Sunday, July 24, 2011

Tokina Lens Review Guide for Canon, Nikon and Sony DSLR Camera

By Luke Darma


In this article, I will be doing a quick Tokina lens review. Basically, I will tell you what this lens is all about, what kind of lens do they make and for which camera mount. By reading this article, you will have greater understanding about Tokina lenses. You will then be able to use this knowledge to select the best lens for your photography needs.

The first thing that you need to understand is that Tokina is a third party lens manufacturers. All it means is that they do not manufacture lenses for their own brand, but they make their lenses for other camera brands. Canon, Sony and Nikon are all the brand that Tokina make lenses for. A lot of photographers have used Tokina lenses for their photographic needs.

Tokina's first type of lens is zoom lenses. They will need to compete with many lens manufacturers out there, particularly Nikon, Canon and Sony. However, Tokina has proven to be a player in the market because they can give good quality and competitive price at the same time. This is why they are the ideal third party lens maker.

The best zoom lens that they make is the wide angle lens. They make it both for full frame and APS-C sensor camera. Note that you can use a full frame lens on an APS-C sensor, but not the other way around.

Another type of lens that they make is macro lenses. What is a macro lens? It is a lens that allows you to take very close focus to get great image magnification. Most of their lenses have the perfect magnification ration which can bring real life size subject to the sensor. This feature is a must for any macro shooters.

Tokina only make two macro lenses currently. One is for APS-C sensor. Another one is for full frame DSLR. Both kinds of lenses have gotten very positive feedback from many shooters out there. Build quality of all their macro lenses are solid and without compromise.

Another interesting thing to see about Tokina is that they also make a lens for creative photography called the fisheye lens. This lens is a lens with an extreme degree of barrel distortion that will allow photographers to expand their creativity. You can use this kind of lens for indoor fun photography, underwater or even aerial photography. For a fun tips, you can use this lens to photograph children for some good laugh.

All in all, I can only say that Tokina is a very good lens manufacturer. For beginner, take a look at their ultra wide angle lens. All are very sharp and solid. The build is so well made that it will rival most lenses. They also give very aggressive pricing which should appeal to photographers on a budget.




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