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Pros

Fast accurate af, beautiful saturation & very nice contrast. It's not image stabilized (is) but that's ok as i'll probably use it outdoors in brightly lit conditions.

The ultra wide is a must have, but if you're like me you don't use one all the time and can't justify the extra cost for some other options. Zoom is very smooth and controlled. Auto-focus will lock in on an area other than your intended subject and wh...  Read More

Although 20mm seems close enough, those 4mm are noticeable, but its not a night and day difference. The sigma 10-20 and tokina 12-24 are the compromise lenses, and honestly don't think you could go wrong with either.



Cons

Buyer beware. Apon close inspection it seems the metal mounts inside the lens just broke off. The repair bill is huge and not even worth it.

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Quality


I love the extreme wide angle (very hard to get on a crop sensor camera), and the build quality is very good.


Covers a very nice range of focal lengths, very nice sharpness, barrel distortion is minimal even at 12mm, build quality is exc...  Read More


The image quality is middle of the road.


The zoom action and autofocus aren't canon quality, but then, neither is the price.

Price


This is a great lens - haven't used it nearly as much as i thought i would, but the lens does a great job on pictures and the p...  Read More

Packaging/appearance


I was considering the tamron 10-24 but after reading/ watching reviews on the tokina 12-24 i fell it was a no brainer.

Competitiveness


I particularly appreciate that this lens is priced at or below this competition, yet the build quality and photographs taken wi...  Read More


Beware of shooting group portraits with any ultra-wide angle lens - the people at the edge of the frame will hate the result.


I use a canon 60d, so cropped sensor.

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  • This product had a total of 53 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 30 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Got this when someone was selling it for 250 and i feel like i should owe tokina more money


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I use a crop sensor so i cant comment on any vignetting


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Sure there are wider more exotic and faster super wides for dx


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There are plenty of good reviews so ill just agree


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This is the only non brand lens i will trust


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The zoom action and autofocus arent canon quality but then neither is the price


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The image quality is middle of the road


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Owned lens for about a week here are my initial thoughtswhen shopping it was between this lens canon 1022 tokina 1116 2

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