Tokina ATX-i 11-16mm CF F/2.8 Lens for Nikon F Expired

I really don't understand the hate for aps-c. Plenty of pixels these days, has been for a while. Yes the 1.5 multiplier takes my 10mm - 20mm lense up to a 15mm - 39mm effective. I play with a Bikon d3500 and their new inexpensive lens. I really enjoy using it for unusual closeups, and the occasional landscape pic. If you know your equipment, the shot you want, and can plan out the shot most modern equipment is up to the task.

Using a high end camera with a fancy lens and then pointing and holding down the shutter button for burst shots is more like playing call of duty with an automatic weapon less like photography. Photography is more like sharpshooter and sniping. A deliberate plan of action for a certain result, not spray and pray. A photographer with the ability to only take 36 images at a football game will usually be thinking of where to be, the light angles, and other important things before the game starts to give the best outcome possible with limited resources.

It is harder to not get a few good shots with digital, auto bracketing, crazy zoom lenses, large power packs and in essence nearly unlimited film. I believe there are reasonable odds that a good and experienced photographer can do as well or better with a middle of the road film camera and 1 36 exposure roll of film than a bunch of people that believe themselves to be good photographers because they have modern tools.

It's not the tool that has talent it is the user. Buy the tools you want and can afford, but if you can't seem to get the shots you want, consider what you know about photography and evaluate your skills.

Well I seem to be tired. I had meant to say I like my apsc gear, I can afford it and it has more options than I'll use most of the time.

Cheers!

I would not give Ken Rockwell's opinion any weight at all. Reading his reviews about throw me into a fit with all the misinformation!

Also please make sure your camera is an APS-C sensor (cropped, and not full frame or mirrorless) if you buy this. It would only work on two of my seven Canon cameras, and those are the two I loan to anyone and don't care what happens to them!

At the same time, I would not recommend a crop sensor camera for real estate photos. it makes cramped interiors very difficult.

By all accounts this lens is sharp, which is incredibly rare in this price category.

I love the APS-C form factor as a non-pro; I have both a Canon 90D as my primary shooter and a M6-II as my travel camera. But both Sony and Canon are gradually exiting APS-C in favor of mirrorless-FF. So it's hard to recommend the format to anyone who's not already invested in it.

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Coming here to ask this and you already answered. That was going to be my guess. My wife is getting into RE photos and this seems like a perfect addition to get started.

Kenny Rockwell seems to have loved the earlier version of this lens.