tokina 828,80-200 f2.8 = my new toy

yahoo auction is just just too addictive! it's evil i tell u, i cant stop surfing that site! anyways, this is my new toy/lens. not what i wanted( i wanted nikon's 80-200 or even better the 70-200VR,drools..) but i couldnt afford any of those and i found this little gem. it's a bargain at 26,600 yen, shiping excluded. it's 2nd hand though but aside from scratches on the body, everything else is in tip top condition. a guy from lowyat managed to buy this at RM100 and that's a steal! retail for this would be near Rm3,000.

so my initial impressions during my 1st test run. SHARP, sharpness is just awesome! some say it's soft when it's wide open and they could be right but at f4 down, it beats the crap out from my other two lenses. color rendition is nice, contrasty. autofocus would be the main problem as it doesnt have internal focusing like nikon's AF-S,Canon's USM or Sigma's HSM. it doesn't mean it's slow but it doesnt move at the speed of light with the other 3 brands. oh, it's heavy. weighing at 1.35kg, it can be demanding on your hand. but on the good side, it's build like a tank, metal finishing and very very solid.

some test pictures.

1.the lens(obviously i used another lens to take this :P )
2.rubbish in school..3.gifu kousen
4.cycling before it gets dark
5.paper cup on the branch

6.going to the train station
tested it with the guys playing footie..not bad

7. falling down?
8.run forest run!!
9.beckham?henry?
10.amatuer
11.amatuer 1
hehe.. will like to test more with this lens but i think it's a good buy until i can upgrade to one of those gems :P

cheers