Top 25 Best Buys

Top 25 Best Buys

Crossover Closeout: Tokina 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 AF

Who? Select shooters seeking a full-frame ultrawide. What? Tokina 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 AF. Why? This full-frame ultrawide proved quite sharp in Pop Photo Lab and field tests, and kept flare and light falloff well under control. So why has it been discontinued? It may be a victim of its own goodness: With so many SLR shooters switching over to smaller-than-full-frame digital models, 19-35mm may not sound like such a big deal -- although we should point out that even with a 1.5X lens factor, it works out to a respectably wide 28-52mm. And remember that you're shooting through the central sweet spot of the lens with such DSLRs, so your shots will be even sharper. And if you have both film and digital bodies in the available mounts, it's a super deal. Now! $130, street. We found some at retailers in Pentax/Samsung and Sony mounts.