TOKINA AT-X 11-16mm F2.8 DXII Canon

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Having a minimum focus distance of only 30cm is great for shooting in tight spaces and as focusing is performed internally, the lens is perfect for use with graduated of polarising filters via the 77mm filter thread.

This Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 II is a bargain of a fast ultrawide zoom. It comes in versions for Nikon and for Canon and others.

Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 ATX-i CF User Reviews

Pic. 9 The vignetting issues with Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 DX II in low-light conditions. Waterbeach, United Kingdom.

Price wise it doesn't seem much different. If I didn't already have the DXII lens, I would probably consider this new one. there is always the possibility that a DSLR body might not support a (likely older) third party lens. These filters are not small or inexpensive, but they can often be shared among other lenses from various manufacturers. Being a Tokina "DX" (Digital Format) lens, the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX Lens has a smaller-than-full-frame image circle designed to work only on APS-C/1.6x/1.5x Performance doesn't vary with focal length, which is unusual, and also makes it much simpler to describe.While not terribly slow, the second focus adjustment definitely increases the overall focus acquisition time. Also consider which focal length range you need on the lens that is mounted while using this lens (with no lens change required). Natural footage - the image is not distorted while panning due to almost zero distortion performance. The Tokina ATX-i 11-16mm F2.8 CF is designed with videographers and film makers in mind who shoot both stills and video professionally, featuring the following advantages for such a kind of users: The Tokina lenses are one of the few, which personally I could take into consideration personally. Having already the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 Art I didn’t need to buy the 11-20mm lens, which was more expensive. I have chosen the 11-16mm model and I am happy. The lens is really good, although there are still some things, that could be better for this range of price. Traditionally I am showing all major features of the lens below.

Not only is the Tokina much smaller, it covers a far better zoom range for DX cameras and can take filters compared to the 14-24mm f/2.8.Vignetting diminishes as the focal lengths get longer and the aperture narrows, but still expect about .8 through .6 stops of shading in the corners at f/8. None of these lenses are weather sealed - don't be confused when you see "WR" (Water Repellent) listed as a spec for the Tokina 11-16. The scary thing is that this isn't a fluke. This was repeatable on different days with different subjects. The Tokina 11-16mm is just a tiny bit worse than the Nikon 12-24mm, if you compare them directly to each other. Standard 77mm filters work great, so long as they are about 6.6mm or thinner (not counting the rear threads). My fat Tiffen filters work fine.

The 11-16's micro-motor AF drive focuses reasonably fast, but most of the time (perhaps 90% of the time), Here's a secret: take off the filter and hood and and this Tokina 11-16mm works reasonably well as wide as 15mm, if you don't mind softer corners wide-open, on film and FX. Shoot in the Nikon D3's 5:4 mode and you're good as wide as 13mm! It also works fine on my F4 film camera: I tried it on Fuji Velvia 50!If I use these lenses improperly in three different ways at the same time, I can exaggerate the differences enough to see. If you're on a budget or if you want the sharpest ultra-wide lens for your DX Nikon, get this Tokina 11-16mm. It's better than the more expensive (and longer zoom range) Nikkor 12-24mm.