Tokina 10-17mm AT-X 107 DX

[cincyimages]

Has anyone had a chance to look at this lens yet? As someone interested in architecture photography this lens has caught my attention.

http://www.thkphoto.com/products/tokina/photos-l/atx107dx.jpg



The new Tokina AT-X 107 DX is a full-frame fish-eye lens that gives the photographer a 180&Mac176; field of view with dramatic curvature of field or “fish-eye” effect. With this lens an entire view or vista can be captured, wider than the human eye can see. The AT-X 107 opens an entirely new dimension of photography.

The front element of the AT-X 107 DX has a newly formulated WP or “Water Proof” optical coating on the glass. This new coating makes marks such as spots left by water or finger-prints much easier to clean than standard multi-coating.**

The rear optical group of the lens contains 1 SD (Super-Low Dispersion) glass element to reduce the number of elements (pieces of glass) in the optical design in order to make the lens more compact, light-weight and faster focusing.

http://www.thkphoto.com/products/tokina/atx107afdx-a.html

[Esoterra]

Unless you are going for a certain look and feel, a fish eye will really distort straight lines of buildings. I love the distortion- I think it makes for some creative photography!

[shoeytennis]

Unless you are going for a certain look and feel, a fish eye will really distort straight lines of buildings. I love the distortion- I think it makes for some creative photography!

lol i think its why he wants it!
well ive heard the Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX is a great fish eye and is about half the price of the one your looking for. when i get some cash i would love a fisheye as i think the effect is freaking sweet.

[jcon]

lol i think its why he wants it!


A fisheye lens is not a good idea for architectural photography. Unless you want the buildings to look "warped".

[RichNY]

If you are looking for to photograph architectural exteriors w/o distortion these are the tilt shift lenses you should be considering:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=NavBar&A=search&Q=&shs=tilt+shift&ci=1&bl=8&sb=bs%2Cupper%28ds%29&sq=asc&fi=USA&mnp=0.0&mxp=0.0

[cincyimages]

Hmm, I do love the effects of the "fish eye" but perhaps I should look into this lens:

Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X AF Pro DX

http://k41.pbase.com/o6/83/531183/1/71027726.8PxzP5Js.IMG_4512.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/cameras/tokina/at_x_124_af_pro_dx

[Jason25]

I had a chance to play with one last week, it's a nice lens! The pics aren't very good (I think the D2x wasn't set to AF), but here's the thread:

http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26480

I have the 12-24 Tokina on the way, should be here very soon. I'll post my thoughts once I get it and take it for a test run.

[eduardofrances]

If you are using a cropped sensor camera (APS-C) you will not have the full effect of the distorition a "fisheye" lens provides since you are only capturing effectively the center part of the projected image, this said the lens will be wide angle but the distortion will not be as dramatic as using it in a Nikon Film SLR camera.

[Jason25]

The 10-17 is a DX only lens, and has plenty of distortion :)

http://www.dcresource.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17789&stc=1&d=1165013598