Tokina 12-24 lens for D70

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Tokina 12-24 lens for D70

Postby greg on Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:24 pm

Hi

Im looking to add this lens to my kit and looking for recommended places to buy. If anyone has experiences with the Hong Kong traders on Ebay let me know.
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Postby MHD on Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:27 pm

Hi Greg! and Welcome to our (once little not so little any more) forum...

I have no experience with the Tonika but have played with both the Sigma and Nikkor...

After posting a bit on these forums and opening some of your images to critique you will hear how much we like one HK trader in particular

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Postby MHD on Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:28 pm

Oh and noticing you are in Sydney you should get along to one of the Minimeets
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Postby leek on Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:32 pm

MHD wrote:I have no experience with the Tonika


I quite like Gin & Tonika :-)
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Postby MHD on Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:32 pm

hehehe :oops:
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Postby Onyx on Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:13 pm

HK is probably not the best source for the Tokina. They seem to retail for approx. the same as the Sigma 12-24 - whereas in other markets (namely the US) the Tokina is fractionally cheaper.
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:20 pm

leek wrote:
MHD wrote:I have no experience with the Tonika


I quite like Gin & Tonika :-)


So let's jump on the harmonica
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minimeet?

Postby greg on Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:28 pm

So far no recommendations for HK Ebay traders?

MHD - What is a minimeet? I thought he was the bald guy on Austin Powers?

Onyx - Wouldnt the US shipping make your suggestion too expensive?
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Postby MHD on Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:30 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Minimeets are where a bunch of users get together and play show and tell with camera gear do a search on the forums to find out :)
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Postby huynhie on Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:38 pm

Wile_E owns one
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:57 pm

Hi Greg - two recommended HK suppliers ar: HKSupplies (#1) and DigitalRev
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