Tokina 24-70 f/2.8 Lens Review 

Thank you for this video Vincent! It is hard to make a decision on a lens investment, especially in this zoom range, and this lens has not been reviewed much on RU-vid.

Thank you for this honest review. I have been debating for a long time whether to get this or the Tamron ones. Now I know which one is the right for me. So I'm getting the Tamron since I do video as well and that VR seal the deal for me.

I own the Tokina 17-35 f4 lens for full frame. It is a very sharp lens and the build quality is fantastic. Definitely not disappointed in my purchase of it. I will agree that I do get some flaring when shooting into bright light. But if this 24-70 performs anything like my 17-35 then I'm sold, even if it doesn't have stabilization. I think Tokina has really stepped up their build quality and optics. They also have a 70-200mm f4 lens that does have stabilization, so something to also check into.

When he says "it is heavy" hes not joking lol. This lens is sharper then my nikon 50mm and my 85mm 1.8. The difference isnt huge but if you pixel peep you'll see it. Beautiful lens and I too recommend it

Great review, Vincent! I have a Tokina 11-16mm f/2,8 II, and it is a great lens(crop sensor), solid and pin sharp. If their 24-70 had image stabilization, I would have choosed that one instead of my Canon 24-70 Lens when I upgraded to Canon full frame camera.

Good review! It helps my decision immensely.

I have shot with lens on 3 different Canon cameras....the R, RP, and R8.....very sharp and consistent photos. Warning: it is heavy duty.

I use and love a Tokina 28-70mm f/2.8 ATX Pro lens which was made on the Angenieux patent that Tokina purchased. It is a very good lens and is my go-to mid-range zoom for both APSC and Full-Frame Canon cameras. It has better IQ than my 24-70mm f/2.8L Mark-I lens and s also a tad lighter than that lens also... BTW: I shoot mostly people and the 28mm is no drawback since I don't like using anything wider than 28mm when shooting people...

If Nikon and Canon are first party companies and Tokina is a third party maker, what is a second party maker?

Great video Vincent! This appears to be about the same size of the Canon 24-70 mkII lens. Tokina, lens are becoming some excellent glass. You couldn't always say that about some of their lens in the past. At $1000 it's not cheap cheap lens either. Good stuff

Thanks for this review! Does it have hard focus stops?

I just purchased this lens. Love the built , feel and looks of it on my 5D4 but unfortunately it is way too soft for my taste from f2.8 to f4. That alone made me want to return it. I wish it would have worked out since I got it at a awesome price.

Great review. Very helpful.

Hi I'm planning to buy one of the lens between Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD and Tokina Fx 24-70mm f2.8 for my Nikon D610. Nikon Fx 24-70mm f2.8 VR is bit too expensive for me. I want a better image quality but VC/VR is equally important for me. I'm a casual photographer and use my camera mainly for travel photography. Currently most of my shots are landscape and some are portraits. I read the DXOMark review on these lens - tokina was rated better for it's sharpness/image quality but lacks vibration control. VC will be useful in the low light/slow shutter condition and videography. I'm not sure how good VC in this Tamron lens. Both lens has consistent wide aperture to take Bokeh and can help me to carry less lens for travel photography. Initially I wanted to buy tokina because reviews says that it has better image sharpness. But it lacks VC so I'm confused. Photography is my hobby but I've a plan to take it to another level. I need suggestions on how much impact these lenses can make on my in camera photo outcome.

great video !! can you make one more short video where you showing AF test ?? you know ... close to infitinity - infinity to close object. Would be awesome !!

tokina and tamron are great high quality brands.

if you're on a budget like me, i can forgo image stabilization. it's just more things to break. so long it's sharp, that's what I want.

For canon mount copies is the focus ring and zoom ring going the same direction as canon lenses?

Great video. I however did have a question, I am using a Nikon D5200 myself. Would it be a good purchase for me (replacing the default 18-55mm lens which is utter crap) or do you recommend something different? Since I am pretty new to using lenses and this D5200, I can use the extra help in figuring this one out. (Old camera was a Panasonic Lumix FZ48)

Thanks for the video, question, I would like to use this lens for video, I found the copy I have, the Zoom ring is very stiff, I dont know if thats normal or I have a bad copy...would that smooth out with some use?...or should I change this for the Tamron version for my video purposes? thank you for your support on this

I own one of these, but for some reason my manual focus isn't working, any solutions?

does this lens extend when zooming?

Hey Vincent! If you dont mind me asking, how are you happy with Tokina after some time using it? thnx

Does anyone know if this lens is compatible with the Sony A7S?

You complain about the weight of the lens. It you still use a battery grip? What’s up with that set up?

WOULD THIS LENS WORK ON A NIKON D50?

Steele, brass and glass.

Miss your videos Vincent!

Can I use that lens on a cropped sensor?

Hii, anyone have been using this lens for sometime to get a feedback about this lens after some time of usage ?

wow. nice review.

Don't think that hiking up in the mountains (2:31) is something that most watching this are going to be concerned about (even the folks in the Bakers area) Vince ;-) Good feedback on this lens. Now you just need to work on those devastating slams on Google...YIKES! Evidently the moms aren't aware that they could/can purchase their precious pix on your SmugMug portfolio.

Price

give us test images, lines, walls, vignetting, chromatic aberration, not people and images edited :-)

I'll bet he's shooting Mirrorless by now!

I like canon l zoom, canon non l primes, tamron and tokina. tokina and canon l hold their value better due to build quality and tamron has inconsistent quality on their lenses.

Who needs vibration control with a kilogram of metal in your hand? It’s far easier to accelerate a smaller mass! It’s the law of physics.

Good review! Very helpful.