

hi, i just got this piece of lens from a fellow clubsnapper, well, after using it, find that the autofocus on my d90 seems decent, as mentioned above, i would admit that the IQ in terms of sharpness is not tt fantastic as what i have compare with other photos. Moreover, the weight of this lens is pretty heavy. for shooting 150 & beyond, i think i may need a monopod to support the weight to compensate w/o the VR feature.

However, i seems to have a problem using manual focus for this lens, not too sure isit about the minimum focal distance, can anyone enlighten me about whether the manual focus ring for this lens is suppose to be loose? thanks

Can post some sample pics at f2.8?

14th April 2009	#1
royarcilla New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: East Side Posts: 23	How is AT-X 828 AF PRO AF 80-200 f2.8? I wanted to post this thread inside the 3rd party lenses group but I wanted to get the actual experience of Nikon Users being a Nikon user myself. (Hope the Mods forgive me) How is the performance of this lens when bolted in Nikon DSLR's. I need an unbiased outlook, you hate it or you love it, tell me why. Thanks!

14th April 2009	#2
Omega23 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 335	Re: How is AT-X 828 AF PRO AF 80-200 f2.8? Tried this lens before not worth the money. IQ in term of sharpness, color and contrast is far away from the nikon variant.

14th April 2009	#3
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,507	Re: How is AT-X 828 AF PRO AF 80-200 f2.8? maximum focal length + minimum focus distance + wide open = soft images other than that i am ok with it __________________ The Law

10th June 2009	#4
Alvin Bugger New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Posts: 44	Re: How is AT-X 828 AF PRO AF 80-200 f2.8? erm how much is it now in the market. cuz was also considering it. thanks __________________ :dunno:

16th June 2009	#5
nemesis32 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,483	Re: How is AT-X 828 AF PRO AF 80-200 f2.8? Actually this is a very good lens.. part of the Tokina Trinity.. lol.. Very solid build, relatively fast autofocus.

9th September 2009	#6
mervin2610 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Singapore - Sembawang Posts: 120	Re: How is AT-X 828 AF PRO AF 80-200 f2.8? hi, i just got this piece of lens from a fellow clubsnapper, well, after using it, find that the autofocus on my d90 seems decent, as mentioned above, i would admit that the IQ in terms of sharpness is not tt fantastic as what i have compare with other photos. Moreover, the weight of this lens is pretty heavy. for shooting 150 & beyond, i think i may need a monopod to support the weight to compensate w/o the VR feature. However, i seems to have a problem using manual focus for this lens, not too sure isit about the minimum focal distance, can anyone enlighten me about whether the manual focus ring for this lens is suppose to be loose? thanks __________________ Nikon D90 50F/1.8D 18-105F/3.5-5.6VR 10-20F/4-5.6HSM 80-200F/2.8