Tokina AT-X PRO 11-16mm F2, Worth the money

Lens delivered on time & well packaged. I had the previous version which only focused manually on my nikon d5200. This version auto-focuses perfectly on nikon. It is a heavy lens but i like the sturdy feel of it & actually find the manual/auto focus ring less fiddly than the switch on my nikon lenses. It did get caught/locked on switching from auto to manual one time but switching the camera off & not forcing it, released it easily. This version has a nice large white dot to line up when fitting the lens (previous one didn’t) and it locks on firmly. The lens hood screws off easily and clicks firmly back on. Only niggle is lens cap which took a few attempts to get back on. I’m probably advanced beginner/intermediate level but having honed up on wide angle lenses and how to use them they do add that different element to your photos when used as intended. I’m wondering if best to go for screw in nd filters.

Great lens, wide angle and well built.

It really does live up to the hype. The results are super sharp. Not a huge zoom range but the upside is no degradation across the entire range and it is a fast lens as well. I cannot see paying twice as much for the nikon 10-24 to get 108 degrees when the 11-16 gets to 104. The manual focus over-ride is also much better by only pulling the ring back, no fiddly switches.

Really good quality build and sharp picture quality :)i actually prefer it’s mechanism the nikkon’s own.

Great lens, just need to find somewhere to use it :-).

Great delivery time, great value.

Great for taking pictures of rooms.

Key specs for Tokina AT-X PRO 11-16mm F2.8 DXII Lens:

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• Ultra-wide angle zoom lens
• Internal silent focusing motor.Fast internal focusing
• One touch focus clutch mechanism
• Water resistant optical coating on the glass for ease of cleaning
• Mounts : Canon APS-C, Nikon APS-C, Sony Alpha APS-C

Comments from buyers

“Great lens for landscapes; fair price, fast delivery
, Superb stopped down
, A nice addition to my collection.
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Great lens, really happy about it, very sharp.

The tokina 11-16mm has been a nice addition to my collection as a photographer and as a filmmaker. It produces a nice, sharp image every time i take a video or picture (albeit with a bit more chromatic aberration compared to my sigma 18-35 & 70-200, but that is very easily fixed so i don’t consider it a big problem). I use a stabiliser on my camera and this lens is essential for me and makes for a very good combo. Setting the focus ring to infinity on this lens allows for a massive amount of an image to stay in focus when compared to my sigma 18-35 at the same settings, which is ideal for the run and gun filmmaker without a focus puller handy. The build quality is where this lens drops a star, i’m afraid. I think the focus ring would have been better suited as a switch (as on the sigma lenses) rather than the awkward system they’ve got in place where you have to push and pull the ring up and down to switch between autofocus and manual focus. The focal length ring suffers from the same stiffness and rough feeling and it cheapens the overall product in my opinion. An example of some timelapse work using this lens can be found here (still images compiled into a video sequence): [amazon seem to have removed the link despite it being relevant for the review, search for ‘day to night timelapse dangioy’ to see the sample videooverall the rings could be better but it isn’t a deal breaker, i would recommend this product to any photographer looking to take wide landscape photos (or timelapses/real estate photography) and any filmmaker looking to add a strong wide angle lens to their arsenal. (this review is based on my personal experience with this product. ]

Great value wide angle lens and a worthy addition to any kit lens. Tokina make excellent lenses at budget friendly prices. There are small sacrifices but if you can afford costlier lenses you wouldn’t be looking here. 8 it can handle most lighting situations admirably and depending on your camera you can really get a lot of quality out of this lens. To me i’d say pick this up if you want to dabble in wider focal lengths or if you want to get creative with a new perspective.

Everything said about it is true. I have a list of planned projects a mile long. Also i ordered it at a very competitive price and had it in my hands less than twelve hours later.

It is noted for its good processability. I bought it to take pictures from landscapes and northern lights and i don’t regret it. The lens works fine, and has a fabulous focal length. The autofocus is not as fast as other lenses like the sony sal1650 2. 8 ssm but in most cases it doesn’t matter. Especially in cases were you can use the manually focus like northern lights. The reason why i can’t give 5 stars is, that the lens produces (ghost) flares when there are bright lights in front of you. Maybe that will be with all lenses with similar focal lengths. I can recommend this lens to take pictures of landscapes, buildings and starry sky.

Fantastic optics and very good build quality. One minor niggle is that the zoom mechanism is quite ‘heavy’ but this doesn’t really detract from the overall quality of the lens.

Great for landscapes and definitely use a tripod.

Purchased on a whim and might be worth thinking about just how much it is going to be used.

Foolishly purchased this without researching it’s for a cropped sensor, but still usable on a full frame at 16mm and gives the desired effect so pretty pleased/relieved it’s usable and looks good.

Bought this in advance of a trip to scotland and i knew i needed to make the most of the trip – and by that, i had to come back with good photos or risk regretting not buying a better lens. I use a canon 60d cropped censor camera, and i didn’t want to invest too heavily or break the bank so i did as much research as i could before buying. The result and conclusion was to invest in the tokina at-x 11-16mm. The first thing that will strike you is the weight of the lens. This is by no means a bad thing, at least for myself, as i didn’t struggle at any point with regards to how heavy the unit is. The front glass is very wide (77mm), and very striking to look at. General looks wise – it looks brilliant. The plastic lens cover is even finish in a sort of ‘bumpy’ matte finish which looks very smart. Build quality is good – and it certainly doesn’t feel like something that would break easily – however the af/mf ring is a bit cumbersome and clumsy, and sometimes gets wedged at the wrong angle when adjusting.

Have been using this for a while now and find it spends a lot of time on the camera when out and about. Nice wide-angle shots with minimal distortion and good focus. Have used it a fair bit in low light too and very pleased with the results. In an ideal world it would have bit more zoom range, but can’t complain as that’s the trade-off for maintaining decent optical quality at this price.

I’m in love with this lens, great value for money.

Took this on a road trip along the whole of the west coast of america and it did not disappoint. Got some stunning shots from crater lake to san fran. The only minor note is that i found the lens to much heavier than my others so just bear that in mind if you’re going to be carrying it around your neck for the whole day.

Wow fantastic lens that delivers stunning shots at a great price. It’s hard to tell the difference between my l series lens.

Excellent quality, and yes, it is built like a tank.

These are very much my first impressions as i have only just got this lens and have used it for only two days now. As this is my first wide angle lens i have nothing to compare it with but so you can judge what i am comparing it to, here is a list of my current lenses. Nikon 18-105 vr, nikon 40mm micro, nikon 50mm f/1. 8g, tamron 70-300 di macro (a17 i believe) and nikon af-s 80-200 as well as a few old tamron adaptalls. As you can see, i have some very highly rated lenses and i can say that the tokina can live with any of them for image quality. The one area of it’s performance that often gets down rated in reviews is it’s control over colour fringing at the extreme corners when high contrast edges are seen (such as trees against a bright sky). These reviews often include figures of the tokina and the lenses it is being compared with and yet the other lenses are similar and don’t get criticised so i have always felt for the tokina as i think it has got a reputation from it’s older kin. I have not seen anything worse than on other lenses that i own either in j-pegs (which are automatically adjusted in my camera) or in raw files, which is to say that when present you have to hunt them out. As these aberrations are fixable in software, even if i become anally fussy over them, they are a none issue. The other thing i have seen criticised is the method of switching to manual focus.

This lens is a great wide angle lens. It is susceptible to flare though. But in general it is one of the best in its calss. The item was delivered on time and i am happy with it.

Yet to use in full capacity, test shots look good though.

Bought for my gf, she is very happy. Working the way it suppose to work.

Having retired early i was wanting to get back into photography. Always wanted an ultra-wide lens and this fits the ticket. Its been to rome, menorca, gran canaria and whitby already. I am pleased with the results. The lens is built like a tank so quite a weight but i feel that gives you a sense of security should you drop it ( no i haven’t ). Its a fabulous addition to any photographers lens collection.

I’d been considering buying a wideangle lens for a while now, and finally bit the bullet. I have to say, i absolutely love this lens, i am astounded with what you can fit in the image with it. I thought i wouldn’t use it too much, but to be honest, it’s my most used lens, followed closely by my sigma 17-50mm lens. The thing i don’t like about the lens is the focus ring, the lens is very well built, but the focus ring does sometimes feel a little flimsy, thankfully i’m not heavy handed so should be ok. Another thing is that i do think the images are a little soft, but a bit of post processing can be done in lightroom or photoshop. After some experimentation, i’ve found the sweet spot to be f/7. I’ve not used any other wideangle lens, but overall, i am so glad that i bought this lens, you can’t go wrong to be honest. If you are wondering, i use this lens on both my canon eos 60d and my canon eos m (with adaptor). I’ve uploaded some of my shots, but if you’d like to see more, please have a look at flickr.

Optically it’s superb stopped down, but could be better wide open. It has low distortion and low vignetting. As far as build quality goes, it feels tough and seems it would be up to withstand a lot, but the one problem i have is the pull-push to change from auto-focus to manual focus. It’s wobbly and needs two opposing fingers to move. The autofocus is reasonably quick, but it is quite loud. My sample needed a -12 fine tune. Overall something that the extra £100 over a sigma 10-20 clearly shows. The fact it has perfect edge to edge sharpness stopped down is a massive achievement design wise, and really makes wide scenes detailed very well. *update* after some real life shooting, flare can be an issue when shooting into bright light, and unfortunately isn’t the ‘cinema’ quality of flare that you typically see. Two curves of rainbow is usually seen on the opposite side of the frame of the light.

Nikon d7100 fantastic for the northern lights.

Superb lens for ultra wide photography. Be prepared for how heavy it is. I use it on a nikon d7200, great results so far. Light reflections are expected.

I got told this lenses picture quality was great, well its superb & the price for this lens for what you get is just right, even have monthly payment if you wanted to spread the cost. The auto focus isn’t that noisy but you can always hear it when focusing but it won’t scare of the landscape so don’t worry. Overall 10/10 i love this lens its a tank.

Me and my wife bought this wide angle lens for my son who is a keen photographer. It’s a great lens tack sharp and very good in low light. It’s now become his main lens for landscapes and sunset photography and other stuff. It came well packaged and delivery was fast. I can really tell the difference in the quality of his photos with this lens and would recommend it.

This lens is perfect for my cropped blackmagic cinema cam.

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