Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro - Page 6

Wawrzysz · 4th of August 2010 (Wed)

that would be awesome - I feel the two lenses can be very close

boogada · 10th of August 2010 (Tue)

Here's one from today:

1/200s F9 ISO 800

MATT0404 · 11th of November 2010 (Thu)

There are some very nice shots in here. Here are some pics from my first day with this lens:

Water Drops on Electric Blue by mkrepp, on Flickr

Fall Leaves by mkrepp, on Flickr

Paws by mkrepp, on Flickr

Austin, 5 Months by mkrepp, on Flickr

1/22 Infantry Crest by mkrepp, on Flickr

TweakMDS · 12th of November 2010 (Fri)

That close up of the paw is great, saw it in the group. First also really like the first one, thanks for posting.

MATT0404 · 12th of November 2010 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TweakMDS

That close up of the paw is great, saw it in the group. First also really like the first one, thanks for posting.

Thank you, I'm really enjoying this lens. Well worth the meager price, IMHO.

BeritOlam · 13th of November 2010 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MATT0404

Thank you, I'm really enjoying this lens. Well worth the meager price, IMHO.

Yes, after 8 months, I can definitely attest to it being a really good value prime lens. I need to start posting some more samples!

Wawrzysz · 17th of November 2010 (Wed)

grabbed a tamron 17-50 recently, it blows tokina away in every respect except corner sharpness at 2.8 - Im selling mine

TweakMDS · 17th of November 2010 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wawrzysz

grabbed a tamron 17-50 recently, it blows tokina away in every respect except corner sharpness at 2.8 - Im selling mine

Really? That's kinda conflicting with my own tests. I found the center sharpness at 2.8 to be identical at infinity - see tests earlier in this topic. Corners of the Tokina were of course miles ahead.
At very close distances, the Tokina is sharper but seems to have a tiny bit less contrast than the Tamron (possibly due to the hood not being on the tokina). It does show much better and smoother bokeh though.

Eitherway, the 17-50 is great, so if you don't shoot anything closer than 1:4 (I think that's the Tamron's max magnification) you're better off with the versatility of a zoom anyway.

Wawrzysz · 17th of November 2010 (Wed)

Im not saying that tokina is a bad lens - I was just expecting it to be much better than a budget zoom like tamron 17-50

TweakMDS · 10th of December 2010 (Fri)

Some shots from a few days ago... Nothing fancy, but just randoms I took on my lunchbreak

#1 - Can anyone guess what this is?

#2

#3

#4

Click through on flickr for exif and original sizes.

Thanks for looking, C&C always welcome and appreciated

~Michael

Wawrzysz · 2nd of January 2011 (Sun)

Has anyone got samples from this lens on a 5d?

TweakMDS · 3rd of January 2011 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wawrzysz

Has anyone got samples from this lens on a 5d?

It's a crop lens by design, so using it on FF would probably show a huge amount of vignetting or even a black circle around the image. On FF there's some other options with roughly the same FoV, like the Canon 50mm f/2.5 compact macro (1:2 max magnification without adapter though) or the Sigma 50mm f/2.8 macro.

Wawrzysz · 3rd of January 2011 (Mon)

saw a couple of shots from pentax da 35mm ltd on film and the vignetting was negligible - will have to get a 5d myself I suppose, will let you know about the result.

jasonpatrick · 14th of January 2011 (Fri)

I just picked this lens up a couple days ago. So far I'm pleased with it! I didn't have a macro lens, and while shooting 1:1 Macro is nice, it's not really practical with this lens due to the working distance.

That being said, I love being able to get close then the standard lens. I do a lot of product buying and selling and having a lens to get right up in there to get the details is invaluable. I was also looking for a "normal" prime lens. I've had the 18-55mm IS (3 different times), the 17-85mm IS (twice), the 15-85mm IS, and a couple other "walk around" lenses and haven't really been happy with any of them. I wanted the 35mm f/2, but when looking ran across this guy on CL. I couldn't find any info on it (hit this forum AFTER). I gave it a try, and I'm definitely pleased. I'm hanging onto a 18-55mm IS for snapshots, but this is the new "on camera" lens for me.

cccc · 19th of January 2011 (Wed)

Bump - I came across this lens and became very interested. The distortion looks negligible and the close minimum focus distance is a big plus...

The "slow" maximum aperture is the only thing I see that may cripple this lens... anyone else care to contribute pictures?

4th of August 2010 (Wed)	#76
Wawrzysz Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Poland, Siedlce Posts: 59	Re: Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro that would be awesome - I feel the two lenses can be very close __________________ 20d, 5d, 24-105L, Zeiss 50 1.7 T*, 430ex, YN560, pixel knight

10th of August 2010 (Tue)	#77
boogada Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 154	Re: Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro Here's one from today: 1/200s F9 ISO 800 __________________ My website I also publish a Photo Zine

11th of November 2010 (Thu)	#78
MATT0404 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NW PA Posts: 467	Re: Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro There are some very nice shots in here. Here are some pics from my first day with this lens: Water Drops on Electric Blue by mkrepp, on Flickr Fall Leaves by mkrepp, on Flickr Paws by mkrepp, on Flickr Austin, 5 Months by mkrepp, on Flickr 1/22 Infantry Crest by mkrepp, on Flickr __________________ flickr 500px

12th of November 2010 (Fri)	#79
TweakMDS Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,149 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro That close up of the paw is great, saw it in the group. First also really like the first one, thanks for posting. __________________ Some of my lenses focus beyond* infinity...!* ~Michael Gear \| Flickr "My featured shots"

17th of November 2010 (Wed)	#82
Wawrzysz Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Poland, Siedlce Posts: 59	Re: Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro grabbed a tamron 17-50 recently, it blows tokina away in every respect except corner sharpness at 2.8 - Im selling mine __________________ 20d, 5d, 24-105L, Zeiss 50 1.7 T*, 430ex, YN560, pixel knight

17th of November 2010 (Wed)	#84
Wawrzysz Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Poland, Siedlce Posts: 59	Re: Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro Im not saying that tokina is a bad lens - I was just expecting it to be much better than a budget zoom like tamron 17-50 __________________ 20d, 5d, 24-105L, Zeiss 50 1.7 T*, 430ex, YN560, pixel knight

10th of December 2010 (Fri)	#85
TweakMDS Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,149 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro Some shots from a few days ago... Nothing fancy, but just randoms I took on my lunchbreak #1 - Can anyone guess what this is? #2 #3 #4 Click through on flickr for exif and original sizes. Thanks for looking, C&C always welcome and appreciated ~Michael __________________ Some of my lenses focus beyond* infinity...!* ~Michael Gear \| Flickr "My featured shots"

2nd of January 2011 (Sun)	#86
Wawrzysz Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Poland, Siedlce Posts: 59	Re: Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro Has anyone got samples from this lens on a 5d? __________________ 20d, 5d, 24-105L, Zeiss 50 1.7 T*, 430ex, YN560, pixel knight

3rd of January 2011 (Mon)	#88
Wawrzysz Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Poland, Siedlce Posts: 59	Re: Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro saw a couple of shots from pentax da 35mm ltd on film and the vignetting was negligible - will have to get a 5d myself I suppose, will let you know about the result. __________________ 20d, 5d, 24-105L, Zeiss 50 1.7 T*, 430ex, YN560, pixel knight

14th of January 2011 (Fri)	#89
jasonpatrick Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 37 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Tokina 35mm f/2.8 Macro I just picked this lens up a couple days ago. So far I'm pleased with it! I didn't have a macro lens, and while shooting 1:1 Macro is nice, it's not really practical with this lens due to the working distance. That being said, I love being able to get close then the standard lens. I do a lot of product buying and selling and having a lens to get right up in there to get the details is invaluable. I was also looking for a "normal" prime lens. I've had the 18-55mm IS (3 different times), the 17-85mm IS (twice), the 15-85mm IS, and a couple other "walk around" lenses and haven't really been happy with any of them. I wanted the 35mm f/2, but when looking ran across this guy on CL. I couldn't find any info on it (hit this forum AFTER). I gave it a try, and I'm definitely pleased. I'm hanging onto a 18-55mm IS for snapshots, but this is the new "on camera" lens for me.

19th of January 2011 (Wed)	#90
cccc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 1,709 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: tokina 35mm 2.8 macro m35 Bump - I came across this lens and became very interested. The distortion looks negligible and the close minimum focus distance is a big plus... The "slow" maximum aperture is the only thing I see that may cripple this lens... anyone else care to contribute pictures? __________________ www.chaddavies.com

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