The type of photography that you are planning to use is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated the Tokina 12-28mm f4 Pro DX and the Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 II LD for their suitability to various photography scenarios:
Size and Weight Comparison
Size of a lens is an important deciding factor when comparing two lenses.Tokina 12-28mm f4 Pro DX is the longer of the two lenses at 90mm. The Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 II LD with a length of 84mm is 6mm shorter. Besides being longer, the Tokina 12-28mm f4 Pro DX also has a larger diameter of 84mm compared to Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 II LD's 83mm diameter.
Weight of a lens is as important as its external dimensions, especially if you are planning to hand hold your camera and lens combination for longer periods. Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 II LD weighs 406g, 23% (124g) lighter than the Tokina 12-28mm f4 Pro DX's weight of 530g.
Below you can find the dimension and weight table of the 'Wideangle Zoom Lenses in Canon EF Mount for size comparison purposes.
Wideangle Zoom Lenses in Canon EF Mount for Size Comparison
Lens Mounts
Both Tokina 12-28mm f4 Pro DX and Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 II LD has the same Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon T8i, Canon 90D and Canon SL3.
Tokina 12-28mm f4 Pro DX is also available in Nikon F (DX) mount.
Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 II LD is also available in Nikon F (DX) , Sony Alpha, Pentax KAF and Canon EF mounts.
Focal Range
Tokina 12-28mm f4 Pro DX has a focal range of 12-28mm and 2.3X zoom ratio which has an effective (full-frame 35mm equivalent) focal range of 19.2-44.8mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera. Tamron 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 II LD has a focal range of 10-24mm and 2.4X zoom ratio which has an effective (full-frame 35mm equivalent) focal range of 16-38.4mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.