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(More customer reviews)My husband ordered this lens through Amazon after he shopped for a versatile macro lens for his D90. He already owned the Nikkor 35mm f1.8, which he says is a very fast, sharp and lightweight lens, but it does not have macro focusing. He considered the Nikkor 60mm and 85mm macros, but when he saw the great price on the Tokina at Amazon, he had to try it. As advertised, this lens focuses close and appears quite able to produce great macro shots, although you have to get right on top of your subject to get 1:1 macro.
In comparison to the Nikkor 35mm, he shot the same scenes with both lenses on his D90 at various f stops. Both lenses produced nearly identical histograms and at screen size on his computer, the images were virtually the same. However, upon enlargement, the Tokina was much sharper, details from edge to edge on the picture were razor sharp. The Nikkor lens produces sharp images, but not as sharp as the Tokina.
He will keep both lenses, the list price of the Nikkor is too good to pass up (and it is faster and lighter and it also autofocuses on D40's and D60's, Tokina does not); but the Tokina, with macro capability and razor sharp images is definitely a keeper. He also felt the Tokina had better bokeh for portrait shots.
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When used on digital SLR cameras the AT-X M35 PRO DX lens gives the same angle of view as a 52mm lens. The close focusing distance of the M35 is an amazingly close 5.5 in. (14cm) yielding a macro ratio of 1:1 or life-sized reproduction with excellent sharpness. Its compact size makes it easy to carry almost everywhere and the wide f/2.8 aperture allows for easier viewing in low light situations. The front element of the AT-X M35 PRO DX has a newly formulated WR or Water Repellent optical coating on the glass. This new coating makes marks such as spots left by water or finger-prints much easier to clean than standard multi-coating.Tokina\'s exclusive One-touch Focus Clutch Mechanism allows the photographer to switch between AF and MF simply by snapping the focus ring forward for AF and back toward the camera to focus manually. There is no need to change the AF-MF switch on Nikon cameras and there is no second AF/MF switch on the lens for Canon, everything is accomplished by the focus ring.Please Note: * The lens is designed for Digital cameras with APS-C sized CMOS and CCD sensors, not designed for cameras with Full Frame sensors. ** Please note, the Tokina AT-X M35 PRO DX lens itself is not waterproof or water resistant. *** Will not AF when used on Nikon D40 SLR camera body.
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