10-24mm Tamron, 11-16mm tokina etc...

[VRSAndy]

Hi everyone, I am looking for a new lense, something with the range of 10-24mm ish, its the wide end i'm interested in. Can anyone give some info of the Tamron, tokina or sigmas of this type?

[DibblyDobbler]

I used to have a Siggy 10-20 - good lens. I 'upgraded' to a Canon 10-22 and it was worse!

The Toki 11-16 is meant to be great though (and f2.8 could be handy), that's probably the one I'd go for

[JulianHJ]

I've also had the Sigma 10-20mm and was impressed with it. What's your budget and which camera do you have?

[JonV8V]

There was a recent thread for Nikon on this - I ended up buying a 12-24 f4 Nikon lens from eBay for the same money as a new sigma / tamron / tokina. Reading the reviews it was one of the few that wasn't compromised in some way

[4Lmike]

I had the Sigma 10-20mm but wasn't happy with it. I don't know if it's just the one I had, but it wasn't as sharp as I'd have liked. I now have the Tokina 11-16 and am much more impressed. It feels sturdier and is much sharper

[Gad-Westy]

No experience of the Tamron though I don't think reviews are all that complimentary. I have owned a Sigma 10-20 and that was good but nothing special. The Tokina 11-16 is a beauty though. It ticks every box other than having a tight zoom range. I rate it higher than any of the more expensive Nikon options, it really is a cracking lens.

[VRSAndy]

Sorry for the late reply guys. I'm using a Canon 60D and will mainly use the lens for longexposure landscapes so being able to open it right up isn't much of an issue. I'm drawn to the Tokina at the minute as it will be working alongside a 17-50 so i'm covered from 11-50 with both lenses.
Whats the 'sweet spot' on the Tokina? On the 17-50 i use it seems to be f8.

[JSS 911]

I have the sigma but prefer the tokina mounted on a 7d. A few sample pics below

The Mill by John, on Flickr

Night skies over Bosham. by John, on Flickr

Rocks on the beach by John, on Flickr

[VRSAndy]

I think i'm settled on the Tokina, just need to find the best price. Being a yorkshire man i'm too tight to pay full whack and my local Indy has it listed at £550!

[Gold]

Worth considering the Canon 10-18mm IS which matches the old Canon 10-22mm for image quality, certainly very happy with mine (also on 60D). Currently £156 with cashback from Jessops.

[pidsy]

sigma 10-20 user here. i find it to be a great lens.

got mine used from Wex for around £200 earlier this year.

just looked, they have one on there for £205 currently (canon fit)

[JSS 911]

VRSAndy said:

I think i'm settled on the Tokina, just need to find the best price. Being a yorkshire man i'm too tight to pay full whack and my local Indy has it listed at £550!

Have a look on http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=l&ai=CZnm3LD-p... they have three second hand starting at £284..I use them quite a bit and never had any issues.

[ecsrobin]

A big fan of the sigma and use it all the time. Not impressed with the tame on lens I own although not the one in question.

[E65Ross]

VRSAndy said:

I think i'm settled on the Tokina, just need to find the best price. Being a yorkshire man i'm too tight to pay full whack and my local Indy has it listed at £550!

And friend recently bought one on eBay for just £274! It's a lovely bit of kit. Amazon sell it for nearer £400 I think

[slyelessar]

Another Sigma 10-20mm user here. I love that lens! Fantastic.

[dxbtiger]

I've the Sigma and just got back from a holiday where I borrowed a mates Tokina for some Astro stuff (which was impossible due to cloud), the Tokina I found very limiting focal length wise.