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SandShots · Jan 13, 2009

looking for a 400mm zoom and came across this.
Thoughts? its priced well.

Tokina AFD 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 Lens for Canon Cameras from Overstock.com

RyanLilly · Jan 13, 2009

it's $20 cheaper on B&H

SandShots · Jan 13, 2009

RyanLilly said:
it's $20 cheaper on B&H

i was looking for input on the lens itself.

RyanLilly · Jan 14, 2009

Based only on what I have read, it seems to be in a class of it's own, in the sence that the overall quality is high but the price is low compares to the competition. That and the fact that it is much smaller and lighter than other lenses in it range. Generally tokina has exeptional build quality, and from the one tokina lens that I own(11-16) I can say that I am very satisfied with every aspect of their products so far. Hopeully someone who has the 80-400 can give us a brief review.

250Gimp · Jan 14, 2009

It depends on what you want to do with the lense.

I don't have experience with this lense, but I would assume that the focus is a bit slow for birds in flight, but it may be great for stationary objects.

Cheers