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<p>Couldn't figure out the 3 picture option so I will post 3 seperate<br>

all of these pictures were taken at the Tampa Auto Museum<br>

all of the cars are Florida licensed and are driven on occasion<br>

Pictures were taken with a D7000 and a Tokina 11-16ii</p><div></div>

<p>you know that you're spending too much time in the swamp when the gators start waving at you<br>

so far this week I enjoyed the most Waynes living doll shoot and Jeanneans hummingbirds</p><div></div>

<p>Still trying some different captures with the 11-16 ii<br>

an attempt at an anchor point shot<br>

Thanks to Jeff Donald (fccp) for trying to teach a grumpy old man some new tricks ;^)</p><div></div>

<p>My contribution this week is another view of the Clearwater Fl bridge from below</p><div></div>

<p>Peter you might be surprised the usage that you get out of an UWA<br>

kind of addicting makes you look at things from a different perspective<br>

Luke come to the dark side</p>

<p>Peter I think that there is a difference between the 2 versions besides the motor.<br>

From my understanding they coated the lens and there is aspherical glass on the ii.<br>

Just checked the BH site the Tokina 11-16 ii is still not posted, it is for the 11-16 version 1.<br>

Not to be outdone Adorama doesn't have the rebate posted either.<br>

attached reply from glenn at Tokina<br>

You can find the rebate information at the following link:<br /><br /><a id="yui_3_2_0_1_13454643182193990" href="http://thkphoto.com/news/rebates/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thkphoto.com/news/rebates/</a></p>

<p>Here is a pic with the 11-16 original D7000<br>

I like to shoot at night</p><div></div>

<p>I went with the Tokina 11-16 ii. I originally had the original version but they announced the ii when I was still in my return period in January so I returned the original reluctantly. I went with the Tokina mainly for the 2.8 <br />It was supposed to be released in March<br />Well they finally put it out and I got it a couple of weeks ago<br />Don't get to shoot as much as I would like but so far I love it but then I couldn't find anything wrong with the original my backup camera is a D40 to my D7000 so the ii will AF on that which is a plus. The aspherical lens and coated glass also seemed to be a worthwhile upgrade <br />I am an amature so take my opinion and image quality with a grain of salt<br />keep in mind if you are shooting UWA polarizers have issues also if you plan on doing lens correction for slanted perspective using software shoot wider than you would want the finished picture because clipping will occur<br />One additional note the 11-16 ii does have the same $40 rebate as the original version. Saw that in outdoor photography and confirmed with Glenn at Tokina but for some reason B&H hasn't posted the rebate info</p><div></div>

<p>Boy you have to be up pretty early in the morning for his post<br>

I saw this sight as I drove by one day<br>

I went back the next day to take this picture<br>

Kind of hard to believe that the alignment of this sign just happened to turn out the way that it did......</p><div></div>

I will need a ND for waterfalls

can't really substitute for a silky water look

<p>I am planning a trip early to mid October to visit the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina<br>

My brother who lives in Cary recommended the Asheville to Boone route<br>

I will be driving up from Florida so I am open to suggestions <br>

I was wondering if anybody has any suggestions on:<br>

places to see<br>

sunrise / sunset locations, nighttime / star scene vistas<br>

buildings, bridges, mountains, overlooks, waterfalls or whatever<br>

best places for fall foliage<br>

travel guides<br>

or anything else<br>

I have a D7000, D40, with Tokina 11-16ii, 18-55, 55-200vr, 18-200vr, 35 1.8, 50 1.8, Tamron 90 Macro, Manfrotto tripod and ballhead (I know lots of overlap but I can send the wife off with the D40)<br>

I am sure I will need some type of ND filter and polarizer which probably won't work with the UWA maybe pick up the Nik color efex pro 4 software to achieve UWA polarization</p>

<p>Received my NEW Tokina 11-16 ii this week<br />Fortunately the drought isn't hitting Florida as much as the heartland<br />So I was forced to shoot inside<br />Luckily my faithful model Cosmo is always willing for a portrait<br>

Maybe next week I can post something more of a wide angle shot</p><div></div>

<p>it's just on pre order<br>

supposed to have aspherical lens and coated glass so it should be at least as good<br>

I had the 1st version but sent it back when they announced the ii version<br>

the internal motor is not that big of an issue with my main camera a D7000 <br>

I really liked the original but newer is better?<br>

I hope</p>

<p>Mine is on ordered on line<br>

I've been waiting for this since January<br>

I bought the original it was still in the 30 day return window so I shipped it back<br>

Not that I saw anything wrong with the original<br>

The newer version just looks better (I hope) <br>

Plus my backup is a D40 so the motor will help<br>

Just in case anybody missed my previous posts<br>

Thanks for the update Shun<br>

I left a message on the Canon board that B & H has it available in the Canon mount for preorder also</p>

 

<p>B & H has the Tokina 11-16 ii available for pre-order for Canon<br>

I use Nikon just thought that I would let you know<br>

Mine is on order</p>

<p>Mike Halliwell pointed out on my previous post that there is a party selling the tokina 11-16 ii on ebay and sure enough it looks like somebody in Taiwan is, for $819 and they have a quantity of 5. Maybe they fell off a delivery truck or something. They are listed as a trusted seller but I think that I will still wait for BH or Adorama</p>

<p>The new Tokina 11-16 ii has supposedly been available in Japan since January and elsewhere in Asia for a while.<br />Has there been anybody in that part of the world or has there been any reviews on the lens yet comparing it to the original version? I heard that the new version will have aspherical lens and coated glass. Reaching out to the photo.net world wide web.<br />I purchased the original version in January but returned it when the ii version was announced with a tentative release date of March. Latest word that I have heard now is maybe September and it will probably take some time for the issue price to adjust down.<br />I'll attach a pic that I took with the 11-16 when I had it during a trip to Chicago in January. I liked the lens a lot but as a caveat it was the only wide angle that I ever used. <br />I have a D7000 so the autofocus isn't a real issue although I have a D40 for a backup which could use the internal motor.<br />Just wondering if I should continue to wait or just reorder the original. I could do the Nikon 10-24 but I'm leaning towards the Tokina for the 2.8 capabilities.</p><div></div>

<p>Martin like the lemur pic<br>

my post this week is one of a flower imitating a sunrise<br>

once again not a flower expert so I don't know the name<br>

hope that everybody has a wonderful Wednesday</p><div></div>

<p>My contribution this week are 2 butterflies<br>

I assume that they are a male and a female<br>

The female was interested in the flower nectar<br>

The male was on the hunt for a nectar of a different sort<br>

He was chasing her all around the flower garden<br>

Some things never change no matter what the species<br>

Thanks Jeannean for the ID of my Blanket flower last week</p><div></div>

<p>Some really Great pictures all ready this morning<br>

My contribution this week is a flower that I captured at the local botantical garden<br>

no idea what it is called</p><div></div>

<p>Happy Wednesday<br>

Some GREAT pictures all ready<br>

Quite the story of a lifes events Mikhail he's a survivor<br>

also like Roberta's damselfly and Tony's sunset flower<br>

for my contribution this week I went to a local park and captured a couple of wild tom turkeys</p>

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<p>My contribution this week is my pal Cosmo helping out with the laundry</p><div></div>

<p>Spring is in the air<br>

A picture of my neighbors flowers that she wanted me to photograph</p><div></div>

<p>I saw a post earlier today stating that the new Tokina 11-16 ii was delayed for Nikon cameras<br>

the new release date that they had was now April 6<br>

couldn't find the page again<br>

obviously it was not in March<br>

didn't say anything about price yet though</p>