Tokina MF28mm f/2.8 Manual Focus Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by: yogi
(Intermediate)

Review Date
December 30, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 5

Price Paid: $90.00 from b+h

Summary:

crystal clear optics. the lens i keep on my fm3A.nice solid construction. similar to nikkor mf lenses and built a lot better than junky nikkor af lenses.

Strengths:

optics,build quality(metal not plastic),price, and made in japan not china.

Weaknesses:

none.

Similar Products Used:

mf nikkor lenses are great but not the over priced plastic nikkor af junk.

Customer Service:

not needed.

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Rating
Reviewed by: jpandolfo
(Professional)

Review Date
June 5, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 2 of 5

Price Paid: $28.00 from eBay

Summary:

Originally I bought this lens for my Canon AT-1 to hike with, seeing as I prefer primes to most zooms in my shooting. I was definitely impressed with the image quality from this lens on both print and slide film. It's built extremely well (all metal), focusing is silky smooth, and the sharpness and contrast is right on. A steal on the used market.

Strengths:

Build quality (why don't they make 'em like this anymore?) Image quality Value

Weaknesses:

Weight? A bit heavier than the Canon FD equivalent.

Similar Products Used:

Canon 28/2.8, Nikon 28/3.5

Customer Service:

N/A

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Rating
Reviewed by: harbormor
(Expert)

Review Date
October 18, 2002

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Review 3 of 5

Price Paid: $45.00 from Inventory Liquidatio

Summary:

The colors I'm getting from the lens is very good with no color bias. It has the right amount of contrast to suit my taste. I don't see any amount of aberrations worth mentioning. You can sneak this one into a professional assignment with no problems.

Strengths:

The glass is definitely of high-quality. The whole lens body feels quite solidly-built, with a good amount of heft.

Weaknesses:

I haven't detected any weaknesses yet.

Similar Products Used:

Minolta Rokkor 28mm f2.8

Customer Service:

n/a

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Rating
Reviewed by: Jorge M. Treviño
(Expert)

Review Date
August 1, 2001

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Review 4 of 5

Summary:

A must have lens. Tired of mushy and heavy zooms I've been replacing them with primes. Tokinas have always proved excelent value and this one is no exception. The small number of elements (5 in 5 groups) make it a very contrasty lens but at the same time it's very sharp and well corrected. Negligible distortion, very little flare. Size appearance and weight are very similar to the Nikkor counterpart.

Strengths:

Well made, a frequently used Wide Angle, sharp, contrasty, light, compact. Passes for OEM.

Weaknesses:

Slight pincushion distortion, slight flare, aperture ring a bit stiff.

Similar Products Used:

Nikkor 28/2.8 AI-S.

Customer Service:

Not needed.

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Rating
Reviewed by: William Rodriguez
(Professional)

Review Date
February 2, 2001

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Review 5 of 5

Price Paid: $75.00 from Benson's camera, Miami, Fl

Summary:

Good lens for the money, sharp and little distortions. Colors are saturated and snappy

Strengths:

Small,compact, reasonably priced

Weaknesses:

The Om version has too small "ears" for depth of field which makes this function inconvenient to use

Similar Products Used:

None

Customer Service:

In need of a good cleaning. Dust seems to get easily inside the lens

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