Kostas,
I had the AF 80-200mm ATX-Pro (which a fellow PDML'er now owns :-( )...and while it is a great lens in its own right (sharp, well built, good AF) etc, they are not SMC lenses, and cannot be expected to perform to the same standards. The flare control on the Tokina lenses though is generally pretty good. Yes, if you shoot without the dedicated lens hoods you are asking for trouble, but unless you shoot directly into the sun, you should not have too many problems....
I liked the Tokina glass, and only sold mine too buy the FA 200 macro that I bought recently.
Cheers
Shaun
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
Does anyone use this lens in some incarnation? How well does it cope with flare, and how much does it distort? Does anyone have a pointer so I can understand how many versions of it there are?
Thanks,
Kostas
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