Tokina AT-X 16-28mm F2.8 Pro FX
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Review Date: Nov 13, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Superb build quality. Very low distortion for an UWA. Optically great, even better than lens that cost twice
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Cons:
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Heavy, bulky, not well suited for filters
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I was happy with Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 (first version) on my Canon APS-C cameras, so this was an obvious choice when I moved to full-frame.
It's heavy and bulky. The auto-focus isn't blazing fast, but accurate, fast enough for an UWA.
Build quality is superb, as we expect from Tokina. Image quality is great. I think it competes well with much more expensive alternatives, and I am not alone feeling that way:
http://www.lensrentals.com/rent/canon/lenses/wide-angle/tokina-16-28mm-f2.8-at-x-pro-fx-for-canon
Distortion is minimal, a great achievement in this focal range.
Compared to my Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 and Tokina 16-50 f/2.8 this one handles flares better (poor flares handling has been an issue on many Tokina lenses). I assume the new coating advertised by Tokina isn't just marketing junk after all :-)
Still I feel Canon lenses tend to do a bit better with flares.
In many ways it feels the full-frame equivalent of Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 and it deserves the same praises.
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