Scott, As Adam, I have the 28-70 f2.6-2.8 AT-X Pro in Pentax AF mount. I've been using it since late 1997. It has been a great lense on my ZX-5n. I've been more than happy with it for all these years.
I am yet to make an opinion how it works with *istDS. I am not sure if it renders as sharply, but I have never took time to check if that's my perception or the fact. Also, if it is a fact, it may also be due to something that happened to the lens over the time, as I haven't tried it on the film body recently. AFAIK, after this lens, Tokina had two (or maybe even 3) versions: one or two 28-70/2.8 and 28-80/2.8. 28-80 is from their ATX-Pro line (which usually consists of their best, optically and by the build, lenses). I heard some good references about that one as well. I am not sure about the newer 28-70. I know that at least one version of it is ATX-Pro. (still listed in Tokina web-site archive at http://thkphoto.com/products/tokina/tokina-03.html ). They may have been a non-"ATX-Pro" version. I remember that somebody on this list or some other forum had mentioned that he was not fully satisfied with the newer 28-70/2.8, and it was the one that was newer version than mine, but I don't remember which one. I hope somebody will clarify this for you. I hope I haven't confused you. Igor PS. I also have Tokina 19-35/3.5-4.5, which is not as good (and 20-35/2.8 ATX-Pro is much better, as I heard), but still a very reasonable performer. So, I have much better confidence in Tokina lenses then in any other "3-party" brands, even though Sigma and Tamron have some very good lenses as well. Also: I am not sure if it is universal, but those ATX-Pro lenses that I saw had metal barrels, so they were heavier. Scott Loveless wrote: > Hey gang. > > A friend of mine asked me about this lens. She's found one in Nikon > mount that she's considering purchasing. It's the older model with > 72mm filter threads. I couldn't find much about it via google. Most > of the reviews are based on later models with 77mm threads. So I told > her I'd ask around. Any opinions? > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
