Just clicked "Buy" on the Tokina 11-16mm. Have I messed up?

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As the title suggests, I've just clicked buy on the Tokina 11-16mm. I'm not rolling in spare cash as I'm refurbishing my home, but I needed a wide angle lens to take up the Astro and Landscape side of my passion. As always, I've had a bit of a wobble on whether I've made the right choice.
It was a toss up between the Samyang. Can anyone reassure me that I've made the right choice?
 
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WHich Samyang? I've had the 12mm f2 and it is marginally better in some aspects when compared to the 11-16mm, but the Tokina is a truly fantastic lens, even when used past it's design limits on FF!

My avatar there was shot with it.
 
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I really don't think you'll be dissapointed, if I was still shooting on a cropped sensor I've no doubt that I'd own one myself, I've known several owners of it and never known one to have disappointed, my one friend was only truly disappointed but more with himself when he dropped his lens into a creek in Oregon, he still used it as a manual lens for a long time after that accident, so I guess it shows how much he loved the lens
 
I got mine second hand and i use it only for astrophotography. Only thing i would be worry about is to check straight away that it reach infinity. Mine didn't it was focusing to close which was really annoying for astrophotography. Because i bought cheap, 2nd hand, without warranty i couldn't send back for an exchange but at the end i manage to make it go to infinity. You can read that thread where i explained it all and linked there's a link to how to sort it.
https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/t...-diy-or-send-away-solved.573993/#post-6729019

PS: yours might be perfectly fine but check it out and nothing better that astrophotography to test the infinity!
 
Thanks everyone for the info. How do you know that its off? May seem like a daft question, but how do you know the exact infinity point on the lens? Or do you do what I normally do and focus on a light source that is far away? Sorry if that is a stupid question.
 
its a great lens, at least mine is :) ive used it on a d7000 and infrared d80 - also currently using it on a D750 where it also works ( from 15.5 up with no vignetting) enjoy the lens
 
I have used it before with my Nikon D90 and its a good lens specially with the f2.8 aperture.
 
I used to have one of these when I owned a D7000 - a decent lens, no need to panic.
 
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I got mine second hand and i use it only for astrophotography. Only thing i would be worry about is to check straight away that it reach infinity. Mine didn't it was focusing to close which was really annoying for astrophotography. Because i bought cheap, 2nd hand, without warranty i couldn't send back for an exchange but at the end i manage to make it go to infinity. You can read that thread where i explained it all and linked there's a link to how to sort it.
https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/t...-diy-or-send-away-solved.573993/#post-6729019

PS: yours might be perfectly fine but check it out and nothing better that astrophotography to test the infinity!
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I have a problem with mine on a D90- autofocus is off so have to use manual. Sent it back for a replacement but had the same issue. Oddly when I sent the replacement to a Tokina dealer to be checked they found no fault. Good lens though!
 
beautiful lens, well made sharp, wont regret it!
 
I had one on my D300s for a few years and really enjoyed it. It's sssooooo wide and you will have to practice to get the best out of it.

Enjoy.
 
This has been an interesting thread as it's next on my list too.
 
definitely not - and you will have some fun with it - lot worse you could buy
 
Its also usable on a m4/3ds camera such as a Panny both for photo and video due to its wide focal length and fast sensitivity
 
I have one great lens very sharp only thing you need watch is it suffers from flare
 
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