Tokina 16-28 f/2.8 with PL mount looks interesting

I'll be covering PhotoPlus in NYC this coming week. Tokina is exhibiting so I'll pop by the booth, flash a press card and press them for specifics.

Ned
 
So how is a single focal length 15mm lens going to run circles around a lens which covers from 16mm - 28mm? Surely Not in focal length coverage. The fact of the matter is most of the Zeiss CP.2 lenses are based on the 70's designed Contax Zeiss lenses.
 
Well firstly it is PRIME.
Secondly it is NOT 70s design(read all about it)
Thirdly distortion is only 2%
and it is one of the sharpest superwides outhere..
please test one against Tokina or read about it.
 
It was my understanding that Zeiss took the original Contax Distagon 15mm design of 13 elements in 12 groups and added two aspheric lenses to the design increasing performance from f3.5 to f2.8 but loosing 4 inches at close focus in the production of the newer Zeiss ZF & CP.2 15mm lenses. For what it's worth, the original Distagon lens design came about in 1950. Do you have some info which contradicts this? I would love to see the comparison you shot between the Zeiss CP.2 15mm & the Tokina 16-26mm PL showing the Zeiss 15mm running circles around the Tokina lens, any chance you could post this? By the way, I also own over 20 Zeiss lenses.

All the Best!

Dave
 
I just shot with Tokina 28-70mm f2.8 this weekend and what a treat. I forget what a pain in arse fixed primes are!

Anyway I don't see point of PL mount tokina when you can convert with adapter.
 
David W. Jones said:
Well it would be a good match for my PL mount Duclos 11-16mm with everything fully manual, and no need to change out lens mount adapters.
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True enough, and if you are running a good mix of native PL mount and non-PL mount lenses you can always equip your non-PL lenses with dedicated PL adapters. I know some guys on the forums here who have gone and done that. It's true nothing can be worse than fiddling with adapters during a shoot...
 
David W. Jones said:
It was my understanding that Zeiss took the original Contax Distagon 15mm design of 13 elements in 12 groups and added two aspheric lenses to the design increasing performance from f3.5 to f2.8 but loosing 4 inches at close focus in the production of the newer Zeiss ZF & CP.2 15mm lenses. For what it's worth, the original Distagon lens design came about in 1950. Do you have some info which contradicts this? I would love to see the comparison you shot between the Zeiss CP.2 15mm & the Tokina 16-26mm PL showing the Zeiss 15mm running circles around the Tokina lens, any chance you could post this? By the way, I also own over 20 Zeiss lenses.

All the Best!

this might help from decent photographer.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/zeiss/slr/15mm-f28.htm

as it says, the best superwide he ever used..
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Spoke with Tokina rep at PhotoPlus NYC show. They did not have the PL on the floor but he definitely knew the lens. No price yet. Shipping hopefully around NAB. Operant word is hopefully.

Also got a look at the new Zeiss primes and Zeiss zooms. Interesting thing is that there is an available interchangeable mount kit for PL, Canon, Nikon, and Sony E (I think it was E, but have to check the press kit). User changeable. Comes with mount, tools and shims. Tricky operation which rep said takes about 10 minutes until you learn it and thereafter under 5 minutes.

Ned Soltz
 
nsoltz said:
Also got a look at the new Zeiss primes and Zeiss zooms. Interesting thing is that there is an available interchangeable mount kit for PL, Canon, Nikon, and Sony E (I think it was E, but have to check the press kit). User changeable. Comes with mount, tools and shims. Tricky operation which rep said takes about 10 minutes until you learn it and thereafter under 5 minutes.

Ned Soltz
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That has existed since the onset of the CP.2 version. The fourth form is not E mount, it is MFT.
 
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