i have that tokina 19-35 lens and i like a lot. i shot a wedding two
weeks ago and they put togeather two groups of relatives that a 28 mm
would not work.the 19-35 sure came in handy.
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Subject: Re: in a quandary (sp?)
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I fell your pain, I am getting the Tokina 19-35 myself
in a month or so and already have the sigma 70-300 APO
( the older non super ) zoom, it's quite good but the
AF is painfully slow, I would look at the tamron and
try both out at a store first.
--- Delano Mireles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> it's been a while since I've asked anything but here
> goes:
>
> I'm finally picking up my camera again on a regular
> basis and I'm feeling
> the need for more zoom. I'm considering the Sigma
> or Tamron 70-300 lens and
> not ever handling a lens like I come to y'all asking
> for your opinions.
>
> On the other end I'm looking at a wide angle zoom
> like the Sigma 24-70 or
> the Tokina 19-35.
>
> As with most of my decisions I tend to agonize over
> what to do. I'd like to
> have the "Tele" for the Macro features to use in
> photographing foliage as
> well as candid shots of the kids (giving me the
> ability to catch them
> without having to get in their face to get facial
> expressions. The wide
> angle would just give me more range on the wide side
> for scenic photos. My
> current lens range is 28 - 200 via:
>
> 1) 28 2.8 (Vivitar - manual)
> 2) 50 1.7 (Pentax - manual)
> 3) 28-80 (Pentax AF)
> 4) 28-80 Macro (Sigma AF)
> 5) 80-200 (Pentax AF)
>
> I guess over all priority would be foliage and kids.
> Any insight or advice
> is appreciated!
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