Smaller, lighter lenses are preferable, but the extra stop of the Tokina is also desirable. Maybe I can find one somewhere and check the quality. Working with a slower lens, if the quality (i.e., the desired characteristics) is superior, is worthwhile. Thanks!
================================================ Frantisek wrote: GD> I have no direct experience with the Tokina. However, on specs alone, GD> I wouldn't want the Tokina due to its size and weight. Specs can be misleading. The Tokina is the smallest 2.8 wide zoom ever produced, and for the speed and reach, it's quite small.Unfortunately, the samples I have tried were quite bad on digital, with lot of purple fringing and other failures. I have heard good things about it on film, and one news shooter quite liked his paper's, so maybe it could be worth a look. Perhaps it's sample variation, or whatever.
