Appearance / feel:
As might be expected from the EX series, the processing and haptics is dibasic. Has similar focus to manual no switch are operated. One can the AF simply 'turn over'. The MF is stocky pleasant.
Unfortunately, the focus ring is a bit hard, which must probably can score.
Partly it is the Zoom: buttery soft, very beautiful.
A propos: the tube is 10mm at longest to dip at about 16 mm into the housing and then come out a bit at 20mm. We're talking about millimeters, amazingly it is still at the beginning ...
AF:
Quiet, accurate and fast. That's how it should be.
Picture:
That a lens with an aperture angle of approximately 110 ° does not have the image quality of a macro, it should be clear. And that a 600 shards (not mean any harm!) Does not make pictures like a Nikkor 14-24 2.8, should also be clear. However, I am satisfied with the image quality.
In the corners of course it verwäscht something, but is completely in the frame.
CAs are not conspicuous.
Vigniettierung is not even at 10mm with screwed non UV SLIM filter detected, a Hoya HMC UV filter 82mm doing it completely.
And what is very important: relatively insensitive in backlight, these 'flares' have driven me when Tokina almost to madness. With such a UWW you fografiert often against the sun, moon or lantern. Particularly at the sunlight one else has ever his own shadow in the picture has since you do not think before it ...
Distortion:
I ask! Seriously: Of course, the corners distort at 10mm, fisheye effect but can not long be spoken and used properly to give great prospects.
Quintessence:
Very good part, I am very happy with it. Actually a 9 out of 10, but 5 points: Recommended!
Addendum 28/01/12:
Some dark winter days I had this lens for landscape photography there. Since I do not always wanted to set up the tripod, I have just a few photos shot "on hand" at maximum aperture. Even with these results, I am satisfied, however, the best pictures, the lens provides a clear distinction between 1: 5.6 and 1:16.
