Hey guys, really looking at getting an UWA for my next lens and up until recently, I was dead certain about getting the fabled Tokina 11-16 f2.8...
Well that was until a friend of mine told me of his intention of getting the Sigma 8-16 f4.5-5.6 I was rather intruged cause 3mm really makes a whole lot of difference in a UWA (or at least that what I feel) and went to do the usual research on the Sigma as well as the Tokina. Research proved indecisive, so decided to ask the more experienced photographers, and people who have experience with either/both of these lens IRL. So yea, here goes nth >_<
1) I realise that the Sigma Benchmarks show it to be sharper than the Tokina. My question is, do the Camera sensor also play a part in affecting the benchmark values, as the Tokina, being a older lens was tested with older cameras such as the 350D and such, while the sigma was tested with slightly newer ones like the 50D.
2)Whats the local warrenty with Sigma and Tokina like? I heard from friend Sigma is 2.5 years, is that true?
3) Well would like any input on both lenses, what you like or didn;t like, be it bad copies, autofocus noise or issues, flaring and ghosting and so on. (Not really a distortion nut =/ I actually like em)
4)Do any of you tokina users use it at it's widest often/justifiably enough to warrant it having so?
I realise that most of these can be found on different review sites but After reading all of them I decided to go with some local opinion as there might be differences in environments and what nots.
AS for gear wise, I'm using a D90 ^^; so yea
WOULD APPRICIATE ANY HELP/SUGGESTIONS/ANWSERS GIVEN! thanks once again ^o^
Well that was until a friend of mine told me of his intention of getting the Sigma 8-16 f4.5-5.6 I was rather intruged cause 3mm really makes a whole lot of difference in a UWA (or at least that what I feel) and went to do the usual research on the Sigma as well as the Tokina. Research proved indecisive, so decided to ask the more experienced photographers, and people who have experience with either/both of these lens IRL. So yea, here goes nth >_<
1) I realise that the Sigma Benchmarks show it to be sharper than the Tokina. My question is, do the Camera sensor also play a part in affecting the benchmark values, as the Tokina, being a older lens was tested with older cameras such as the 350D and such, while the sigma was tested with slightly newer ones like the 50D.
2)Whats the local warrenty with Sigma and Tokina like? I heard from friend Sigma is 2.5 years, is that true?
3) Well would like any input on both lenses, what you like or didn;t like, be it bad copies, autofocus noise or issues, flaring and ghosting and so on. (Not really a distortion nut =/ I actually like em)
4)Do any of you tokina users use it at it's widest often/justifiably enough to warrant it having so?
I realise that most of these can be found on different review sites but After reading all of them I decided to go with some local opinion as there might be differences in environments and what nots.
AS for gear wise, I'm using a D90 ^^; so yea
WOULD APPRICIATE ANY HELP/SUGGESTIONS/ANWSERS GIVEN! thanks once again ^o^
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