Tokina 12-24/4.0 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX Zoom Lens f/ Canon EOS Digital USA

by Tokina

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B000EXP7Q0
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 9, 2006

Customer Reviews

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding, June 16, 2006

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T. Hayes "Z" (clarksville TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tokina 12-24/4.0 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX Zoom Lens f/ Canon EOS Digital USA (Electronics)

I lowered my pride and bought a third party lens. I have been horribly dissapointed with third party lenses in the past, but this lens is increadible! its very sharp and has less distortion than my 18-70mm nikkor AF-S DX lens! this lens has permanantly replaced the kit lens on my D70. I have been using this lens for about a month now and I the only complaint i have is minimal ghosting in direct sunlight. this is easily cured with a well placed hand. I can block all ghosting without getting my hand in the picture even at 12mm. i dont use the lens hood, so I dont know how effective it is. this lens is large and it will cause horrible shadows with the built in flash or an attached speedlight. it will also cause shadows while in commander mode with a wireless set up. this is not a concern for me. I simply hold my speedligh in front of my built in flash in commander mode when ever I need a flash. I have used a nomal thickness UV filter with this lens (hoya 77mm) and i could see no distortion at all at any settings. I am a diehard nikkor fanantic, however, I am very impressed with this lens. I would definently recommmend this lens over the poorly built $1000 nikkor version.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pro quality at an amateur price, August 19, 2007

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Night photographer "Night photographer" (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tokina 12-24/4.0 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX Zoom Lens f/ Canon EOS Digital USA (Electronics)

This lens is astonishingly good value. Price, build and optical quality really shine with this beauty.

Normally I am less than impressed with zoom lenses, I prefer primes. However I had owned Tokina lenses before with total satisfaction and so bought the 12-24mm for ultrawide shots on my Canon 400D.

Quite honestly I am hugely impressed with this lens. In my opinion it is very sharp over the whole frame by f5.6 (all my photography is done on a tripod for maximum sharpness). The build quality is easily as good as the best maker's lenses, the whole package exudes confidence and quality. At this price point the lens is a serious bargain, a keeper for sure.

29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent wide angle, May 14, 2006

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S. A Adcock (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tokina 12-24/4.0 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX Zoom Lens f/ Canon EOS Digital USA (Electronics)

I never thought that I would say this about a non-Nikon lens, but this is one of my favorite lenses to use. You can easily save the hundreds of dollars by purchasing this one instead of the Nikon/Canon equivalent and feel comfortable about purchasing a quality off-brand lens.

The images are sharp at both ends and quite crisp and clear. The lens feels solid and is built to last. This is definitely one of the best wide-angle zoom lenses that I've ever used. Very good buy.