I own the Phoenix 19-35mm lens, and I am quite pleased with it. I find I
use it quite a lot, and it represented excellent value. Build quality is
probably not quite as solid as Tokina, but it is quite a bit lighter, which
suits me; and build quality seems quite a bit more solid than Sigma or even
most cheap Pentax zooms.
Optical quality tested at least as high as the Tokina or Sigma 18-35 in
Popular Photograpy. It also got a respectable rating of around 3 on
Photodo. All of these lenses are a bit soft in the corners at wide
apertures, but once you stop down to f/11, it is quite sharp. Contrast is
also excellent, and flare has not been a problem.
Some pictures I took with it can be found at
http://ca.geocities.com/spirope/photopage.htm
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