Tokina 16-50mm f/2.8

[KenaTembak]

After so long and is finally release...

here is some sample picture.. but seems like too small to judge anything yet...
http://www.tokina.co.jp/d_slr/index.html

[qqmeng]

yep...been in rumours for so long liao...finally.

but the site didnt mention no pricing ;)

50mm - 135mm looks good too....

[yannick]

aiseh...buy original lens la...ma no problem later lol

[KenaTembak]

found some casual review..
http://blog.so-net.ne.jp/mitsunari/2007-03-20-1 in japanese

translated with Google language tool
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.so-net.ne.jp%2Fmitsunari%2F2007-03-20-1&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools

the price in of this tokina Japan is double of the Tamron 17-50mm:o :o :o

forum discussing on the lens...
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1030&thread=22556780

[Gojira]

Seems quite pricey for a 3rd-party lens without an internal motor. Better wait till it gets here so that you can physically try it out.

[KenaTembak]

Wonder wat makes this lens so much more expensive than Tamron 17-50mm

[ShaolinTiger]

Not sure, the extra 1mm would give a little extra cost, I'm sure it's probably all metal components and build quality.

I was hoping it would be around RM1800 vs the Tamron RM1400 then I would buy it as I can't work with the Tamron build, it's too light for me (I'm rather rough).

Tokina generally has rock solid lenses, really good build quality that can equal the original manufacturers.

I'll be looking forward to testing this lens...if not will keep saving for Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8!

[KenaTembak]

Not sure, the extra 1mm would give a little extra cost, I'm sure it's probably all metal components and build quality.

I was hoping it would be around RM1800 vs the Tamron RM1400 then I would buy it as I can't work with the Tamron build, it's too light for me (I'm rather rough).

Tokina generally has rock solid lenses, really good build quality that can equal the original manufacturers.

I'll be looking forward to testing this lens...if not will keep saving for Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8!

I guess is very difficult for the price to go below 2k...

[DPcanon]

Too bad about the price. Hope it will be lower when it arrives here.

[ckii96]

Is the price already announced for Malaysia? Btw, Tokina lenses are very good that they come very close to the original brand counterparts.

[KenaTembak]

more sample picture...
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1030&thread=22779073

[clemong888]

i was pretty shocked myself when i saw the price at a camera store here, issit that good? i'm a big tokina fan here.

[KenaTembak]

more pictures...
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/lens_review/2007/04/13/6032.html

[smoker]

so did anybody here bought this lens?? i am considering this lens purely due to its fast 2.8 aperture and the zoom range suits my work.... howdy howdy :run_away::run_away:

[maelstrom]

This thread has been idling for over 2 months. Any updates? Is there any of you guys bought it already? How is it performs head to head with Tamron 17-50 f2.8? or maybe Canon EF-S 17-55 f2.8 IS USM?

[wasabi]

kena tembak decide to buy 17-55.. hahhahahaha

[ShaolinTiger]

After seeing the reviews I'm gonna stick to Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8.

Might change to Sigma though for the HSM!

Or even Nikkor original if they update 17-55mm f/2.8 with VR :D

[KenaTembak]

Agree with ST
looking at the review and the price diff, is not really worth.
If I really need a f/2.8 lens, Tamron 17-50mm will be the one. Further more the filter thread is 67mm which means I can reuse all my filters.

Just want to ask, does Tamron have SC in M'sia? How about Tokina? I doubt they have.