Thanks Paul. I have heard that it is a heavy little sucker, but then most of my kit is pretty heavy. If I am going lite, I only take one or two lenses, and leave the others in the car, or at home anyway, so another heavy lens doesn't matter much. I seem to be finding the wide-angle end of town is becoming more and more like a standard lens for me anyway.
Cheers Shaun Canning Archaeology Department La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia. Ph: 0414-967 644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Paul Jones [mailto:pdml@;nrg666.com] Sent: Thursday, 14 November 2002 12:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wideangle Dilemmas Hi, Its a really nice lense, i really couldn;t fault it. I look back at some of shots with this lense and they that 3d look to them, where the main focus of the image just pops out. The only reason i sold mine was because i found it to heavy to lug around, but i like a relatively small and light kit to carry around. Regards, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:08 PM Subject: RE: Wideangle Dilemmas > Thanks Mark. I am swaying more and more towards the FA 24mm. I have heard > nothing but positive comments about this lens, so it must be pretty good. > Nice shot BTW. > > Cheers > > Shaun Canning > Archaeology Department > La Trobe University, > Bundoora, VIC, 3086, > Australia. > > Ph: 0414-967 644 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:mark@;robertstech.com] > Sent: Thursday, 14 November 2002 11:34 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Wideangle Dilemmas > > "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >After weighing up the options (FA 20-35mm f4, Tokina ATX-Pro 20-35mm, FA > >24-90mm, and FA 24mm f2.0), I am 90% decided on the FA 24mm f2.0 lens as my > >wide-angle lens. Not only is it the cheapest of these options, but appears > >to get consistently good reviews from those who have owned or used it. > >Quality control issues seem to be a bit of a theme with the FA20-35mm, and > >the other two are just expensive. > > > >A problem others may have encountered is that I have a 77mm filter system > to > >fit all of my other Tokina lenses. Will the 77mm filters go all right on > the > >24mm (67mm thread) using a step ring? I am concerned that the 77mm filters > >stepped up on a 67mm thread will be obtrusive and cause vignetting. Also, > >will the hood clear a 77mm filter on step rings or not? > > > >If anybody happens to have or have used this combination of 67mm threaded > >lens and 77mm filters on an FA 24mm f2.0, I would appreciate your comments. > >Mostly because if it doesn't work, I'm not going to buy an entire new 67mm > >filter system for one lens. Even adding a 67mm polariser makes the 77mm > >threaded Tokina more attractive. > > I have the FA*24/2.0 and generally use my 77mm filters with it. I just can't > use the lens hood when I have one of these on the lens. I do have a 67mm > polarizer for occasions when I need a polarizer *and* the lens hood, but > this is very rare in practice. Most often I use the 77mm polarizer without > the lens hood or a Cokin-style ND grad, which also precludes the use of a > lens hood. Here's a shot with the 24/2.0 and 2-stop ND grad: > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7d204610.jpg > > Not a big deal in practice. And it's a marvelous lens. > > -- > Mark Roberts > www.robertstech.com > Photography and writing >
