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Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX for Nikon DX
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The Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX is a high quality, fast aperture ultra-wideangle lens designed for Nikon DX-sensor cameras. Its fast f/2.8 aperture is something not available from anyone else in such a wide lens. Reviews are excellent – although most do note its not quite as sharp at f/2.8 as it is stopped down a bit. For landscape / cityscapes, it’s a go-to lens.
Please note: This lens does not have a built-in autofocus motor. Therefore, it is not fully compatible with Nikon DSLR such as the Nikon D40, D50, D3100, D5100, etc.
Also, we do not recommend using the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 with the Nikon D7000 camera body. We’ve noticed, as well as been told by renters, poor image quality when shooting between 11-13mm due to AF inaccuracy. We’ve also had numerous reports of Error messages that only occur on the D7000 camera body. If using a D7000 or any Nikon DSLR without built-in AF motor, we suggest the newer Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX-II
Roger's Take
Roger Cicala
President of LensRentals.com
Comparing the ultra-wide crop-sensor camera lenses is an extremely difficult task, so I’ll put the summary first: they all deliver excellent image quality and you can’t go wrong with any of them. To my ‘just taking pictures’ assessment, they are all excellent. There are some differences though, so I’ll try to point those out so you have a better chance at choosing the one that’s best for you.
- Sigma 8-16 f/4.5-5.6 is the widest (and remember, 8mm is 20% wider than 10mm, so it’s a very real difference). Not quite as sharp in the corners as the others, and lower maximum aperture, but it’s really pretty good, especially considering it’s the widest of the wide.
- Nikon 10-24 f/3.5-4.5G Shows a fair amount of barrel distortion at 10mm (note to self: never take girlfriend’s portrait with this lens) and doesn’t have the best corner sharpness of the group. It’s got the largest range and is fast to autofocus, which makes it a great wide-angle walkaround lens. If I was mostly going to shoot at 15-24 and occasionally shoot wider, this would be a great choice. If I was going to take lots of 10mm scenic shots, I’d probably look at one of the others – they’re a bit better at 10mm.
- Sigma 10-20 f/3.5 has a bit more distortion than the others but delivers very nice images and is also built well. It does everything well.
- Nikon 12-24 f/4G has exceptional center resolution and is very flare resistant, but does show some field curvature at 12mm. It’s a very good lens, maybe better than the competition, but not as much better as its price would suggest.
- Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 gives you the widest aperture if you’ll be working in low light (with ultra wides, depth of field is rarely an important point), but it’s a bit soft at f/2.8, so the aperture advantage isn’t huge (I usually shoot it at f/3.5 if I can to get it sharper). It has very little vignetting and distortion, probably the least of the group. It does show quite a bit of chromatic aberration at times, but overall it may be the best image quality of the group.
- Tokina 12-24 f/4 PRO is built like a sturdy tank (and therefore a bit heavier). It’s a good lens but does tend to give low contrast images when shot into the sun and has a tendency to show some chromatic aberration when objects are backlit. This is the one I’d take if conditions were rough: I pity the rock this bad boy falls on. Poor rock.
But like I said above: they’re all excellent. We hardly ever get anything but happy comments about any of them.
- Filter Size
- 77mm (nonrotating front element)
- Aperture
- f2.8-22
- Length
- 3.5”
- Diameter
- 3.1”
- Weight
- 1.1 lb (without tripod collar)
- Hood
- BH-777
- Minimum Focusing Distance
- 1 foot
- Maximum Magnification
- 0.09x
- Angle of view: (crop frame)
- 104 to 82 degrees
- Zoom method
- Internal
- Image Stabilization
- None
- Focusing System
- Internal, AF-MF Clutch
- Aperture Blades
- 9, circular
- Groups/Elements
- 11/13
- Low Dispersion Elements
- 2
- Fluorite Elements
- 0
- Aspherical Elements
- 2
- Weather Resistant
- No
- System
- Nikon F
- Compatibility
- DX
- Specialty
- Video
- Autofocus
- Yes
- Hood
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| 60 days | $27.00 | $185.00 | $212.00 | $3.53 |
| 90 days | $35.00 | $238.00 | $273.00 | $3.03 |
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| 4 days | $31.00 | $7.75 |
| 7 days | $41.00 | $5.86 |
| 10 days | $55.00 | $5.50 |
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| 30 days | $121.00 | $4.03 |
| 45 days | $158.00 | $3.51 |
| 60 days | $185.00 | $3.08 |
| 90 days | $238.00 | $2.64 |
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