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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Tokina AT-X PRO 28-70mm f/2.8 Pros: Beautiful colors, incredible construction, Angenieux heritage, fixed brightness Cons: Loss of contrast at 2.8 and 70 mm., weight, deterioration of performance over time, now poor value for money on second-hand goods. Opinion: I smile in recent times because I often read (especially in sales) the usual refrain: "Angenieux-derived lens". Well, many who write this do not even know the French maison Angenieux, which was at the time of the film a noble manufacturer of very expensive lenses for cinema with a superlative quality of the same. I have owned an Angenieux 28-70 2.6 for several years and I am sorry that it needs to be overhauled as it has a very hard zoom, and the aperture stop that no longer locks. I didn't even try to find out how much the repair costs since it should take place in France. In any case, the photos he takes both on aps-c and ff are superlative and veer towards amber. They have a certain amount of poetry and do not need pp. Well, going back to Tokina (28-70 2.6 2.8), I had this one for 4 years and, although the project is the same (it is not clear if originally Tokina or Angenieux) the performance and consistency are NOT the same as the Angenieux! The Tokina suffers much more from loss of contrast at 2.8 and 3.5, flare and ghost, fog and loss of focus in some extreme circumstances and images than at 70mm. they cannot compete with the French goal. However, it remains very, very pleasant at F8 especially for landscapes and skin color. I also noticed that the Tokina in the long run (perhaps due to a misalignment of the lenses) suffers a deterioration in the quality of the images, tending to overexpose and flatten the subjects. It is still a trinket but I have noticed that many people "rinse" their mouths when they sell it with the Angenieux paternity, pulling a lot on the price that from 250 euros a few years ago now sometimes aligns with 400, thus losing the fateful q/p ratio. That sum is dangerously close to the cost of a Nikkor 28-70 2.8 (without VR) which is a completely different story and which was born for digital, unlike the Tokina born for film. Translated: if you find it in excellent condition for 250 euros, take it. Otherwise, forget it. In the meantime I will continue to use, even with all the limitations of the case, my Angenieux and the Nikkor 28-105 3.5 4.5.. sent on January 04, 2026 |
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