Well, nevertheless - over the years I have owned some very good Tokina lenses. In fact I use a 28-70mm 2.6-2.8 as my standard lens. And I recently had a 2.5 90mm with extender that was absolutely excellent (I sold it abecause it's very similar to my Tamron SP 2.5 90mm). So, to me Tokina lenses can be excellent alternatives to Pentax lenses. I also own a few Pentax lenses, that are quite bad.
How ever it seems odd that I cant find any info on the Tokina AT-X 16-50mm f2.8 with KAF mount. Does this not exist? And why is it priced much lower than the Pentax 2.8 16-50mm? Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af William Robb Sendt: 5. december 2007 04:34 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: SV: Tokina AT-X 165 PRO DX 16-50mm and AT-X 535 PRODXlenses50-135mmf2.8 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Tainter" Subject: Re: SV: Tokina AT-X 165 PRO DX 16-50mm and AT-X 535 PRO DXlenses50-135mmf2.8 > "Pentax slightly modifies Tokina lenses and then they sell them under > the Pentax name." > > Not correct, but I suppose this particular urban legend will never die. > ><snip> > > By allowing misinformation such as the quotation above to proliferate on > the internet Pentax has harmed its reputation, IMO. Some 25 years ago, I had a Tokina 35mm-105mm zoom lens that was identical in every respect but the nameplate to the Minolta MD 35-105. This sort of co-design and production with has been going on for a very long time with more than one camera brand. For myself, it doesn't really matter who designs and builds the things as long as they work, but you are correct, the Pentax brand does suffer a loss of cachet when people think that their lenses are one off builds from a cheap third party manufacturer. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1170 - Release Date: 12/04/2007 10:52 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1170 - Release Date: 12/04/2007 10:52 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
