Tokina officially announces the Opera 16-28mm F/2.8 FX
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Decades ago, zoom lenses had a hard time trying to match prime lenses, both sharpness and fast aperture. Today, they're closing the gaps w/ their improved lens design and demand for non-OEM brands. i.e. Sigma Art (crop) 18-35mm f/1.8 is an excellent lens, particularly very sharp from 20mm-35mm @ f/2.0. I hope one day, Canon will outsource lens making to companies like Sigma, Tokina, or alike.
I predict that there will be significant amount of negative reviews simply because the zoom stop in the ~middle of 24mm and 35mm, at 28mm. Given that it's $600 cheaper than the 14-24mm f/2.8 Art and $1300 cheaper than the 16-35mm f/2.8L, the overall review will be positive. Therefore, it's a safe bet to preorder w/o any reviews.
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This Tokina opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FF is basically a revamped Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX (announced in July 2010) with a slightly different appearance, a focus ring matching the directional turn of the mount it's meant for and, may be, new coatings and a quieter autofocus (DC motor and reduction gear supposedly 'encapsulated' -like a Diesel engine!).
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I've always liked Tokina wide lenses, for the price, I might try it once I've seen some reviews and have the filter adapter for my R. Meanwhile, I have a vintage Tokina 17mm f/3.5 that is pretty good.
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It makes me wonder how much the Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX will drop in price. It is a little under $600 new.
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I see the old one is marked down $50 to 579, the replacement is $699. If the old ones sell out at that price, so be it. I expect a bigger discount once new ones are plentiful.
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