tokina 11-16mm lens

I have the Tokina 11-16/2.8 as well. It's for my Nikon system, and yes, just to confirm again, there's no aperture ring. Which kinda stinks because it is an awesome lens.

The difference between Canon EF lenses and Nikon G lenses is that the Canons default to their widest apertures, but the Nikkors default to the smallest. I would love to post a few samples from the 11-16/2.8 but a diffraction-addled version at f/22 is not going to be very helpful...

I'm considering the Novoflex adaptor but €169 is ouch.
 
I'd happily recommend the Canon EFS version of this lens... it's almost as good as the Canon 10-22mm for distortion, but is faster - and thanks to no control - stays that way :grin:

I don't see any advantage to going with a Nikon version... at all.
 
Ruby Lens - the rehoused Tokina 11-16 by Focus Optics at NAB

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some awesome footage
http://www.vimeo.com/5071090
 
Very nice.

Is the glass the same in the Nikon DX and Canon EFS version of the Tokina though??

Especially impressive how deep the DOF is when focused to infinity at F8. Kinda makes me wish I had control over my Canon 10-22's aperture now, to move it off the F3.5 mark.
 
yep ... and only for around $600

now you know why I've been trying to sort out a solution for G and DX lenses on the GH1

EDIT: Ruby I think costs around the $10k mark
 
J Davis said:
yep ... and only for around $600

now you know why I've been trying to sort out a solution for G and DX lenses on the GH1

EDIT: Ruby I think costs around the $10k mark
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I admire and respect that, but doesn't the Tokina 11-16mm F2.8 for Canon just click directly onto the GH1 with the JIN Finance EFS adapter?
 
commanderspike said:
I admire and respect that, but doesn't the Tokina 11-16mm F2.8 for Canon just click directly onto the GH1 with the JIN Finance EFS adapter?
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To the best of my knowledge the Jinfinance adapter is a dumb adapter. No aperture control. He even states that under the description.
 
Here are several reasons why it's worth the hassle to get a tokina 11-16 over the canon, one being the nikon mont is going to be universal for your future purchasE. We kinda have to begin to consider that we may bewith a nikon body one yea and a canon or panasonic the next.

Reselling and buying glass is not only a hassle but most of the time you don't even break, well, even.

As already stated, the tokina is pretty hard to touch at all focal lengths in overall performance. The canons, I believe begin to faulted on the wide vs ultra wide. Whereas the tokina is very consistent.
 
J Davis said:
To the best of my knowledge the Jinfinance adapter is a dumb adapter. No aperture control. He even states that under the description.
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Yeah true true.

I am just concerned that to get aperture control people seem to be going to some quite extreme measures.

Do intelligent EFS or Nikon mount adapters exist for the Four Thirds format? I have a Nikon AF-confirm chip mount for my Four Thirds to Micro 4/3rds adapter. But then again, that doesn't work either :)

Guess my Canon wide angle EFS will have to stay at F3.5 for a while longer.
 
EF lenses are FULLY electronic. When Canon dumped the FD system and went to EF they re-designed every single thing. To have aperture control on an EF lens you'll need to find a way to communicate to the lens electronically.
 
commanderspike said:
Yeah true true.

I am just concerned that to get aperture control people seem to be going to some quite extreme measures.

Do intelligent EFS or Nikon mount adapters exist for the Four Thirds format? I have a Nikon AF-confirm chip mount for my Four Thirds to Micro 4/3rds adapter. But then again, that doesn't work either :)

Guess my Canon wide angle EFS will have to stay at F3.5 for a while longer.
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Darn. So the AF confirm doesn't work when you use the DMW-MA1?
 
There are A LOT of tokina 11-16 nikon mount lenses being sold on ebay for around $575 to $600 as 'buy it now' and there are all shipping from hong kong, japanese versions, japanese warranty. The seller ratings all seem very good like 99% 100%
I am thinking of ordering one of these. Has any one else bought a hong kong one?
Is there anything I should know?

BTW - if you try and order the USA version from anyone in the US its like the GH1 - backordered!
 
I really don't want to take a bit size chunk out of my short budget for an adapter but I'm thinking the Novoflex one has me cornered....REALLY want the 11-16 with aperture control and plus I can use it (I think) on all/most/a lot of Nikon mount glass... more Tokina to come it seems. Does anyone use the Novoflex mount with plunger here yet?
J Davis, I was looking at those too but I'm thinking of staying locally and getting a Japanese one. I have no experience either way but I just ordered a 28-70 at-x pro (second hand $150 bucks, spotless glass)....should be arriving soon...so we're back to the adapter from Novoflex...22,000 yen.
 
Markup? Shirley you must be joking. It's not a straight resell. They do work on it quite a bit. Retro-fitting a mechanical aperture ring doesn't sound that easy or quick and it's rehoused in a new alu shell.
 
I think this is where written words exclusively fall severely short. I am totally aware that they are not simply adding a percentage to an existing product. Poor choice of words on my behalf. I'm sure it is quite a brilliant and extensive modification. I was merely considering it from the point of view that I am trying to get this lens in it's original form for around 30,000 yen.
 
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