Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4 AT-X Pro DX Lens for Canon Digital SLR

Great lens at a great price...
I have used this lens for several years now and I am extremely satisfied with it. I consider the image quality excellent and it is built like a tank. I have to admit that I do not use this lens for the majority of my photography but, only when I need an ultra wide lens for my Canon 1.6x cameras.

Here are rebuttals to two complaints I have seen regarding this lens (BTW, the complaints were regarding this lens in a Nikon mount, not for the Canon mount Tokina)

1. I have not been troubled with flare - possibly because I always use a lens hood and seldom shoot into the sun...

2. Any CA I have experienced is quickly and easily corrected with Photoshop...

Here are things I like about the lens that are seldom mentioned in other reviews:

1. The 1.6x equivalent focal range of about 19-38mm "COULD" be used as a "NORMAL ANGLE" lens in a pinch. I brought 3 lenses on a trip to China: 17-55mm f/2.8 IS, 70-200mm f/4L IS and the Tokina 124X. If my 17-55mm had gone down - I could have manage to salvage the trip by using the 12-24mm as my "NORMAL ANGLE" lens. The 12-24mm provided me with an UWA lens as well as a normal angle back-up. BTW: I had no worries about my 70-200mm f/4L IS going down from anything short of a nuclear blast.

2. The 12-24mm Tokina is "DESIGNED FOR CROP CAMERAS" however, it is "NOT AN EFS LENS" this means that I can use it on my Canon D60 which has been reworked for full-time infrared photography as well as on my back-up Canon 10D.

great lens
Great lens. If you are looking for a wide angle lens at a great price, this is it. The photos are very clear and super wide. Everything is very smooth and solid. You will not be disapointed.

Sharpest Lens I Ever Owned
This is an amazing lens. I never owned a Canon L lens but I think this lens must be equal in quality, or close to it. The quality of this lens makes a big difference in the outcome of my photos. It's a little heavy compared to my other lenses but well worth the bother to have it along. A very high quality lens in all respects and a bargain at this price. A comparable L lens would cost at least 2x as much.

lens quality
This Tokina lens is well made. It isn't the best 12-24mm lens out there, however. The focus isn't as sharp nor the colors as accurate as from my Canon lens. It is a fair value, however. As is generally true, you get what you pay for.

best 400 dollars i ever spent
for the past 3 years i have been shooting with a canon 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 as an every day lens and a canon 16-35mm f/2.8 when i could get my hands on one. after my professor and adviser recommended the tokina 12-24mm to me several times, i finally splurged and bought one. OH MAN do i love it.

sturdier than the 24-85 and significantly less bulky than the 16-35, i find it sharper than either lens at any aperture. the manual focus ring is nice and tight and because the zoom element is internal, it does not slide when pointed down. the auto focus is a touch noisy, but pretty quick and accurate. over all, it is very well built.

not to mention, the super wide angle makes excellent and interesting images. it is great for landscape photography and close-up portraits, among many other things.

i definitely recommend this lens. it is well worth the money.