I shot some frames with the DA 12-24 and the FA 50/1.4 in approximately the
same light a few days ago. To tell the truth, the FA 50/1.4 RAWs struck me as
slightly cooler at the time. However, I wasn't trying to compare anything and
the light could have changed a bit. In any case, the DA 12-24 is a wonderful
lens. Minor variations of color balance are, of course, irrelevant if you shoot
raw.
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From: Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On Mar 2, 2006, at 12:13 PM, Tom C wrote:
>
> > That's one of the reasons why brand loyalty is more or less a thing
> > of the past. IMO. Aren't a number of the P&S digitals actually a
> > Sanyo product?
> >
> > Not that Tokina, can't make great lenses. We just shouldn't be
> > referring to it as "Pentax glass".
>
>
> Tokina made a number of the Minolta Maxxum/Dynax lenses in the past
> when Minolta's own capacity could not keep up with demand. They
> probably do OEM work for others, as well.
>
> I'd be interested to see the color balance of these lenses. Tokina
> seems to design to a native color balance that is quite cool to my
> eye. Every Tokina lens I have ever tested has had this
> characteristic and made me want to run screaming for a warming
> filter. That was the only complaint I ever heard about the lenses
> they made for Minolta, that they were cooler than actual Minolta glass.
>
> Bob
>
