It’s dumb because Tokina insists on its “One-touch Focus Clutch” ring, that must be at the front, leaving the zoom uncomfortably at the back. But Tokina did differently: at the front is the manual focusing ring, that dubs as an AF/MF on/off switch and the zoom ring is at the rear, asking for twisted fingers to operate from 16mm to 11mm clockwise. Supported by your hand, the fingers should lay on the most used ring, that being the zoom. In hands the ergonomics are weird because, being a heavy lens, it must be supported by your hands. I was expecting less, but got a proper PRO grade lens: professionally made, properly put together. All made for work, it’s the best each brand has to offer on the smaller format, and Tokina is not that farther away in built it’s the opposite. Heavier than Canon’s 369g zoom, the Tokina is actually closer to Nikon’s AF-S DX 12-24mm f/4G 465g lens, including it’s design and gold embellishments. Big and heavy, it’s in the same class as the EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM in size, but honest to the f/2.8 aperture in weight. BUILD QUALITYĪt 8.5 x 9 cm of 550g (!), the first thing you notice on the Tokina AT-X PRO 11-16mm f/2.8 DX II is its weight and size, much larger than cheap APS-C lenses. But does it work? Let’s find out! Nice reading. Part of the AT-X PRO lineup, it’s well made, with internal AF, includes a lens hood kit and even aspherical glass pieces on its formula. ![]() Selling for US$479, it’s not particularly cheap neither. There’s no ultra wide angle zoom from Canon, Nikon or Sony (the offered mounts for such model) with these specs. The AT-X PRO 11-16mm f/2.8 DX II for instance, is unique on the APS-C format with a constant f/2.8 maximum aperture. So their lenses seem outdated and inferior, hiding its high performance built and optics inside, especially on the zoom market. It’s a mix of brands and products, with an advantage for the consumer: one more option when it’s time to buy a lens, when first parties are too expensive or lack exotic specifications.ĭifferent from Sigma and Tamron, Tokina still haven’t revamped it’s marketing strategy to offer a stylish “Global Vision Art” or “Super Performance” lineup. Made by Kenko (Tokyo, Japan), known for its teleconverters, Tokina’s lenses actually employ Hoya’s glasses (that filter brand), that also supplies for Tamron. Without oficial licensing, it’s the same as Sigma’s approach: they reverse engineer the camera to understand how it works, develop exclusive optical formulas, and assemble lenses generally cheaper than bigger brands. ![]() May/2016 - Tokina is yet another third party lens manufacturer for comercial mounts. Estimated reading time: 07 minutes and a half.
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