cheezweezl
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as of right now, they have some at $599. talk to fernando. he called me to let me know. unfortunately i just ordered one last night from ebay and can't cancel so i have to wait.....
tokina 11-16 2.8 in stock at samy's on fairfax.
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shaocaholica
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??? This isn't a new lens. Why is this important?
Stephen Mick
Totally Usable
Because a lot of people want them and they're hard to find.
Why post if this isn't important to you?
Why post if this isn't important to you?
shaocaholica
Well-known member
Just curious. I didn't know it was so hard to find.
Stephen Mick
Totally Usable
The Nikon mount is pretty easy to find, but the Canon mount no so much. And it's one of the best (if not the best) ultra-wide-zoom for the Canon DSLRs.
cheezweezl
Veteran
did anyone snag one of these?
Jay Rodriguez
Coffee Member
I tried calling but got a "All circuits are busy" msg... Are they still open? lol
Matt Gottshalk
Resident Preditor
Yes, yes it is.
Jordan Berry
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Rockwell said,
"If you shoot Canon, get the Canon 10-22mm, since it doesn't cost much more and has a much wider and longer zoom range. I have not compared its sharpness, however the Canon's distortion control is superior."
He also said,
"[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]If I shot with Canon 1.6x cameras this would be the lens I'd use most often. I'd get one pronto! "[/FONT]
For only $170 more it seems like a better deal. He's not sure about the sharpness compared but the distortion is better than everything else, "no contest".
Oh - I see now.. It's 3.5 - 4.5 f stop. That definitely hurts the lens, lol.
"If you shoot Canon, get the Canon 10-22mm, since it doesn't cost much more and has a much wider and longer zoom range. I have not compared its sharpness, however the Canon's distortion control is superior."
He also said,
"[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]If I shot with Canon 1.6x cameras this would be the lens I'd use most often. I'd get one pronto! "[/FONT]
For only $170 more it seems like a better deal. He's not sure about the sharpness compared but the distortion is better than everything else, "no contest".
Oh - I see now.. It's 3.5 - 4.5 f stop. That definitely hurts the lens, lol.
Jay Rodriguez
Coffee Member
I NEED THIS LENS ugh
saneproductions
Veteran
Amazing lens, it is super heavy and metal. It looked plastic online, but this is L series build quality. Just got mine in the mail today. They aslo have them in stock at kennmore camera.
Matt Gottshalk
Resident Preditor
The thing about Ken Rockwell is that he's a (award winning) stills photographer with a concentration in landscapes and toilets (he said that last part himself). So my takeaway is that he's generally less concerned with the fastest aperture available and more concerned with getting the focal length equivalent he's used to getting on full-frame, which is what the Canon 10-22 gives him (16-35 equivalent, just like the 16-35mm L on full frame) Plus, from reading several of his reviews, he seems to have a bias against non-camera brand lenses and prefers canon on canon, nikon on nikon, etc, but that's just my interpretation.
cheezweezl
Veteran
yo matt. i never get tired of that pic. makes me drool thinking about my tokina on a ups truck somewhere on the way to me. did you use a pola on that one?
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Jet Nine
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I'm also curious about the polarizer and the Tokina 11-16.
Do you get vignetting? Use a B+W slim filter?
Matt Gottshalk
Resident Preditor
No polarizer on that particular shot.
Matt Gottshalk
Resident Preditor
I know, me too. That was the Nikon version on my D300 right before I sold it all and switched to the 5dmkii/7d.
The Tokina was the FIRST Canon-mount piece of glass I bought for the 7d.
Stephen Mick
Totally Usable
I, on the other hand, am so tired of that shot it's ridiculous. Go shoot something new, Gottshalk, or I'll fly to D.C. and cock-punch you.