Zoom gear Update for Tokina 12-24mm

HI All

FYI. folks

after my previous thread on this subject when some of you may have read, i've taken delivery today of my 12-24mm

The NIKON 18-70mm Zoom Gear FITS THIS LENS LIKE A GLOVE.

so even though sea & sea refuse to make a zoom gear for this lens, you can just go ahead and use the stock 18-70 item.

I'm now a happy chap

thanks to all who posted in the previous thread

craig

Hi again Craig,

That's useful to know, that might help out a lot of Sea & Sea users looking for a Nikon alternative.

Just out of interest have you rushed out and bought a dioptre for the Tokina?

Trev

My problem with using the 18-70 ring was that it was designed for lenses that have the zoom ring on the end of the lens. The Tokina has the zoom ring next to the camera so the combination wouldn't work for me with my S&S 10D housing . . .

Mike

Hi Trevor and mike

firstly Mike, So is the 18-70 ring made for front end zoomers, However with the addition of a little Felt stickyback plastic to the internal and the rear of the ring it fits like a glove.

Just get a Nikon 18-70 ring and a tokina 12-24mm and its sorted, Canon or nikon the lens is still the same.

In my Dx-70 housing the zoom gear mesh is at the rear of the lens as per most of the sea & sea housings.

Trevor, No intend to test this lens without a Filter, After some test shots yesterday, its not going to need a filter.

The optics are totally wicked, very sharp and is built as per normal like a tank, the zoom ring on the lens is like silk, wonderful.

regards

craig