I have both, although the Tokina is defective. The Tokina was bought with a
buch of stuff on eBay, but I got a 45GBP refund for the defective Tokina.
The build quality of the Tokina does not seem to be in the same class as
the Tamron SP 17mm, whish is a very solidly-built lens. I have the version
with the inbuilt filters, which I have found to be very useful in practice,
especially as I do not have the lenshood that is necessary to hold (82mm)
filters in the filterless later version.
I would strongly recommend the Tamron.
Roger Key, Copenhagen
Bernard Frangoulis wrote:
There was talk recently of the Tamron 17mm - I think Bill Barber has one
and likes it?
I know there were two versions, one (the older one) with filters, the other
without. Which one has a wide, "crenellated" (is this an English word?)
hood?
And let's assume I had to chose between the Tamron and the Tokina, which
one would be the best (if any) - and is any of them "good enough" for sharp
landscape pictures?
I do know the best one would be the Zuiko 18/3.5, but it is too expensive
for me right now. And since I already have the Zuiko 24/2.8 I think the
21mm would be too close in perspective, I need something wider.
Bernard
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