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l9magen
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 Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:54 pm Post subject: Tokina RMC or SL - can they be the same? |
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l9magen wrote:
Click here to see on Ebay(´)
I'm looking at various superwide options, preferably in the 15mm - 18mm range. I came across this lens listed as an RMC SL. I thought Tokina had RMC or SL versions, not a lens with both RMC and SL in the name. Am I wrong?
This seller is listing both a PK mount and an OM mount, both with the same RMC SL designation.
Any help to clarify, and any opinion as to the quality of this lens, much appreciated.
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l9magen
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| Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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l9magen wrote:
Oops - fixed the link. Apologies.
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glasslover
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:52 am Post subject: Re: Tokina RMC or SL - can they be the same? |
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glasslover wrote:
Hi!
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Click here to see on Ebay
I'm looking at various superwide options, preferably in the 15mm - 18mm range. I came across this lens listed as an RMC SL. I thought Tokina had RMC or SL versions, not a lens with both RMC and SL in the name. Am I wrong?
This seller is listing both a PK mount and an OM mount, both with the same RMC SL designation.
Any help to clarify, and any opinion as to the quality of this lens, much appreciated. |
Here is the image from ebay:
That looks like an RMC, not an SL. I know I have seen an SL lens which I knew as an SL because it had SL in printing on the lens front ring, and did not have RMC. I looked a while for a picture of one of these SL lenses like I saw, but failed to find one. Hopefully someone else has a picture of it.
The optical quality of the Tokina RMC 17/3.5 is quite good. On m43--both my Panasonic gh2 and Olympus e-m5--it's definitely better than both of the Tamron SP 17/3.5 #151 MF lenses I have.
Cheers!
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hifisapi
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hifisapi wrote:
when I compared the tokina rmc 17mm f3.5 to the tamron sp 17mm f3.5, I found the tokina to be slightly better.
The tokina has good constrast and sharpness with just a little barrel distortion on aps-c.
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hinnerker
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hinnerker wrote:
I did have checked 3 of them.. SL, RMC II and the same, labeled as Vivitar. The red mark II means Mark II.. the mark one is the SL Version.. as far as i know.
The RMC II and the Vivitar are equal lenses, no matter which one you take.. RMCII or Vivitar. Both are better than the precedor SL with build in hood.
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sonyrokkor
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sonyrokkor wrote:
I saw some tokina's zooms (among them, the 80/200 mm or so) and the SL version seems to has stronger MC than the RMC one. |
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