> [snip] I must say the little Tokina performed really well. [snip] > I shot an all Tokina kit on this trip, other than an FA 100mm f2.8 > macro (which as anyone who has one knows is a stunning lens). I am > really impressed with the Tokina glass I took along (28-80 ATX-Pro > f2.8 and an 80-200mm ATX-Pro f2.8, as well as the 19-35mm). Sure, > people will rightly argue that they are no match for FA glass, but > neither is the price. And frankly, the difference would have to be > stunning to lure me to spend the sort of money required for FA or > A* glass. I can't see that the FA* glass is going to be four time > better than my 80-200mm ATX-Pro, but the price certainly is. > [snip] Tokina deserves our support for supporting the PKA mount as > they do.
1. I have also been ~very~ pleased with some of the older (manual focus) examples of Tokina AT-X glass that I have tried (and some of which I still own and happily use). 2. However, it is not just economy that is involved here, but it is sometimes the lack of comparable Pentax gear that is most significant. Pentax simply does not have a suitable (manual focus) substitute for the AT-X 80-200/2.8 or the AT-X 100-300/4, for example. Fred
