PL Mount 11-16mm f2.8 Prototype, Manual Iris

[Adrian T.]

Also interested.

 

[Kujtim Ereqi]

Me too...

 

[Ben Wolf]

interested

interested

Me too!


BW

 

[Kujtim Ereqi]

Please bring it as soon as possible.. I'm really tired with mount changing..

 

[Paul Hazlett]

looks like you guys found a winner!!

 

[roryhinds]

interested, please keep us posted.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

I haven't counted to be sure, but I'd say there's close to 30 potential buyers in this thread. That's a pretty good number, I think. I'm hoping that will have a positive impact on the price.

 

[Elliot Leboe]

Just curious, is there an advantage to having this lens in PL mount, versus just ordering the lens with Canon mount and using the Birger?

 

[Alexander Christ]

Interested, please keep me updated.

 

[Antoine Baumann]

here alos interested.

thanks,
antoine.

 

[Kujtim Ereqi]

And certainly, with prices going down, more people will join..

 

[Hans von Sonntag]

Interested.

Hans

 

[Matt Uhry]

I'm glad there is some interest in such a specialty lens.

I don't see it as a specialty lens, I see it as the wide end extension of my prime lens set. Invaluable for 3k mode too where it's still a really wide lens.

Matt Uhry
www.mattuhry.com

 

[Mike Prevette]

Sign me up!

 

[paul engstrom]

How do the other Tokinas do? Does a small, lightweight, possibly color matched, relatively inexpensive PL mount set with gears, etc. make sense?

 

[Evin Grant]

Just curious, is there an advantage to having this lens in PL mount, versus just ordering the lens with Canon mount and using the Birger?

If you have a Birger installed and are using EOS mount lenses then none.
If like many of us you primarily use PL mount cine lenses then the advantage is not having to swap mounts in the middle of a shoot.

 

[Nils J. Nesse]

How do the other Tokinas do? Does a small, lightweight, possibly color matched, relatively inexpensive PL mount set with gears, etc. make sense?

According to reviews, their 16-50 is good, but not as good as the Sigma 18-50...

If we all agree that the Red 18-50 is (at least) equal or (probably) better than the Sigma, then the Red zoom would make more sense. Unless the rehoused Tokina is a lot cheaper.

... And I guess similar logic applies to the Tokina 50-135.

 

[Roberto Lequeux]

And with canon you would only get this wide at f3.5, right?

 

[Matthew Duclos]

I don't see it as a specialty lens, I see it as the wide end extension of my prime lens set. Invaluable for 3k mode too where it's still a really wide lens.

I suppose you're right. With the RED 18mm or the Zeiss ZF 18mm, there is still a need for that extra bit of wide angle.

How do the other Tokinas do? Does a small, lightweight, possibly color matched, relatively inexpensive PL mount set with gears, etc. make sense?

I've not bench tested other Tokina lenses but the Tokina 11-16mm has a surprisingly stable image while zooming and focusing. The mechanics are nice and solid (compared to canon/nikon) and Tokina even thought to include optical adjustments for collimating and axial alignment in the lens design.

As of now, we are working on making the aperture scale a little more usable. Since the lens does not come with an aperture scale or ring, the mechanical movement is rather limited. But no worries, we're working on it.

 

[Stephen Williams]

If we all agree that the Red 18-50 is (at least) equal or (probably) better than the Sigma,.

Probably equal as thats where it came from!