But of course you have to take in consideration image quality: in the next test, I tried all the lenses to see which one is the best. The lenses was mounted on tripod; I have used mirror lock up and self timer. Since the Tokina has a more limited range, remember that in the 10mm comparison the Tokina is actually at 11mm, and in the 20mm comparison the Tokina is actually at 16mm. That said, the difference is visible only in the extreme corners, otherwise they are all nearly on par.
The Tamron is clearly softer than the other four. In this comparison I have added the Sigma , too: in terms of flare, it is worse than the two Sigma mm lenses. Learn how to avoid them in this tutorial. Who owns the real estate photography copyright of your images? The MLS? The listing agent? Find out the answer to this and other burning questions in this guide!
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ON Demand. Signup Login. Inspirational Photo Nov Inspirational Photo Nov 9. Forum Home Recent Topics Search. Start Prev 1 2 Next End. While on topic of aftermarket lenses for my D I'm shopping around at alternative brand lenses to save a few bucks. I'm noticing a pretty wide price range for these three brands: Sigma, Tokina and Tamron.
Which is best and which is on the other side of that scale? These all may be really good lenses, I'm just looking for which brand would you most likely buy from first. Photo Comments. It may help to provide the focal lengths that you are looking at for others with more experience of those lenses to offer some advice Thank you for the response and sorry to ask a open ended question.
So a lot of the focal lengths are unknown. I would ideally like to cover as much focal area as I can. Which is why I was told to look at alternative brands like these. I was told to stay away from the all in one like 18 to mm just throwing numbers out to make example. Even then, it was excessively soft even at 5x7 enlargement at wide open. Came back in 2 weeks and the tech replaced focus assembly, front element, and recalibrated. Now it's great. This was a brand new purchase. How that happened, I don't know As you might be able to tell, I am picky about lens and sharpness.
I don't make huge enlargements and complain but if I can see obvious problems at 8x10, I have issues with it. I buy fast lens so I can actually use them at those apertures.
Some are quite disappointing. Those are my experiences. Mar 16, 4. Messages: 3, They're like any brand: practically impossible to generalise. Just like the first-name brands, they make some excellent lenses and they also sell cheap rubbish. I guess due to the nature of them being third-party brands, they sell a lot more of the cheap rubbish so that's mostly what you're going to find when you look for second-hand but if you do your research, you can find excellent lenses at good prices.
If you're into AF lenses, check out the dyxum lens database. Mar 16, 5. Good morning, Ed; All three of those brands of lenses have had some really good lenses, and, some ones that did not really quite make it also. Yes, that lens performed better without the "normal" filter in the holder than it did with it in place. The next year when they put out the Type 60B where the filter was included in the optical design, that lens did much better with the "normal" filter in place. The Sigma people have had a really wide ranging success level.
The Tokina people a group of Nikon optical engineers who left Nippon Kogaku, or Nikon, to form their own lens company; sort of a true return to the original roots of Nippon Kogaku have had some good lenses also, mainly in their ATX series. All three of these companies have produced some good lenses, and also some that did not really make it, as mentioned. Of the three, the Sigma people probably have had to work the hardest to overcome their past reputation.
Tamron has enjoyed a very good reputation as a third party lens manufacturer for years. The Tokina people may have had some difficulty with name recognition, although I am not really sure why.
What do I have? Of those three, mainly Tamron with about 20 lenses. So far, I like it. I started with them with due consideration to the Adaptall-2 mount system and its earlier incarnations, the Adaptall and the Adapt-A-Matic. I have only a couple of lens types where there are lenses from each of the manufacturers, but I do not yet have any really definitive data for making a dispassionate comparison.
That might be an interesting task for this coming summer. Please keep in mind that for any really meaningful comparison, there should be a reasonable size statistically valid sample population. Pentax Stores Pentax Retailer Map. Go to Page Posts: I love Sigma for it's HSM, huge range of lenses - there must be one that suits your need. I love Tokina for it's built quality, solid feel and value for money. Also, the focus ring clutch mechanism is And what about Tamron - if you hate weight, you would love Tamron.
But I dislike the fact that their lenses' AF ring turns in action. Posts: 7, I've owned both the Sigma and , and ended up trading them for the Tamron and The optics are simply better, even if the build quality isn't quite there.
Optics is what matters to me. I've got the Bokina as well, and that thing's obviously a legend for a reason. Photos: Gallery. Posts: 6, Photos: Gallery Albums. Posts: 23, As with deadwolfbones, I've found repeatedly that Tamron make optically superior lenses than all equivalent Sigmas and most Tokinas. Similarly, I've had each of my Tamrons battle through tough assignments in all sorts of weather and come through without fail to date.
I've had Sigmas OTOH lose the integrity of their multicoated layers and develop zoom creep and barrel play with time. So I have a strong but personally justified bias towards Tamron. Posts: 3, Tamron makes the best optics but Tokina has the best build quality. I guess it's like a triangle, they all have their up and downs that make them all better than each other depending on what you compare.
I recently picked up the Sigma for my Nikon and it also seems to be very nice albeit very prone to flare. Posts: 1, I don't know that I can broadly generalize unless we're comparing lenses of similar focal lengths. When I pull it out of it's bag, especially if the lens cap is on, the lens extends to the end of it's focus.
It just feels less solid than my other gear.
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