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September 3, 2024

Tokina 19-35mm AF Lens Review: Ultra Wide on a Budget

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We review an old ultra-wide angle lens from Tokina, finding new appreciation for cheap, vintage zooms lenses from the ’90s and 2000s.

Jonathan Ma
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May 26, 2017

Five Reasons Vintage Zoom Lenses Aren’t Terrible

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Few things in the vintage camera world are as universally reviled as old zoom lenses. They carry a reputation for being bulky, useless in low light, and criminally soft, especially when compared to legacy prime…

James Tocchio
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