Mint used nikon 12-24mm or Tokina 11-16mm

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I need some help decided between these 2.

From what i have read, most people choose the tokina due to cost but because the nikon is used they are pretty much the same price. Although i cant find that many comparisons.

My walkabout lens is the nikon 16-85mm vr so will have full range of focal lengths with either lens.

I think i am swaying towards the nikkor as i did with my other lenses but this will be my biggest lens outlay so want to choose correctly.
 
don't forget that as well as having very similar if not better IQ, the tokina gives you f2.8, as opposed to the nikon's f4... may not be a massive issue for you but certainly something I'd bear in mind.

The tokina does appear to have consistently good reviews across the board...I know which I'm going for anyway.
 
i'm not an expert by any measure, so take my view with a pinch of salt.

anyways, for me the intial choice was between the Tokina & Nikon 12-24, and I went for tokina because the distortion on the lens was much easier to correct than the Nikon. IQ was good enough for me.

subsequently, i've used the 11-16 mm very briefly (borrowed) and that seemed even better than the 12-24mm. So given the choice, I would recommend the Tokina (again) - goes a bit wider, IQ is just fine, and you do get a slightly 'faster' lens.
 
I would go for the Tokina for the above reasons, particularly the ease of distortion correction. I have the Tokina 12-24 and to me the IQ was better than the Nikon 12-24 which I compared it to at the time. If you look on my flickr site all the Architectural images were shot on the Tokina. The Tokina 12-24 are a lot cheaper used by the way as everyone wants the 11-16.
 
I can't comment on the Nikkor but I have the Tokina 11-16 (Canon) and I absolutely love it. It's actually making me think about not going full frame!
 
Totally different lenses - you need to compare like-for-like. If I were saying the Tokina 12-24 versus the Nikon version, I'd say buy NAF at a good price but if buying new, get the Tokina because it's just a about as good.

The Tokina 11-16 however is an awesome lens but that's probably down to the more limited zoom range; the Nikon is more versatile I'd say because of that fact but if low light work is your bag then the 11-16 might just be a better deal, especially if you have a camera with average high ISO capabilities.

This was taken on a NAF 12-24mm for reference: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/4056279165_29c40de227.jpg
 
Cheers for the advice everyone. I had started to sway towards the tokina but i have randomly bought the sigma 10-20.

I have never used a uwa before so thought that it would be a good starting point, seen as i got it for £200 less than the others.
 
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