12-24mm F4 Tokina AT-X Pro

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Good lens for good price ($350).
Build like a tank, usual for AT-X lenses.
Nikon version.

New deals:

* DX II - http://www.amazon.com/Tokina-12-24mm-AT-X-DX-II/dp/B001LD51GS/
* http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/360350-REG/Tokina_ATX124AFPRON_12_24mm_f_4_AT_X_124.html ($450)

Used ($360-420):

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=&_osacat=3323&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1311.R3&_nkw=tokina+12-24+nikon&_sacat=3323

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Review
http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/tokina_12-24_4_n15/

This thing is sharp. And quite useful on GH cameras (being 24-48mm F4)

Vitaliy_Kiselev

This lens appears on ebay at good price.
It is not so closely watched as 11-16mm, but quality is the same and for many situations it is much more usable.

MrAnthony

I had this lens, but mine had a mustache distortion, and worse, the distortion was worse on one side than the other. Not a bad lens for the price, especially for the constant f/4 aperture. I eventually upgraded to the 14-24mm Nikon :-) I've heard good things about the Sigma 12-24mm too.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>I had this lens, but mine had a mustache distortion, and worse, the distortion was worse on one side than the other.

From me expirience with it and looking at review distortion is present, but it is simple one, typical for such lenses, so your lens had some problem.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Updated with new BH deal and ebay offers.

qwerty123

Has anyone tried this lens with the gh2 or other video cameras? Any sample footage? I'm thinking of possibly getting it.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

qwerty123

Thanks Vitaliy. Seems like a quite good lens!

Flaaandeeers

I was thinking that maybe with Metabones Speed Booster this lens would be even more interesting. You would have something like 8-17 f2.8 and of course the 12-24 f4. And at $150 less than Tokina 11-16 2.8 (that would become a 7-11 f2) I think this is a more versatile option for m43. Just thinking ;)

griplimited

@Flaaandeeers

Not sure how that would work as exactly as from my understanding, the Speed Booster takes advantage of that formula on FF lenses. The Tokina 11-16 and 12-24mm are EF-S crop lens, so I think you'll get the hard vignette at those under 15mm focal length. Only way to know for sure is test one.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@griplimited

He means m43 version, it works with any APS-C lens.

Flaaandeeers

Exactly, I was thinking of my beloved GH2 :)

matticusmaximus

Does the lens barrel extend when focusing or zooming, mechanical focusing?

vicharris

Just picked up one of these for $310 on Ebay. Can't wait to check it out.

stoney

@vicharris Did you get EF version?

vicharris

@stonebat Nope, all my lenses are Nikon mount but I did see a cheap EF version on Ebay too if you're looking.

stoney

I'm going to wait until someone tests it out with Metabones Speed Booster :)

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124 Pro DX II review

It’s damned sharp wide open and as stated before, we almost never wanted to stop it down. If anything, we mostly shot at f4 or f5.6. Anyone that buys this lens should not be complaining about the sharpness at all. With this in mind, we think that it would have performed even better on the Nikon D7100 than the D5200. The reason for this is due to the lack of an AA filter. That means that you’ll get much more sharpness from the image.

Tokina has created an excellent lens in the form of the 12-28mm f4 II. Not only are you getting exceptional build quality and even better image quality, but you’re getting it at a damned good price.

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/08/13/review-tokina-af-12-24mm-f4-at-x-124-pro-dx-ii-nikon-f/

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/lens_review_2/20160414_752671.html

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