> I really like 1 and 2. That Tokina was an ace. I have no idea why you got
> rid of it. And that 200 shot proves you had one before you got mine (not
> that I didn't believe you).
Thank you, Joel. I had a major love/hate relationship with the Tokina.
One serious case of disfunctional relationship. One the one hand, I
loved that lens for the sharpness, flat-fieldedness, flare-resistance,
linearity and overall technical wizardy. I hated that lens for the
rotating front element, the unnatural sunstars, unmatched
colorcast/contrast to the Zuikos, diameter and weight. If I had an
all-Tokina ATX lens collection, it would have remained a real corker.
But that lens just didn't mix and match well with the Zuikos. It was
an amazing lens for event/wedding photography, but I was constantly
grabbing the 24/2.8 and 100/2.8 for anything artistic. It was,
however, a perfect lens for the first generation of Portra films.
I had the first 200/4 from around 1989 to 1993. This was likely my
first trip with that lens. In 1993 it split an element.
Your 200/4 has been a wonderful addition and is a permanent fixture in
the backpack kit.
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Ken Norton
ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.zone-10.com
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