Tokina AT-X 12-28mm f/4 PRO DX

Optimum ratio of the price and quality. Advantages: Good construct. Very qualitative materials: plastic of lens is not different from the material of the carcass. Very convenient range of focal lengths. It is few geometrical distortions, on 28 mm it is quite possible to remove group and growth portraits. The constant aperture. Fast focusing. Standard size of light filters (77 mm). Price. Disadvantages: On my copy there was a small front focus (it was necessary to make the amendment on-7). Decrease in sharpness at edges of a shot though it belongs to all lens. Often chromatic aberrations (on the other hand to clean them the editor doesn't make work). Catches hares. There is no profile in a adobe lightroom. Comment: In general good-quality things. Big range of focal lengths, strong construct, good sharpness since f/4, a natural color rendition, low level of vignetting. Well and of course the price, in comparison with reference for DX nikkor 10-24 it is about 1,5 times lower. That for me became a decisive factor.Read full review

And great all purpose wide angle lens I recently photographed a rock concert and used this little guy almost exclusively. It's perfect for indoor photography and let's you get in close and still see everyone on stage. Very little distortion and good optics. The only downside is the aperture only goes up to 4, which was a bit of a pain in the dimly lit stage I was shooting. Though, my Nikon D7000 handles high ISOs fairly well so I was still able to get my shutter up to about 1/200s with an ISO of 6400

What a deal. Five stars: It arrived on time, properly packaged, which prevents possible quality issues. The item is indistinguishable from brand new except for the packaging. Sharp as a tack for my commercial needs, real estate, medium range APS-C. I also have a Tokina 11-16 which is why I chose the 12-28 for just a slightly narrower field of view with less edge fall off.