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Shot with Tokina AF 35-70mm F3.5-4.5 Macro land. Download slr-tokina.xml lens correction xml database.
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  • roman - Wednesday 08 August 2012 06:36
    You can find old Tokina very cheap at ebay and as you said yourself - it is very good lens. I'd upload slr-tokina.xml file shortly. I had to backup and remove it before this photo gallery software major version upgrade.
  • Kamil - Wednesday 08 August 2012 06:22
    Tokina 35mm f/2.8 AT-X PRO DX Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)I've owned this lens for close to three months now and am exmrteely pleased with its performance. I was looking for a prime in the normal range that would give me sharper pictures than my walk around zoom on my 40D. Canon's 35 1.4L would have fit the bill nicely, but at 5 times the price of this Tokina it was a bit out of my budget. It's hard to find reviews of this Tokina, but the ones I found were positive so I decided to take a chance. What I like - Very solid, well-built feel It has a lot of metal in the build and just a little heft to it. - Tack sharp, even wide open - Nice bokeh - Fairly fast - Focuses accurately - Macro capabilities The tradeoffs - Slow focusing if it has to hunt for focus it can take a long time to go through its full range. It does have a limiter switch you can use if you are not shooting extreme close-ups that speeds it up. - The auto/manual focus is handled with a push/pull clutch ring instead of a switch. It's easy to use, but tends to go into my camera bag set on auto and come out set on manual. I have to remember to check that it's set back to auto focus when I take it out of the bag. - Not as fast as some prime lenses with similar focal lengths It is a versatile lens. I've been very happy with the results when using it on landscapes, portraits of my kids, and macro shots of flowers in my yard. You do have to have the lens almost right up against the subject for macro, but the results are sharp. I was initially hesitant to buy a non-Canon lens, but am very happy with this Tokina. The image quality is superb, and the build quality surprised me.