Saturday, October 31, 2009

Tokina EF 11mm - 16mm f2.8






The Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX is an ultra-wide angle lens with a fast f/2.8 aperture for better photography in low-light situations. Many photojournalists consider having an f/2.8 aperture a must for any lens in their camera bag. Based on the award-winning optical design of the AT-X 124 PRO DX (12-24mm f/4) lens, the AT-X 116 PRO DX has a slightly shorter zoom range to maintain optical quality at wide apertures. Tokina's exclusive One-touch Focus Clutch Mechanism allows the photographer to switch between AF and MF simply by snapping the focus ring forward for AF and back toward the camera to focus manually. Rotary Zoom Mode 77mm Filter Size 89.2mm Lens Length Weight - 560 grams

A new and pretty exciting lens based on the excellent Tokina 12-24 PRO lens, the 11-16mm gives a true f/2.8 aperture in an ultra-wide angle lens, something not available from anyone else. Reviews are excellent – although most do note its not quite as sharp at f/2.8 as it is stopped down a bit.


Product Features
* Optimized for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
* f/22 to f/2.8 aperture
* Multi-layer Coatings
* 0.3m Minimum Focus Distance
* Internal Focusing Mode


Technical Details
* Brand Name: Tokina
* Model: ATX 11-16mm
* Lens Type: wide-angle
* Minimum focal length: 11 millimeters
* Maximum focal length: 16 millimeters


An Amazon Reviewer Said:

Aperture Obviously this goes to the Tokina. Not only is it 2.8 constant aperture it is very usable and sharp. It gets marginally sharper when stopped down but it is SHARP even wide open. The biggest improvement is at the edges when stopped down with the center remaining very sharp throughout. To get the same performance from the canon you need to get to about f5.6 to pull in the edges with further improvement to f8.

An Amazon Reviewer Said:
On returning from Italy and evaluating my images (1200), I find this lens to be a real keeper. Photozone.de was my deciding source to purchase this lens where their review and tests indicate this is the sharpest lens in its class. CA's as mentioned there were an issue in a couple of high contrast images and easily corrected in Photoshop. Field curvature is noticable especially in the St Peters interior image above and can be minimized with camera position and focal length settings. Unfortunately I did not have a tripod and a point and shoot technique ruled. The 16mm longest fl will take some getting used to and does not provide much range. I carried a Canon 28-135mm IS for the longer shots.

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