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

Product Information

Actually, the Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 Distagon T* ZE Lens is the only lens in my current-at-review-time lens specifications database with a lower MM value (0.08x).

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. AF system on my copy is extremely inaccurate, and easily the worst I've ever encountered. It's not my camera, but it It's not quite as sharp on the sides on full-frame at 16mm, but considering that this is a freebie, I'm not complaining.As you might expect distortion is quite prominent at 11mm, but 6.15% barrelling isn't overly strong for a lens this wide. At 16mm the barrel distortion gives way to mild pincushion distortion. Here Imatest detected 0.5% pincushion, which shouldn't pose issues for most images. At both ends of the zoom range, the distortion pattern is uniform across the frame, so it should be easy to correct in image editing software afterwards. As of April 2008, the 14-24mm f/2.8 is the lens I use most often for my crazy photography — but I shoot it on a full-frame Nikon D3. It's amazing how much sharper the Tokina is than the Nikkor. At the normal (smaller) apertures at which a smart person would shoot this, the differences become much more subtle. These were shot on a tripod, and I even left the Kenko UV filter on the loaned Tokina.

It's typical that as the years roll on that this lens may or may not work on newer cameras. We take for granted that ten or twenty years down the road that our Canon EF and Nikon DX lenses will just work with the nest cameras of 2025, but it is not uncommon for off-brand lenses to have compatibility problems with some models years in the future, and that there will be no fix for that. There is also the risk of a problem that results in the lens and body manufacturers directing blame at each other. Needless to say, I'm a little disappointed with the IQ of the 11-16. Build quality is top notch, but contrast, sharpness, and CA are all below my expectation. I guess I was expecting this thing to blow away the 18-200 in terms of sharpness, which it didn't. There's just too much variance in these lenses. Maybe they're just cranking them out now and QC is a little lax. It's unfortunate that 2 out of 3 lens were unacceptable. I've never had any experience like this. I've never had to exchange any of my Nikon lens, which includes 18-135, two 18-200VR, 80-200 f/2.8D, 300mm f/4, and the 35mm f/1.8G DX. They just worked right straight out of their boxes. Caveat: You'll see this only if you're printing really, really big and only shooting at large apertures! I went to great length to make these differences obvious in the examples above; I wouldn't see them in normal shooting.

For Still Photography

Performance doesn't vary with focal length, which is unusual, and also makes it much simpler to describe.

What I don't like about this lens is the short zoom range. I preferred the Sigma 10-20mm and Tokina 12-24mm because at their long end it's close to the full frame equivalent of 35mm which I used often. 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. Landscape photographers are of course one group that loves to find a close subject and frame it in a striking, vast in-focus scene Nikon cheats a little with their 12-24mm: the widest end of the 12-24mm really only covers the same as a 20mm lens on my D3. I have to set this Tokina to about 12.2mm to see the same as the Nikkor at its 12mm stop. The Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX Lens is not the fastest autofocusing lens - nor is it the quietest.

I've already mentioned the Tokina's focal length range disadvantage and significant max aperture advantage over all of these other lenses.

if possible. Color fringing is about average for this type of lens, but it is manageable. Next is the focal length, The results were the same at 16mm, so I didn't bother to present them. The one shortcoming of the Tokina is its very limited zoom range: it only goes to 16mm. The scary thing is that this isn't a fluke. This was repeatable on different days with different subjects.

Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 Pro DX II Specifications

this lens can stop action in low light better than the rest of the available-at-review-time lenses in this class. A high quality product at an affordable price. Great for underwater, landscapes and long exposures. My favourite features are the smooth rubber zoom ring, the tight fit lens hood and the sun-stars it produces at smaller apertures. A durable lens built for your everyday needs." Yes the Samyang 14mm is possibly sharper (definitely on a FF) but then it is a prime and putting filters on is a no-no, and the Tokina goes to 11mm on a DX. You pay your money and take the choice. Despite serious flaws, which the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 DX II lens has I think, that it still remains the best lens in the ultra-wide-angle environment. My suggestion is based on the wide aperture and small focal length at once. Most of the ultra-wide-angle lenses in this range don’t feature as wide an aperture as the Tokina 11-16mm does. On top of that even if the aperture is more narrow, the image quality at the edges can be still out of question, what you could see on the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 example. If you want some alternative to Tokina, you must look around the 14mm focal length, which is the lowest for other lenses with wider apertures. The 14mm field is not as wide as 11mm, unfortunately. However, the wide aperture in Tokina 11-16mm results in poor sharpness at the edges, unfortunately. In the most extreme cases, even some crops can be required, which is a total contradiction of this choice. Fortunately, the level of sharpness deterioration is not high at the edges in the middle of the image, but in the corners only. The appearance improves for apertures narrower than f/3.5 – the value, from which most of the ultra-wide-angle lenses start from. Tokina AT-X 116 f/2.8 PRO DX II (11-16mm) is an update to the widely popular and award winning Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX (11-16mm f/2.8) lens.