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SIGMA 10-20 vs TOKINA 12-24

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m3owzza
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i know everyone has the 11-16, but i want a wider range.

i know a lot of people who have the sigma and love it, but does anyone have the tokina(canon) and like it

my budget is around 500

TOKINA - f/4 constant aperture

SIGMA- f/4 - 5.6 for around $500, constant aperture is like $200 more
Nov 8 2012 1:09PM
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SeanTom
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i'm selling a 12-24 for $350+ship. save yourself the cash and help me out
Nov 8 2012 3:53PM
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Gknow
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The sigma isn't that bad. I used my friend's all last year. Almost all the wide angle shots in my videos are shot with the sigma, and I wasn't too unhappy with the distortion on the sides. But nothing compares to the 14mm Canon ($2400) that i was lucky to use one weekend...this video was shot entirely with that lens, twice as expensive as my camera: https://vimeo.com/38750553
That being said...the tokina is a better build and sharpness than the sigma
Nov 8 2012 5:32PM
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eheath
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More of a range? Why? What other lenses do you have?
Nov 8 2012 6:20PM
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HoughtonHuffton
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I use the 10-20 3.5. Beautiful lens for sure, super clear image. It does get a bit wonky at the edges and you have some distortion but thats pretty common for all super wide angles. Defiantly recommend the Sigma,


Mine ran me like $800 though... Maybe buy it used?
Nov 8 2012 8:24PM
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m3owzza
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i have a 35 1.4 50 1.4 and 100mm macro

i just don't want something that still has distortion at the end of the range. i have used a tokina 11-16, samiyang 10mm rokinon 14mm canon 10-22mm

but i really am just interested in the range of the tokina. i dont want the 11-16 but i want something that gives me super wide shots and also zero distortion shots. i can't imagine there can be any distortion at 24 versus 12

BOTTOM LINE:

I just want someone that has experience with a 12-24 to give me some advice on it. sharpness all around/in the corners/distortion etc.

thank you
Nov 8 2012 8:30PM
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eheath
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None of the lenses you listed will match the 11-16. The tokina is the sharpest and it has the least distortion of ANY UWA lens. For crop cameras, it the best you can get. Buy a 24mm or 17-40 or 17-50 to fill the wide-regular range. If you want a good UWA lens, you're going to need to sacrifice range and buy another lens.
Nov 9 2012 1:03AM
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michael_bc
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Forget the Sigma, get either the Nikon 11-16 or 12-24. Both are outstanding.

The 12-24 is pretty much distortion-free at 24mm. Though the 11-16 at 16mm is also pretty damn impressive.
Nov 9 2012 11:16AM
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