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Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX
The lens has 13 lens elements in 11 groups, which helps to achieve high resolution and sharpness. The lens coating is multi-layered to reduce flare and ghosting. The build quality is solid and durable, making it suitable for outdoor photography. The lens has both autofocus and manual focus options, giving you flexibility in your shooting style. The bokeh or background blur is decent, but not the main feature of this lens. The manufacturing time is not specified. Overall, the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX lens is a good option for those looking for a high-quality ultra-wide photo lens for their aps-c camera, with good resolution, solid build quality, and flexible autofocus and manual focus options. Alternatives to this lens include the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 and the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5.
Positives:
– The Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX lens is one of the best ultra wide angle DT lens for the money.
– It is very sharp at f8-16 and has excellent bokeh.
– The auto-focus motor is quick and accurate.
Negatives:
– The lens is a little soft around the edges at f2.8, but it does very well between f4-5.6.
Conclusion:
As an experienced photographer who enjoys vintage lenses, I highly recommend the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX lens. While it may not be as sharp as some of the more expensive lenses, it is still worth every penny for its price point. The auto-focus motor is fast and accurate, making it a great option for capturing quick, action-packed shots. Overall, this lens is a great choice for photographers who are looking for a high-quality ultra-wide angle lens on a budget.
Optical design
Bright lens thanks to the high aperture value Full frame equivalent focal length is 16.5-24.0 mm. Has 9 aperture blades, with this amount of aperture blades you will be satisfied with the result.
Physical characteristics
89 mm long, requires consideration if you want to carry in the camera bag. Weights 560 grams so plan ahead, carry only if really necessary. With a lens filter diameter of 77 mm this lens deserves a good quality filter, this is commonly filter size, presents numerous filter possibilities.
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Ebay.com rated as 5.0/5
Ebay.com Nov 02, 2015 –
Sharpest tool in my camera bag! This lens design and manufacture is very highly rated by the “experts”. After using and testing this lens on my own camera body, I feel that the the “experts” did not rate it highly enough. Even at f/2.8 it’s corner sharpness is good and it’s central sharpness is very good. By f/3.5to f/4 it’s superb throughout the frame. F 8 to 9.5 is it’s sweet spot but by f/13.5 the inescapable laws physics come into play and edge diffraction starts to soften the image just enough to be seen in test images. By f/22 edge diffraction limits the sharpness to just a “good” rating. At extreme enlargements you can see that there is some color fringing but you have to look hard to see it. I have observed no barrel or pincushion distortion of straight lines in the scenes. The photos are crisp and contrasty throughout the entire tonal range. It’s rendition of color is true to life. It’s large aperture (f/2.8) allows photography in less light than you might imagine. It’s zoom range, 11mm-16mm, seems a pretty small range but since the focal length numbers are so small, the 5mm zoom range is actually a reasonable percentage zoom range. At this short focal length, if you don’t like the composition because of a lack of focal length range, just take a step back or forward. An ultra wide angle almost screams for a composition framed by a foreground object so remember to bend your knees to get a low camera angle and include the flowers, rocks, leaves etc that are in the foreground in your mind’s eye. It’s depth of field is enormous so you can, by using the hyperlocal distance concept, have a sharp foreground 2 ft away and everything can still be sharp all the way to infinity. I had concerns that the autofocusing might be flummoxed by the large depth of field range but the focusing is precise and concise. The lens is physically rather larger than one might think and the large lens hood makes this awkward to store when not on the camera. The hood is necessary to shield the lens front element from light from the side. That being said it’s flare control is surprisingly good, better than any of my other (non-wide angle) lenses especially when a light source (such as the sun) is in the field of view. Being an ultra-wide angle , the composition of photos takes some mental adjustments but when you get it right , the resulting photos can be startlingly good. This lens gets in the way of my vision of what I want the photo to be the very least of all my lenses because with this lens , I’m not limited by it’s technical quality.
Ebay.com Sep 10, 2012 –
Excellent lens, even wide open. I highly recommend this lens! I’ve been a professional photographer for 25 years, from 2000 until 2012 I have used Canon L lens extensively. I’d read about the wonders of the Sony A77 and the Tokina 11-16 F2.8 for really wide interiors and video. I took the plunge and tested both camera systems and more importantly the lens (Canon 24-70L and Sigma 14mm F2.8) side by side with this Tokina. It is crystal clear, silent auto focus (important with video) and no vignetting, even wide open and at 11mm. Auto focus is accurate and the colors are excellent. What’s not to love!
Ebay.com Apr 04, 2013 –
A great lens but with some small reservations The Tokina 11-16mm is a great leans. The f/2.8 overall is very valuable. The pictures are sharp and clear. There is always a down side and the Tokina is heavy and pricy. I’m a big guy so the heavy doesn’t bother me and I purchased this used so the price was reasonable. I spent a lot of time researching the various wide angle lenses and this is the best zoom. However, if Sony had a 14mm prime (Full Frame in case I go in that direction),that was priced under $500, I would have probably gone with that
Ebay.com Feb 13, 2018 –
Tokina AT-X PRO 11-16mm f2.8 Replacing/adding to a Konica Minolta 11-18 3.5-4.5. Not only is the Tokina a faster lens but the image quality is every bit as good as the KM lens if not better. Very pleased!
Ebay.com Aug 05, 2014 –
Best ultra wide angle DT lens out here for your money! This is one of the best ultra wide angle DT lens out here for your money. I’ve had this lens for about a year now with a Sony A77. It’s a little soft around the edges at f2.8 but it does very well between f4-5.6, and is very sharp at f8-16. It has excellent bokeh and the auto-focus motor is quick and accurate. It is certainly not a Zeiss but for a forth the cost it’s worth every penny!
THIS IS A DT LENS SO IT WILL ONLY WORK WITH AN APS-C(CROPPED SENSOR)