Tokina Opera 16-28mm f/2.8 lens review

Tokina Opera 16-28mm f/2.8 Review

This Tokina Opera 16-28mm f/2.8 ($699 at Adorama, B&H and Amazon) lens review is by Christophe Anagnostopoulos, Global Ambassador of Tokina & Hoya, (Website | Vimeo | Facebook | IMDB):

*Please note that at the time of writing this review, Adobe hasn’t released a lens profile for Tokina Opera 16-28mm F/2.8*

It is early March and along with the arrival of spring, the Milky Way season for 2019 just started and the timing couldn’t be better for the release of the new Tokina Opera 16-28mm lens, an ultra wide-angle Full Frame lens with a constant F/2.8 aperture over its entire focal length range.

Tokina had always a superb reputation among photographers not only for the exceptional build quality of its products but also for the magnificent wide angle lenses it produced, and the new Tokina Opera 16-28mm F/2.8 is continuing this tradition with its excellent performance and quality.

The new Tokina Opera 16-28mm F/2.8 is the second lens in the premium Opera series lineup for high-end DSLR users, following the first Opera 50mm F/1.4 lens which was released a few months ago, and this wide angle lens is coming at a very competitive price for Nikon F and Canon EF mounts.

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Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 lens specifications leaked online


A new Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 lens has been rumored since August last year and the specifications just leaked online:

Update: the US Price of the lens will be $4,990.

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New from Kipon: macro Z-mount adapter with helicoid for Leica M-mount lenses


Kipon has new macro adapters with helicoid for using Leica M-mount and other lenses on Nikon Z-mount cameras (check pricing and availability at Adorama, B&H, Amazon and eBay):

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Lexar CFexpress memory card announced at the 2019 NAB show


Lexar announced that it will be showcasing their new Professional CFexperess 2.0 Type B memory card at the 2019 NAB in Las Vegas. The new Lexar CFexpress memory card was first shown at the 2019 CP+ show – the read speed is up to 1650MB/s and the write speed is up to 1000MB/s. I could not find a press release or any additional information, except this quote from Kevin Kilbuck, Lexar VP of Business Development:

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Nikon at the 2019 NAB show



Here are a few pictures of the Nikon booth at the 2019 NAB show (see schedule):

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Photographer, adventurer and alpinist Cory Richards named new Nikon Ambassador


Photographer, adventurer and alpinist Cory Richards named new Nikon Ambassador:


Press release:

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2019 Nikon camera history poster for the Nikon F 60th anniversary


In addition to Nikon Yokan (traditional Japanese jellied dessert made from adzuki beans), the Nikon Museum in Tokyo is now selling also this new Nikon camera history poster 2019:


If anyone knows a way of getting this poster in the US, please leave a comment.

Previous Nikon museum blog posts can be found here.

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