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"McLeod" <cerveza@xplornet.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 03:06:00 -0400, "George" <nowhere@newsonly.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I'm considering the Nikon DX AF-S 12-24 f/4 or the Tokina 12-24 f/4...the
> >test reports I've seen indicate that the Tokina is an excellent lens in
> >terms of optical and build quality. Does anyone know how it compares to
the
> >Nikon AF-S lens in terms of focus speed?
> >
> >TIA,
> >George
> >
>
> I am shopping between these two as well. Where have you seen test
> results? The Tokina is 1/3 the price of the Nikon, the Sigma is 3/4 of
> the price but you can't use a filter on the front, and the Nikon is
> excellent, but expensive. If the Tokina is not 1/3 the quality of the
> Nikon I would be interested in it but I can't find any tests on it.
I followed a few links to reviews from postings on dpreview (if I remember,
they were foreign (to the U.S.) websites..French? and/or Japanese? but in
English) and they actually rated the Tokina higher than the Nikon on both
optical
and build quality (!!!). I think the $$$ comparison is more like $500 (T)
vs.
$800 (N). Of course, I'd hold off until I read some reviews from sites that
I
am familiar with, but the Tokina sounds very promising. I know they've had
their ups and downs in terms of optical quality of various designs but I've
never
heard anything bad about their mechanical build quality.
George