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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Congrats, for 45 bucks you got a bargain indeed. Look forward to seeing how it performs.
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ramcewan
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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ramcewan wrote:
| iangreenhalgh1 wrote: |
| Congrats, for 45 bucks you got a bargain indeed. Look forward to seeing how it performs. |
with any luck I should have it in time for my trip to the Grand Canyon and Sedona (Arizona) s/b a perfect place to try it out 
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iangreenhalgh1
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Ooh, ideal indeed, look forward to your shots!
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ramcewan
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ramcewan wrote:
updated list in first post and here it is as well;
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Maker Focal Max ApertureNotes Price Recommended
Asahi Pentax 28mm f3.5 DigiChromeEd
Canon 28mm f2.8 FD fermy
Cosina 28mm f2.8
Elsinor/Clubman 28mm f2.8 Cimko DigiChromeEd
Hoya 28mm f2.8 HMC (Tokina) iangreenhalgh1 heartcat Aanything ForenSeil fermy
Kiron 28mm f2 eddieitman
Konica Hexanon 28mm f2.8 *
Konica Hexanon 28mm f3.5 earlier EE version with 7 elements iangreenhalgh1
Konica Hexanon 28mm f3.5 later 5 element version iangreenhalgh1
Konica Hexar 28mm f3.5
Mamiya Sekor SX 28mm f2.8 Aanything
Minolta 28mm f2.8 MD fermy
Nikon 28mm f2.8 Esox lucius
Olympus 28mm f2 **
Olympus 28mm f2.8 *
Olympus 28mm f3.5
Pentacon Praktic28mm f2.8 PB iangreenhalgh1
Sigma 28mm f2.8 Mini-Wide
Soligor 28mm f2.8
Tamron 28mm f2.5
Tamron 28mm f2.5 02B
Tamron 28mm f2.5 CW-24
Tokina 28mm f2.8 RMC (also available as Hoya) iangreenhalgh1 heartcat Aanything ForenSeil fermy
Tokina 28mm f2.8 eddieitman
TOU Five-Star 28mm f2.8 RioRico
Vivitar 28mm f2 Komine RioRico fermy
Vivitar 28mm f2.5 Kiron RioRico
Vivitar 28mm f2.8 close focus Lloydy
Cosmicar 25mm f1.9 C mount fermy
Lentar 25mm f3.5 Tokina made
Canon 24mm f2.8 fermy
Cosina 24mm f2.8 bhargav
Elsinor/Clubman 24mm f2.8 Cimko Lloydy DigiChromeEd
Hoya 24mm f2.8 HMC (Tokina) iangreenhalgh1 ForenSeil
Konica Hexanon 24mm f2.8 iangreenhalgh1
Minolta 24mm f2.8 49mm thread version johnboy ForenSeil
Miranda 24mm f2.8
Nikon 24mm f2 **
Nikon 24mm f2.8
Olympus 24mm f1.8 **
Olympus 24mm f2 **
Olympus 24mm f2.8 *
Pentax 24mm f2.8 Auto 110 fixed aperture
Sigma 24mm f2.8 Super-Wide II declan
Sigma 24mm f2.8 Super-Wide
Super Paragon 24mm f2.8 Cimko RioRico
Tamron 24mm f2.5 CW-24 declan
Tamron 24mm f2.5 01B declan
Tokina 24mm f2.8 RMC (also available as Hoya) iangreenhalgh1 ForenSeil
Vivitar /Kiron 24mm f2.0 RioRico bhargav
Konica Hexanon 21mm f2.8 **
Konica Hexanon 21mm f4 ** iangreenhalgh1
Lentar 21mm f3.8 Tokina made RioRico
Olympus 21mm f2 **
Soligor 21mm f3.8 Tokina made ** RioRico
Vivitar 21mm f3.8 Tokina made RioRico
Nikon 20mm f3.5 **
Nikon 20mm f2.8 **
Nikon 20mm f4
Sigma 19mm f2.8 MFT
Vivitar 19mm f3.8 ** heartcat
Vivitar Series 119-35mm f3.5-4.5 Tokina? RioRico
Sigma 18mm f3.5 Widerama
Pentax 18mm f2.8 Auto 110 fixed aperture DigiChromeEd
Hoya 17mm f3.5 HMC (Tokina) iangreenhalgh1 ForenSeil
Tamron 17mm f3.5 51B
Tokina 17mm f3.5 RMC (also available as Hoya) iangreenhalgh1 ForenSeil declan
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Mflenses: Hexanon 50mm f1.8 AR, Hexanon 40mm f1.8 AR, Hoya 80-200mm f4 in AR, Sigma Super-Wide 24mm f2.8 AR, Jupiter-8 50mm f2, Tair 3 300mm f4.5 Brussels Grand Prix
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MFT Digital lenses: Panasonic 45-200mm f4 OIS, Panasonic 14mm f2.5, Olympus 14-42mm II f3.5, Olympus Zuiko 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 ED (FT with MFT adapter)
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fermy
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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fermy wrote:
Well, I didn't really recommend Soligor or Cosina. Cosina is OK, but it does not stand out. My Soligor is crap, but looks good and is pretty rare, that's why it is not in the trash bin. I simply listed my 24-28mm lenses and how I priced them, which reflects their optical qualities/usefulness.
Out of these, I can recommend without reservations as a general purpose wide-normal on APS-C: Canon 24mm/f2.8, Canon 28mm/f2.8, Minolta MD 28mm/f2.8, Komine made Vivitar, and Tokina RMC 28/f2.8.
I also recommend Hoya HMC 28/f2.8 as a great change of pace lens: it has nice rendering and interesting colors, it will give you excellent landscapes at F8, but is weaker wide open than the Canon for example.
Fujian 25/1.4 is a specialty lens: it's tiny, fast, and great fun if you are into lensbaby and similar toys or want a bit of trashy look. It's useless for landscapes.
Cosmicar 25/1.9 is tiny, fast, and can be setup for crazy macro use. Basically it's (a lot) better quality Fujian, but still not good enough to be a landscape lens. |
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ramcewan
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ramcewan wrote:
fermy,
I updated the list above and on the first post to correctly reflect your recommendations, thanks for the clarification.
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Mflenses: Hexanon 50mm f1.8 AR, Hexanon 40mm f1.8 AR, Hoya 80-200mm f4 in AR, Sigma Super-Wide 24mm f2.8 AR, Jupiter-8 50mm f2, Tair 3 300mm f4.5 Brussels Grand Prix
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MFT Digital lenses: Panasonic 45-200mm f4 OIS, Panasonic 14mm f2.5, Olympus 14-42mm II f3.5, Olympus Zuiko 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 ED (FT with MFT adapter) |
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SonicScot
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
Once again after reading information the members here have provided I have got myself a bargain. I wanted a wide angle for not much money and now I have a Tokina RMC 28/2.8 on it's way to me.
Thanks again folks
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Sony a7
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Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
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iangreenhalgh1
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
You'll like that lens mate, it's really good, nice bokeh for a wide angle too.
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SonicScot
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
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| You'll like that lens mate, it's really good, nice bokeh for a wide angle too. |
Great to hear
I have a Tamron 10-24 (AF) but the CA is awful and my big toe is sharper. Hopefully this Tokina will bring my wide-angle smile back.
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Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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RioRico
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RioRico wrote:
| ramcewan wrote: |
| iangreenhalgh1 wrote: |
| Congrats, for 45 bucks you got a bargain indeed. Look forward to seeing how it performs. |
with any luck I should have it in time for my trip to the Grand Canyon and Sedona (Arizona) s/b a perfect place to try it out |
Mine was US$23 shipped, heh heh. And it will definitely be used in Sedona -- I'll be there for a few days, probably next week. Too bad I didn't bring the Zenitar-K2 16/2.8 on this extended journey. The wide and wide-normal MF lenses I may exercise around Sedona include:
Vivitar Series 1 (Cosina) 19-35 (PK-A)
Super-Lentar (Tokina) 21/3.8 (M42)
Vivitar (Kiron) 24/2 (stuck iris) (PK-M)
Super-Paragon PMC (Cimko) 24/2.8 (N/AI)
Vivirar (Komine) 28/2 CFWA (N/AI)
Access (Tokina?) P-MC 28/2.8 macro (PK-M)
TOU / Five Star (Sun) 28/2.8 (PK-A)
I previously mentioned all those except the Access 'macro'. Not *really* macro, it just goes to 1:3.7, but that's quite close enough for many purposes. Close-focus distance on the Access is 11cm; the Vivitar 28/2 CFWA only goes to 17cm. The Access is quite sharp enough for me. I should probably add it to my 'recommended' list.
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heartcat
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SonicScot, congrats on the buy. I think you will love the RMC Tokina 28mm 2.8, I know that I do. Looking forward to seeing samples once you receive it.
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SonicScot
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:07 am Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
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| SonicScot, congrats on the buy. I think you will love the RMC Tokina 28mm 2.8, I know that I do. Looking forward to seeing samples once you receive it. |
Thanks, I'll be sure to come back with samples once it arrives.
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Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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