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- Fast internal focusing
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The Tokina 11-16mm in a comparison test matched the Nikon12-24 achieving 89% in November 2008
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Tokina ATX 2,8/11-16 DX C/AF for Canon
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Excellent tank-like build quality, lovely image quality and how could I forget the fast f2.8 spec on the lens!
I owned both this and the Canon 10-22mm and ended up selling away the 10-22mm because the range did not matter that much to me. With a wide-angled lens, I ended up using it at the 11mm setting most of the time and switch to a kit lens if i needed more range. The f2.8 also comes in very handy when shooting indoors without bumping up the ISO levels. Compared to the 10-22 (which imo feels very plasticky), this lens is one solid brick!
I'll highly recommend this lens to anyone!
I owned both this and the Canon 10-22mm and ended up selling away the 10-22mm because the range did not matter that much to me. With a wide-angled lens, I ended up using it at the 11mm setting most of the time and switch to a kit lens if i needed more range. The f2.8 also comes in very handy when shooting indoors without bumping up the ISO levels. Compared to the 10-22 (which imo feels very plasticky), this lens is one solid brick!
I'll highly recommend this lens to anyone!
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
It was very difficult choosing between this and the Canon 10-22mm, the Canon offering obviously slightly bigger range than the Tokina. And Tokina offering F2.8 compared to Canon's F4.0, which is quite a big difference. Both having excellent optics, but with the general consensus seeming to be that Tokina would the winner in optics (if one had to choose). And Tokina also being the slightly cheaper one, but not by much. Oh and the Tokina comes with a lens hood; now this may not seem like much, but a lens hood is pretty much mandatory if you're planning on shooting in daylight with a wide angle lens. So with Canon, you would still have to fork out some extra cash for that despite the higher price.
So really the only thing that was worrying me was the short range on Tokina that have made some people to say that this is actually a prime lens. And I suppose it holds some merit, but even the 6mm range is quite a lot in the short end. Yes, I would had liked to have the 1mm extra to go to 10mm and yes the 17-22mm on the long end was tempting, but in the end, you know what, the 11-16mm seems to be enough.
Now after getting this, I haven't been disappointed. It is rarely I put on my Sigma 18-200mm lens anymore. The difference on the image quality is just too much to bear. The pictures are very sharp and there is very little distortion or vignetting. Sure you might get some on the widest setting, but even that is relatively easy to fix in Lightroom or other such program. And there is no lens on this range that wouldn't have it; Tokina's distortion also apparently is less than that of the Canon (or so I've heard).
It really is perfect for landscape and architecture photography. It's also very good for shooting inside, because of the wide lens and the very high aperture. This allows you to catch much more area in your picture and shoot with much faster shutter speeds. Now it is a wide-angle lens, so there are some challenges in shooting people for example with this. The perspective distortion isn't nowhere near as massive as with fisheyes, but you can't escape it, every wide angle will do that. And that is part of the fun, it does allow you more creative flexibility, especially if you shoot at 11mm. So it will take some practice. At 16mm it is much more forgiving from perspective distortion point of view. Also the F2.8 allows for some interesting depth of field possibilities.
So to summarize, very fast wide-angle lens with quality optics but with somewhat limited range. It seems like a solid lens, with good build quality. And even despite that slight shortcoming of the range, I would highly recommend this to anyone needing a wide-angle lens for their non full-frame sensor DSLR.
So really the only thing that was worrying me was the short range on Tokina that have made some people to say that this is actually a prime lens. And I suppose it holds some merit, but even the 6mm range is quite a lot in the short end. Yes, I would had liked to have the 1mm extra to go to 10mm and yes the 17-22mm on the long end was tempting, but in the end, you know what, the 11-16mm seems to be enough.
Now after getting this, I haven't been disappointed. It is rarely I put on my Sigma 18-200mm lens anymore. The difference on the image quality is just too much to bear. The pictures are very sharp and there is very little distortion or vignetting. Sure you might get some on the widest setting, but even that is relatively easy to fix in Lightroom or other such program. And there is no lens on this range that wouldn't have it; Tokina's distortion also apparently is less than that of the Canon (or so I've heard).
It really is perfect for landscape and architecture photography. It's also very good for shooting inside, because of the wide lens and the very high aperture. This allows you to catch much more area in your picture and shoot with much faster shutter speeds. Now it is a wide-angle lens, so there are some challenges in shooting people for example with this. The perspective distortion isn't nowhere near as massive as with fisheyes, but you can't escape it, every wide angle will do that. And that is part of the fun, it does allow you more creative flexibility, especially if you shoot at 11mm. So it will take some practice. At 16mm it is much more forgiving from perspective distortion point of view. Also the F2.8 allows for some interesting depth of field possibilities.
So to summarize, very fast wide-angle lens with quality optics but with somewhat limited range. It seems like a solid lens, with good build quality. And even despite that slight shortcoming of the range, I would highly recommend this to anyone needing a wide-angle lens for their non full-frame sensor DSLR.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
I finally took the plunge. I have been monitoring the price of this lens for way too long. I have read countless of reviews, watched the same 3 video reviews on youtube a lot more times than any sane person would do. What does it really feel owning this lens?
First, let me deal with the only reason why I knocked off a star on my rating - flare. Like I said, I've read the reviews so I knew that people had issues on flare with this lens. I can say from personal experience that those claims are not baseless. You have to be very careful when shooting with bright lights. It is a pain but it can be done. I did not want to take a whole star just for this after all, most UWA lenses suffer from flare in different degrees. But there is no option to reduce rating by half or a a quarter of a star.
Now let me describe how I felt when I first looked at my very amateur photos taken with this lens - disbelief. For some reason my photos are now more interesting than before. The lens gives a very different perspective and I can't stop exploring different angles because it is so much fun! If you love landscapes, then you will not regret buying this lens. If you love low light photography of big buildings (and you shoot on an APS-C sensor) then you should have this already on your kit. If not, please explain to me why. :-)
I like the colour on the photos, the build quality and the constant f2.8 on its (very short) range. I like the reaction I get from my family when they see the photos taken from this lens. They can't believe those shots were taken by me, a very novice photography hobbyist. Sorry I can't really compare this to other UWA lenses because I never tried anything else. Maybe there are better options. But I guess I would never know because I do not plan to replace this lens until it disintegrated or my skills exceed my current crop sensor camera which are very far away into the future!
By the way, I had the most horrible buying experience yet on amazon for this lens. I paid for the special delivery option but it took 4 business days more than the estimated time of arrival. This was on top of the 2 days delay in dispatch. When the box arrived, the packaging tapes were barely holding the amazon box together. It was a miracle that the product was not damaged. To be fair to amazon, much of the 4 days delay are likely caused by HDNL. Anyway, I just thought I would share this but I did not take this into account when I rated this product.
First, let me deal with the only reason why I knocked off a star on my rating - flare. Like I said, I've read the reviews so I knew that people had issues on flare with this lens. I can say from personal experience that those claims are not baseless. You have to be very careful when shooting with bright lights. It is a pain but it can be done. I did not want to take a whole star just for this after all, most UWA lenses suffer from flare in different degrees. But there is no option to reduce rating by half or a a quarter of a star.
Now let me describe how I felt when I first looked at my very amateur photos taken with this lens - disbelief. For some reason my photos are now more interesting than before. The lens gives a very different perspective and I can't stop exploring different angles because it is so much fun! If you love landscapes, then you will not regret buying this lens. If you love low light photography of big buildings (and you shoot on an APS-C sensor) then you should have this already on your kit. If not, please explain to me why. :-)
I like the colour on the photos, the build quality and the constant f2.8 on its (very short) range. I like the reaction I get from my family when they see the photos taken from this lens. They can't believe those shots were taken by me, a very novice photography hobbyist. Sorry I can't really compare this to other UWA lenses because I never tried anything else. Maybe there are better options. But I guess I would never know because I do not plan to replace this lens until it disintegrated or my skills exceed my current crop sensor camera which are very far away into the future!
By the way, I had the most horrible buying experience yet on amazon for this lens. I paid for the special delivery option but it took 4 business days more than the estimated time of arrival. This was on top of the 2 days delay in dispatch. When the box arrived, the packaging tapes were barely holding the amazon box together. It was a miracle that the product was not damaged. To be fair to amazon, much of the 4 days delay are likely caused by HDNL. Anyway, I just thought I would share this but I did not take this into account when I rated this product.
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Beautiful Images
I am a comparatively novice photographer who is very keen to develop his skills to a higher level.
I read widely about this lens before purchase and the general consensus... Read more
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Published 1 month ago by Ken
Back focusing
The lens I was sent by Amazon was back focusing at 2.8. I tried it on a Canon 1000D with center focus mode, with other lenses (all Canon) focusing fine. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Claudio Braidotti
Loved and hated.
I owned this lens for 4 months and took loads of cracking shots with it.
Loved:- SHARP!. Very Sharp. Solidly built.
Hated:- Flare and Chromatic abberation. Read more
Loved:- SHARP!. Very Sharp. Solidly built.
Hated:- Flare and Chromatic abberation. Read more
Published 4 months ago by L. S. Douglas
Excellent lens
I needed this lens mainly for Night Club photography as my 50mm would only let me taking pics of half of the body in the club. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Andrej Spilevoj
Fast, top notch wide angle lens, will not dissapoint
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Published 5 months ago by TomR
Great Lens
First time I have owned a wide-angle lens and must say it is brilliant. Was all set for the Sigma but upon reading reviews (Photo Plus Canon Magazine) I chose this one, more or... Read more
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Amazing lens
I'm more a filmmaker than a photographer but this lens is great for handheld. I would actually say that the widest angle is a bit too much and I tend to use it somewhere around... Read more
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