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Pros & Cons
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.
Highlights
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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great, good, quality, sharp and nice. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 53 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 30 2023.
Helpful InsightsBETA
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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