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revers
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 Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:03 am Post subject: I just won a lens on eBay. |
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revers wrote:
When I saw it, there was less than an hour to go in the auction, so, I had no opportunity to do much research on it. I got a Tokina 35-105mm f/3.5-4.3 for $24 including shipping. I have not found much on this lens on the net & am wondering if the folk here have any experience with it.
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casualcollector
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:25 am Post subject: |
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casualcollector wrote:
If it's the same configuration as my 35-105 Vivitar TX, I consider it a darned respectable lens.
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revers
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:03 am Post subject: |
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revers wrote:
| casualcollector wrote: |
| If it's the same configuration as my 35-105 Vivitar TX, I consider it a darned respectable lens. |
Here is a link to the item:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&hash=item45f7ce5155&item=300510237013&nma=true&pt=Camera_Lenses&rt=nc&si=gcCIZaKNLevfSYR42UBY0rLsHfk%253D
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casualcollector
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:26 am Post subject: |
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casualcollector wrote:
Different lens than TX.
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cooltouch
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:14 am Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
My experience with these older Tokina RMC lenses is that they are good, solid performers. I think you'll enjoy it. Certainly can't complain about the price.
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martinsmith99
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martinsmith99 wrote:
I had a 24mm prime RMC Tokina and it was awful. I thought these were budget series lenses?
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cooltouch
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I had a 24mm prime RMC Tokina and it was awful. I thought these were budget series lenses? |
Maybe their quality control wasn't as consistent? Maybe your 24mm had been dropped? I have a Vivitar 17mm f/3.5, made by Tokina, same as the Tokina RMC 17mm f/3.5. Not a budget lens. Mine is sharp with great color and contrast. I've also had compact RMC zooms that rendered surprisingly good photos.
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cheekygeek
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:40 am Post subject: |
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cheekygeek wrote:
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| I had a 24mm prime RMC Tokina and it was awful. I thought these were budget series lenses? |
Not sure how many lines Tokina had, but the AT-X series was supposed to be the top of the line, I believe (and the one used by Vivitar for Series 1 relabeling in some cases). Correct me if I'm wrong.
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
Maybe sombody else will chime in here, but I believe the AT-X series came relatively late in Tokina's manual-focus history -- like from the mid-80s forward. Whereas the RMC series were earlier.
Here are some links I found regarding the topic of RMC Tokina lenses that are germane to this discussion, I believe:
http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?topic_id=23&msg_id=000lSO
http://www.fixya.com/support/t20192-quality_tokina_rmc_lenses
And finally a nice blog entry on the subject by one of our own members:
http://lensporn.blogspot.com/2009/12/tokina-rmc-80-200mm-f4-699-from-ebay.html
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revers
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:34 am Post subject: |
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revers wrote:
Thanks guys for the replies. I see mixed opinions so I will have to try it out against some of my other lenses when I get it. Should be interesting.
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Olivier
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Olivier wrote:
| revers wrote: |
| Thanks guys for the replies. I see mixed opinions so I will have to try it out against some of my other lenses when I get it. Should be interesting. |
Yes. Looking forward for results.
I have a Tokina AT-X 2.8/35-70.
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