Currently have a Tokina 12-24mm F4 X-Pro II ultra wide zoom. While it suits my needs very well for the range, it suffers a lot from distortion and softness away from the centre. I don't use it a lot (last use was November 2017) but I'm thinking of upgrading it to something with better performance.
I would be looking to spend no more than £700 which is part funded by selling the Tokina. But I'm struggling to find options that are both good and within my budget.
Have a 24mm pancake and 24-105L which I like, but aren't wide enough when I want to go really wide.
Prefer a zoom, but open to prime. Must have AF.
Will be used on 7D mkII.
Don't mind going for 3rd party manufacturer, so long as it is an upgrade and reliable/consistent.
I would like ot try some more night shooting, so F2.8 would appeal to me.
Have seen Tamron 15-30mm but read AF can be a bit temperamental, but the loss of 3mm while it doesn't sound like much, does make the field of view a lot narrower on the wide end.
Tokina have one or two lenses, but they are very heavy and I have always felt the clutch AF-MF mechanism moves where the focus is set slightly, at least, I have less confidence in it than my other lenses with a simple switch.
Any ideas? Thank you
I would be looking to spend no more than £700 which is part funded by selling the Tokina. But I'm struggling to find options that are both good and within my budget.
Have a 24mm pancake and 24-105L which I like, but aren't wide enough when I want to go really wide.
Prefer a zoom, but open to prime. Must have AF.
Will be used on 7D mkII.
Don't mind going for 3rd party manufacturer, so long as it is an upgrade and reliable/consistent.
I would like ot try some more night shooting, so F2.8 would appeal to me.
Have seen Tamron 15-30mm but read AF can be a bit temperamental, but the loss of 3mm while it doesn't sound like much, does make the field of view a lot narrower on the wide end.
Tokina have one or two lenses, but they are very heavy and I have always felt the clutch AF-MF mechanism moves where the focus is set slightly, at least, I have less confidence in it than my other lenses with a simple switch.
Any ideas? Thank you