So, Who's Interested in the Tokina 16-50 f2.8 DX Pro?

I don't want that. It's for a Nikon!

I went to a local store to try the 16-50 with my D70s after reading and hearing great things about it. Not too impressed with the results though, this could be a really bad copy, but let me know what you think.

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You're complaining about this? For a 100% crop, it's pretty darn good.

Davidoff wrote in post #5702158
Better at 50mm 2.8, no sharpening, but not that impressive.

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LR, what do you think about the 16mm crops I posted?

Davidoff wrote in post #5702384
LR, what do you think about the 16mm crops I posted?

I don't see anything "wrong" with them. It's hard to say since they aren't being compared to anything else, and the scene and subject (especially the second pic) aren't going to show what the lens can do.

I tested the 16-50 and found it a solid performer vis-a-vis the other lenses in its class. See www.pbase.com/lightrul​es/lenstests/zoomzoom

By the way, I'm comparing them against my Nikkor 18-70 3.5-4.5

This is at 18mm wide open, standard sharpening on ACR.

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It's $560 @ eBay - http://cgi.ebay.com …iewItem&item=12​0282261919 - is it a good price?