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Fun. Funny. The Tokina AF FE 20mm f2 Firin will finally ship in June. It will cost... $950. A Nikkor AF-S 20mm f1.8 G ED costs $799 (MSRP). The Sigma 20mm f1.4 DG HSM Art costs $899.
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BC, I agree with you. I believe it will end up with street price of $699.
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In the past, Tokina's MSRP had on occasion ended up being 50% higher than the actual retail cost at launch (case in point: $1400 MSRP for the 16-28, $950 actual price not long thereafter). This is probably going to be the case now, too (maybe not to that extreme degree, of course).
Besides, this is a size-optimized, adapter-free lens, and for many people the lack of hassle / bulk is going to be worth quite a bit of a premium. I know that I would've been interested if I had dabbled in the Sony FE mirrorless (though in the end I would've probably just snagged a Zeiss 16-35/4 and called it a day).
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Does it matter how it performs ?
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A 16-35 lens does cover 20mm so yes it is comparable in a sense. Regarding coma, well, do we know how this lens performs in this regard? I think not yet.
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The Tokina is half the weight and length of the Sigma lens ...
As much as I like Sigma lenses these days - regarding its "extension tube" it's quite pathetic really.
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