Tokina AT-X 12-24mm Pro DX

[MaDProFF]

Does this lens work fine on a 1.3 crop?

[pheelfresh]

MaDProFF: I think it will work, but the lens is designed for the 1.6/1.5 crop factor cameras. You will probably experience some severe vignetting at the low end. I tested it on my 5D and it was unusable from 16-17mm down to 12mm. I can't say for sure how it's gonna perform with a 1.3crop camera though. Would be advisable to look into a different lens.

And aximrocks, those were some pretty nice photos. Loving the second one.

3 processed samples. Tokina 12-24 with Canon EOS 400D. From Norway.


ISO100, f/11, 12mm, two-shot blend 1/2s and 1/5s


ISO400, f/9, 12mm, 1/25s


ISO100, f/8, 19mm, 1/13s

[twofruitz]

pheelfresh that first image is a stunner!!! Amazing

[e r y k]

do you guys ever feel like you wish you had 10mm? im considering trading my 12-24 for a sigma 10-20

[tgara]

A couple of my vehicle.... straight out of the 350D, no post processing. Comments welcome!

[Jman13]

Originally Posted by e r y k

do you guys ever feel like you wish you had 10mm? im considering trading my 12-24 for a sigma 10-20

Very, very rarely. I'd say maybe one in 150 shots. There's very little you can do with 10mm that you can't do with 12mm if you are good at planning composition.

I will say that I use the 24mm end far more than I ever wish for 10mm, so the extra 4mm on the long end is more important to me than the 2mm on the wide end. Heck, at 12mm, I was able to get the entire John Hancock Center in Chicago in the frame, and I was only standing 25 feet from the base (considering the Hancock building is 1127 feet tall, that's pretty darn close). I had to use the diagonal, but I think the composition is more dynamic that way anyway, than if I had 10mm and just lazily did another vertical.

[e r y k]

wow the only reason i want 10 is that i feel i can get more distortion out of it when i shoot cars, but i might be mistaken.

[LightRules]

Originally Posted by e r y k

do you guys ever feel like you wish you had 10mm? im considering trading my 12-24 for a sigma 10-20

I went the other way around. Had the 10-20EX (fine lens), then ultimately went with the Tokina 12-24. Both great UWAs with their respective strengths.

[peterbj7]

Hey, I want one as well! What do these things run, and will they work on a FF 5D?

[pheelfresh]

Originally Posted by peterbj7

Hey, I want one as well! What do these things run, and will they work on a FF 5D?

They will work, but not below 16-17mm. I don't recommend the Tokina 12-24 for the 5D. If you're looking for wide angle on the 5D, check out the 17-40L or 16-35L (mkII preferably). 17-40L is a steal really.

[Psychobiker]

That sorts that then. I know what I'm getting for xmas!!

Tokina 12-24

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[OllieS]

Went to comerica park yesterday and played around a lil...nothing special...but I love the 40D with my Tokina 12-24...

[Nocturnus]

Got mine today. Feels nice, good build.. Like the feel alot better then my Tamron 28-75. Can't wait till I can get out and shoot some pics with it.

[Bosphorousman]

Originally Posted by round

If putting a 17-40 (using the 17mm end) on a 5D, would it produce the same UWA effect as the 12-24 on a 350D?

Multiply 12-24mm range by 1.6 and you get a FF equivalent of 19-38mm. So no, it wouldn't be quite as wide as the 17-40 on the 5D. I have the Tokina along with the Canon 17-40L and I love them both!

[Jman13]

Here's one I took a few months ago. Lost some width as I did a pretty major perspective correction in Photoshop to eliminate the keystoning. Believe it or not, the colors here are a darn good representation of the real colors that day. The sky was so blue it was almost scary.