On Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:38:13 +0800, "Tay" wrote:

>I was originally looking for the Nikkor 35-70/2.8 and then someone
>recommended the Tokina 28-70/2.6-2.8. Both lenses are for my F3, with AF,
>AIS, D.
>The Tokina has bigger aperture and wider field, and is about 2/3 the price
>of the Nikkor.
>Should the Tokina be a better buy?
>The Tokina is impressive, I was told it was an apo, it is also fully
>internalized zoom and focus. And it was awarded 5 stars by some magazine or
>something?
>So how is the performance, really?

Disappointing at wide stops for critical use, which is kinda the
point of paying the price in money/size/weight for the fast zoom...
The Nikkor is sharper, but the zoom range is uninteresting, and
f2.8 is not exactly fast in this FL range. I'd go for a pair
of non-zooms, instead (faster, and sharp at much wider stops).
If you don't care about AF, I'd choose from the Nikkor 28mm f2.8
AIS, 28mm f3.5 AI/AIS, 35mm f2 (MF), 50mm f1.4 or f1.8, and
any 85mm. BTW, f2.6 vs. f2.8 isn't worth bothering about...;-)