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480sparky
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 Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:19 pm Post subject: Tokina 17/3.5 SL |
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480sparky wrote:
Found myself a little gem last week, and picked it up at the PO this morning: A Tokina 17mm f/3.5 SL ultra-wide. Although I have a 17-35 2.8 Nikkor AF-D, I was looking for something more compact in the ultra-wide range for when I want to travel light.
I put both the 17 and my 17-35 and took a pair of comparison shots in my back yard. I then resized them to 4000 pixels for viewing on PhotoBucket. Can anyone tell the difference? (To prevent cheating, I stripped the EXIF data.... ha ha!)
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glasslover
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| Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:28 pm Post subject: Where are the larger pictures? |
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glasslover wrote:
Hi!
Is there a way to see the 4000px images you mentioned in your post? In the small-ish display size I can currently see, there's no obvious difference between the two.
Cheers!
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berraneck
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| Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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berraneck wrote:
it seems to me that image2 is more distorted, so my bet it's Nikkor..
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glasslover
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| Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:40 pm Post subject: Related threads |
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glasslover wrote:
Hi!
Also, you can look here for a little more information:
http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=55348
http://www.photozone.de/pentax/142-tokina-rmc-17mm-f35-review--lab-test-report
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/13710-tokina-17mm-f3-5-rmc.html
Cheers!
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480sparky
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| Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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480sparky wrote:
| berraneck wrote: |
| it seems to me that image2 is more distorted, so my bet it's Nikkor.. |
You might be seeing a bit of perspective difference between the two due to their lengths (49mm for the Tokina, 106 for the Nikkor). |
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memento
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memento wrote:
I prefer image #1, its clearer and more defined to my eyes.
I have no real clue as to which of the lenses that is but my guess is that #1 is the Nikkor?
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cooltouch
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cooltouch wrote:
I don't have a clue either as to which is which, but image #1 appears to be just a slight bit more defined. Good color and contrast with both, though.
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iangreenhalgh1
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
| cooltouch wrote: |
| I don't have a clue either as to which is which, but image #1 appears to be just a slight bit more defined. Good color and contrast with both, though. |
+1
The Tokina 3.5/17 is a wonderful lens, I've had three of them, two I passed on to friends, the third I am never parting with and I am always on the lookout for a cheap spare. 
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David
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David wrote:
#1 is the Tokina. The top left tree is slightly closer to the frame's edge in 2, indicating a slightly longer lens. That said, I like the Tokina's color and contrast better and, to my eyes, the edge detail looks a bit sharper.
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strangelove
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strangelove wrote:
I feel like Image 2 seems a bit less contrasty, which actually helps the image - in Image 1, the sky is more blown out but the shadows seem darker, particularly - however, Image 1 is sharper and doesn't seem to have the flare that Image 2 does (which might have affected the contrast I'm noticing)
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martinsmith99 wrote:
I prefer #2 for the colours, but it looks like modern coatings so probably the Nikkor.
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Lightshow
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| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 6:08 am Post subject: |
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Lightshow wrote:
Img 2 has some flare in the tree, but I've never used either so I wouldn't know which is more prone to flare, but I'll guess #2 is the Tokina.
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