KEH has three of them and eBay has one, they are all $200.00 US or less but it is hard to tell what version they are. Jens, what is the filter size on yours?
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 9:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Comments on Tokina AT-X 28-70mm F2.8 AF lens? > > > AFAIR mine is labeled "Pro II" and has largest aperture > 2.6-2.8/28-70mm. The > full name is "AT-X 270AF PRO II". > > It's an excellent lens. In use mine all the time. I have tested it against > the (IMO underestimated) FA 3.5-4.7/28-80mm power zoom. Only at 50 x > enlargements (slides 1.8m wide) I could actually see a difference. Photodo > rates this Tokina lens only a little less than the original Pentax FA* > 28-70/2.8 AL, which cost 2-3 times as much. However, I recall > reading, that > it has been made in several versions, which are not equally good. > > I believe it's the next best choise after the original Pentax. > It's very sharp - in the wide area prrhaps a little less. Mine has had a > fall (on a windy, Irish mountain) and got loose. I managed to > repair it, but > I'm having problems auto focusing at 28mm and "infinity". > > Where can I get one for 200 USD??? > > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 12. oktober 2004 03:15 > Til: PDML > Emne: Comments on Tokina AT-X 28-70mm F2.8 AF lens? > > > I've seen one of these at $200.00, has anyone had experience with > this lens? > Good? Bad? > > TIA > Don > > >
