Tokina AF 193 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 35mm Zoom
Tokina AF 193 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 35mm Zoom
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[Aug 16, 2023]
Janwil
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You have a very nice product! Thanks Social Secuirty card replacement Oklahoma Weakness:
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[Aug 10, 2023]
hendrenu
Strength:
An amazing zoom lens with exceptional image quality and flare resistance. a great quality feel and is delightful to use. When used with the 2x converter, the lens provides (almost) 160-400mm, which is more than long enough for most uses with just minor image degradation. | palm tree maintenance and care auckland Weakness:
None . . Purchased: New
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[May 22, 2022]
Toddclo
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It's a super wide angle on a full frame camera. Remember wide for film was 24mm, and this is goes down to 19mm. To get wider on full frame gets much more expensive very quickly. - carpet cleaning Weakness:
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[Jul 15, 2021]
stussy
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none so far Purchased: New
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[Jul 12, 2021]
elizabeth
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Price Good Sharpness for the price OK outdoor AF for the price Fantastic manual focus ring Max aperture is pretty standard for the price. | Concrete Contractor Weakness:
None so far. Purchased: New
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[Jun 20, 2009]
sfpeter
Expert
Strength:
Solid construction, if using a lot of plastic.
Weakness:
Screw type autofocus so cameras without an internal motor (d40) are out of luck.
There's a little secret to this lens I'll let you in on if you own a Nikon. If you're using this on a DX format camera (small sensor) it's no different than the standard DX lenses. Pictures on my D50 looked identical to those with the kit 18-55mm lens, just with a shorter zoom range.
Customer Service I had to have the filter ring replaced on my first example as it split. Service was fast (under a week) and the price was reasonable. Similar Products Used: Upwards of 40 Nikon, Tamron, Tokina, and Russian lenses. |
[Mar 15, 2009]
nullzwoelf
Expert
Strength:
- Sharp
Weakness:
- lens hood is kind of hard to put on
I got this on ebay because I just couldn't say 'NO' for 55€. And what a surpise when the lens arrived. It performs great on my D700. Even wide open it's not useless. At f5.6 the borders are also pretty fine. What a great value lens. Similar Products Used: Sigma 12-24
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[Feb 24, 2006]
wtfgary
Casual
Strength:
- Built. I am amazed to get such a relatively well built lens for such a price. - Hood is included - No lens extension when zooming. - Relatively sharp. - It doesn't look bad to go with my EOS-20D.
Weakness:
- AF is hunting in low light. - A bit noisy. I would like to get a "value for money" wide angle + well built lens to replace my EF-S 18-55. Yes, the range is not as good as EF-S 18-55 and F stop doesn't have much different but I decided to go ahead since I bought my second hand version by around $85. Customer Service No need Similar Products Used: EF-S 18-50, EF 50 1.8, EF 28-105 3.5-4.5 |
[Jan 12, 2006]
gnevets88
Expert
Strength:
Price Good Sharpness for the price OK outdoor AF for the price Fantastic manual focus ring Max aperture is pretty standard for the price
Weakness:
Low light AF is wretched Before purchasiing this lens, one must keep one thing in mind - you get what you pay for especially when buying photographic equipment. That said, this is a good lens, for the price. The sharpness is ok stopped down and just fine for newspaper publication wide open. If you're obsessed with sharpness, you will probably be dissatisfied with the Tokina 19-35mm and you should probably not even be considering lenses in its price range. My number one complaint with this lens is the ABOMINABLE LOW LIGHT AF. The AF is slow even in bright, outdoor light, but at least it's accurate in bright light. Indoors in low light, you can pretty much forget about AF for critical shots. I discovered this on a recent assignment in which I had to shoot an interview in a dimly lit office. After a few shots, I realized that the AF was almost 100% inaccurate, so I had to switch to manual focus. Thankfully, the Tokina 135 has FANTASTIC MANUAL FOCUSING. Taken the pros and cons together, the Tokina is a pretty well-rounded lens for the price. I recommend it. Customer Service None needed |
[Jul 09, 2005]
Lagaffe
Intermediate
Strength:
Color saturation is quite amazing. Light. Autofocusses quickly (on a Minolta Maxxum 5). Cheap. Versatile: 19-35mm is a nice range to work with.
Weakness:
Could be faster: f3.5 is not that great but you get what you pay for ;) Built cheaply: sometimes feels like it is about to fall apart... But it has not happened yet. Flare baby, flare! The hood that came with it is almost useless. Good thing it is nice since you'll use your left hand quite often when shooting in the sun! I bought this lens as I needed a wide angle zoom to take landscape pictures. It hasn't failed me yet, after about 2 years of use, and still takes really nice pictures, especially when stopped down to f5.6 and higher. Customer Service Not needed yet... But I won't use if it breaks down since I got it for so little money! Similar Products Used: None |