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New Tokina lenses for EF-M

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nnowak Veteran Member • Posts: 9,074
Re: New Tokina lenses for EF-M

Photato wrote:

nnowak wrote:

Photato wrote:

nnowak wrote:

Mirror lenses inherently suck for photography. They were bad 50 years ago and are just as bad today. New focal lengths in new mounts won't erase any of the shortcomings. It is actually embarrassing to see a company like Tokina release these things.

Those are strong sweeping statements.
I'm pretty sure there are use cases where mirror lenses like these are the best option, where reach, cost and portability are more important factors than bokeh quality or lack thereof.

They were the best option in the 1970's, but not anymore. A small sensor superzoom camera like the Nikon P950 or Canon G3X will be no worse for image quality while being immanently easier to use.

But those P&S cameras cost much more than any of these Tokina lenses.

Those were just two examples that came to mind.  Copies of the G3X are available in the $400-450 range.  A Nikon P900 with a 24-2000mm equivalent zoom is in a similar price range.  A Nikon B700 with a 24-1440mm lens is around $300 and it weighs 160g less than the Tokina 900mm.

A better comparison would be the Canon EF-S 55-250mm against the Tokina 600mm.
I'm sure a moon's shot for example will come out better from the Tokina, hands down.

Handheld or on a tripod?

Or if I'm using the camera to document for internal studies wild life behavior's, the Tokina 600mm would also be better. Assuming they are of good enough quality.

Again, handheld or on a tripod?

Hell, even the James Webb telescope basically uses the same mirror principle. lol

The James Webb is not even designed to capture visible light. What is ideal for space observation is generally not what is ideal for general photography.

Infrared is still considered within the range of photography.

Infrared is not visible light.

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