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Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX-II 11-16mm f/2.8 Lens for Canon Mount

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Brand Kenko
Focal Length Description 11-16 millimeters
Lens Type Standard
Camera Lens Description zoom lens
Maximum Focal Length 16 Millimeters

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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
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Product Description

Based on the high quality optical design of the AT-X 124 PRO DX (12-24 mm f/4) lens, the AT-X 116 PRO DX has a slightly shorter zoom range to maintain optical quality at wide apertures and has an internal silent focusing motor to allow the lens to AF on Nikon bodies that do not have an AF drive gear and motor.

One Touch Focus Clutch: Tokina's 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. There is no need to change the AF-MF switch on Nikon cameras and there is no second AF/MF switch on the lens for Canon, everything is accomplished by the focus ring.

Tokina Optical Technology: Aspherical Optics - a standard lens is made up of a combination of spherical lens elements. Individual "lenses" within the lens are commonly referred to as "elements". A spherical element has an even curve to the surface of the glass. However, there can be problems with such elements; light entering the centre of the lens and light entering at the edge may not be perfectly focused at the same point. This is called spherical aberration. More enhanced computer assisted optical designs are creating lenses with more spherical elements. More spherical elements within a lens means a higher risk of spherical aberration having a negative impact on optical quality.

Wide-angle zoom lenses and wide-angle lenses with large apertures are especially at risk for spherical aberration.

To eliminate spherical aberration, Tokina employs aspherical all-glass elements in many of its optical designs to correct this problem. The aspherical shaped surface of the lens element focuses light rays entering both the centre and edge of the element correctly at the film plane for an accurately focused image. In addition to correcting spherical aberration, these elements fully correct light quantity and distortion at the edge of the image and provide excellent results when used in combination with a floating element design.

Through a close collaboration with Hoya Corporation, one of the world's largest optical glass manufacturer, Tokina has succeeded in producing high quality precision moulded glass elements with a bigger aspherical shape than any other lens manufacturer. This technique is unparalleled in its technological sophistication and precision.

F&R Aspherical: This lens, the AT-X116 PRO DX encompasses Tokina's new F&R aspherical moulded glass elements. These give outstanding performance with very even illumination in the corners and correction of spherical aberration across the image area.

SD Super Low Dispersion: When standard optical glass is used in telephoto lenses, a phenomenon called chromatic aberration can occur. Chromatic aberration is the inherent tendency for glass to disperse (separate) a ray of light into the colours of the rainbow. The rainbow effect created by a glass prism is the most dramatic demonstration of chromatic aberration. In lenses, it is much less pronounced, but still creates slightly out of focus colours, akin to an "optical noise" that has a negative impact on the quality of the picture. To eliminate chromatic aberration, Tokina employs special glass material having super- low dispersion (SD) properties.

Lenses in the Tokina line-up with the SD mark incorporate these Super-Low Dispersion glass elements, minimising the secondary spectrum or optical noise caused by chromatic aberration.

HLD: Tokina's wide-angle and standard zoom lenses feature a higher quality of optical glass known as Tokina HLD (High-refraction, Low Dispersion) glass. Having higher refractive index and lower dispersion properties, HLD glass is far less likely than standard optical glass to create lateral chromatic aberration, which is often a problem with conventionally designed wide-angle lenses.

Multi-Coating: Reflections off the surface of lens elements are the enemy to any photographer and to every lens manufacturer. They are reduced or eliminated by bonding multiple layers of a transparent anti-reflection chemical to the surface of the glass. Tokina has developed and enhanced a coating technique for its optics so that they will maintain faithful colour reproduction and render clean, sharp images.

Mechanical Technology - Floating Element System: When designing a lens, Tokina calibrated its astigmatism at the points between minimum focus distance and infinity so that it will give the better image results at each settings. However, when there are large differences between the focus limits, effect calibration is not possible. A floating element system incorporates optical elements that move in proportion to the focus setting of the lens. This allows astigmatism to be corrected. Many Tokina lenses employ floating element systems to provide optimum correction of astigmatism from minimum focus distance to infinity.

Internal Focus System: The two most used methods of focusing a lens are either the complete straight forward movement of lens elements (used mainly with single focal length lenses) or the rotation of the entire lens barrel group (used mainly with zoom lenses). The internal focusing system used by Tokina move each element group within the lens, but does not change the overall length of the lens. This is especially useful with telephoto designs.

The internal focusing system has a number of advantages including: faster focusing, improved handling due to fewer movements near the centre of gravity, more compact lens designs, superior use of filters because the barrel with the filter thread does not rotate.

Focus Clutch Mechanism: Tokina AT-X PRO series lenses feature the patented "Focus Clutch" Mechanism for switching the lens between auto focus and manual focus modes.

The manual focusing ring can move (be snapped) back and forth between an AF and MF position. When the focusing ring is forward in the AF position, it is not engaged to any of the internal focus gearing and will turn freely. Without the added weight of the metal ring the camera can auto focus the lens more quickly and smoothly.

For manual focus, simply rotate the focus ring the way to one side or the other on the focus travel, either infinity or it's closest focusing distance, then pull back (towards the mount plate) on the manual focus ring. While pulling back, rotate the ring from one side of the focus travel to the other. When the gears align, the focus ring will snap back into the MF position and the lens can be focused manually.

To return the manual focus ring to auto focus mode, simply snap the ring forward from any point.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
670 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the sharpness, image quality, and value of the camera lens. For example, they mention it's a very sharp lens, it delivers exceptional pictures, and it'll take beautiful wide-angle photos. That said, some appreciate the quality and value for money. That being said, they say it'd be a wonderful investment.

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83 customers mention77 positive6 negative

Customers are satisfied with the sharpness of the lens. They mention that it has really clear and sharp optics, and is well constructed. Some say that the lens is better in quality and sharpness than the kit lens. Overall, customers are happy with the quality and performance of this lens.

"This is a fantastic lens, possibly the best ultra wide angle out there if you shoot Canon, and I know many Nikon photographers who love this lens as..." Read more

"...While this lens is absolutely better in quality and sharpness than the kit lens, and it is certainly my favorite lens, it is by no means the lens..." Read more

"...(I have a Canon 40d.) In playing around I found it to be a very sharp lens...." Read more

"...you're going to get a better lens, but for around $400, this lens is truly amazing. I have attached some pictures I took recently with it...." Read more

67 customers mention63 positive4 negative

Customers are satisfied with the image quality of the lens. They mention that it produces exceptional pictures, beautiful wide-angle photos, and consistent images. The lens is great for close-up videography, and creates dynamic landscape shots. It pairs nicely with the Canon Rebel T2i, and is great to use for architecture photography and documentary.

"...For daylight sky photography, the pictures produced are incredible, low distortion, full of contrast and sharp...." Read more

"...It creates such dynamic landscape shots if you get a little creative with it. Taking panoramas was a breeze...." Read more

"...It also has tremendous depth of field making it great for getting group shots and including background...." Read more

"Sturdy built and heavy, this wide angle lens gives you the wide shots you are looking for, even with the less than 35 mm full frame image sensor..." Read more

59 customers mention53 positive6 negative

Customers like the quality of the lens. They say it has clear, sharp optics, is well constructed, and feels solid in the hand. The quality of this lens stands out, and is great for people just starting out or looking for a cheap but decent wide angle. The focus ring and zoom ring are smooth, and the lens is easy to use.

"...This lens is comparable in sharpness to my L series glass, is built just as well, and costs much less...." Read more

"...The pictures are sharp and colorful, and right away the quality stands out...." Read more

"...Right out of the box you can tell that this is a solid piece of equipment. It is definitely not a "fantastic plastic"...." Read more

"...When I unwrapped the lense it had decent weight and the build quality felt very stable so I'm happy about that...." Read more

48 customers mention48 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the lens. They say it is a wonderful investment, and a sharp lens for the price.

"...in sharpness to my L series glass, is built just as well, and costs much less...." Read more

"...The lens is sharp for the price, and the auto focus works well too. I really cannot think of anything bad to say about this lens...." Read more

"...Here is a list of pros and cons about the lens:PROS:Cheap but decently good quality for the price you pay,sturdy and heavy,..." Read more

"This lens was well worth it. Heavy and quality construction...." Read more

40 customers mention40 positive0 negative

Customers like the versatility of the lens. They say it's quite awesome, great for night photography, and worth a look. Customers also mention that it'll make a great addition to their bag.

"...The color is beautiful, the focus is beautiful. It is very useful for astrophotography..." Read more

"...aberration correction, and defringing and I ended up with a decently nice, true to life photo (the darker photo ((ALWAYS SHOOT IN RAW FORMAT FOLKS))...." Read more

"...favorite features of this lens is the one that makes it best for recording video handheld - the entire focus ring slides back and forth to switch..." Read more

"...It is also great for video with one exception, the auto focus motor is loud...." Read more

39 customers mention32 positive7 negative

Customers like the performance of the lens. They say it works well, produces excellent results, and is truly useful. Customers also mention that it works beautifully with their Canon 7D and is great for astrophotography and in low light.

"...Why get this lens? For sky shots and landscapes. It also works really well in doors, if you want to take photos of the entire room and everyone in it..." Read more

"...No black edges. And in low light situations it works great as well...." Read more

"...It is truly useful! Let it teach you how to use it and it will outperform any other lens in your bag...." Read more

"...I use it on my Canon T2i, and works perfect, since it becomes in a 16-25mm or something like that...." Read more

29 customers mention26 positive3 negative

Customers like the width of the lens. For example, they mention it's the best ultra wide angle out there, works as expected, and is awesome for architectural work. That said, some complain about the APS-C version.

"This is a fantastic lens, possibly the best ultra wide angle out there if you shoot Canon, and I know many Nikon photographers who love this lens as..." Read more

"...At the price, this is a good all-around wide angle lens that delivers consistent images (once you get used to its quirks)." Read more

"Delivers exactly what it's supposed to--super wide angle on a crop sensor, with wide aperture, with really clear and sharp optics, very well..." Read more

"I bought this lens for astrophotography/ landscapes. The wide angle is super nice with a bit of chromatic aberration from what I could tell...." Read more

41 customers mention20 positive21 negative

Customers are mixed about the autofocus of the lens. Some mention it's decent, quick, and amazing. However, others say that it'll be very challenging to focus, and the auto focus motor is a bit winey.

"...fine once it's on; it has no image stabilization, but it does have auto-focus..." Read more

"...It would just go on and on trying to focus and after trying in different environments, I've concluded that i either have a defective lens or this..." Read more

"...The lens is sharp for the price, and the auto focus works well too. I really cannot think of anything bad to say about this lens...." Read more

"...but it is not inconvenient by any means either... The autofocus IS a bit loud, however this is only a problem if you are taking video using the..." Read more

Scared me half to death, but turned out okay
4 Stars
Scared me half to death, but turned out okay
I am very new to photography, especially using DSLR cameras. I use a Canon Rebel t7i, which is a crop sensor camera and my first DSLR. I saw reviews for this lens and I thought I would give it a "shot".Now first thing's first: I am certainly impressed with this lens! Especially as a beginning amateur astrophotographer. Admittedly I have only had this lens a few days now, but based on my experience thus far the build quality is nice, it feels like a sturdy, heavy lens, and it has a nice sharp and clear picture (aside from the chromatic aberration and slightly barrel distortion, but I'll get into that later).Now I took this lens out to take a test photo just to see how the lens handled in low light situations (pictured above, the bright one). The photo was taken with the aperture set at f/2.8 for 30 seconds on a tripod. When I looked on the preview on the LCD I was devastated.The picture looked as though it was one of those 3D pictures where you have to wear those red and blue glasses. The red and blue light was way out of place! I expected SOME chromatic aberration due to the refracting nature of glass, but not this extreme. I considered sending it back and looking into getting a different lens with a bit more care to correcting such extreme aberration.However, I overreacted. After uploading the photos onto my computer, they were not nearly as bad as on the LCD screen of the camera, some magenta fringing and coma at worst. Enter photo processing software (like Lightroom or darktable). Make some adjustments to exposure, tone and temperature, chromatic aberration correction, and defringing and I ended up with a decently nice, true to life photo (the darker photo ((ALWAYS SHOOT IN RAW FORMAT FOLKS)). Considering that the included photos were only a test shot, I have to say that this lens is capable of a lot! Especially for beginners who do not have thousands to throw around on lenses. It DOES suffer from chromatic aberration, but this is easily fixed, and some distortion however it is so slight it is barely noticeable! The depth of field is not great either, it goes from 11-16mm which is not a huge amount. The switch from auto focus and manual focus requires you pulling the ring down instead of flipping a switch which is not immediately intuitive, but it is not inconvenient by any means either... The autofocus IS a bit loud, however this is only a problem if you are taking video using the lens.Here is a list of pros and cons about the lens:PROS:Cheap but decently good quality for the price you pay,sturdy and heavy,Manual and auto focus capability,Sharp and clear,Great in low light settings thanks to the f/2.8 aperture,Nice wide view (again for the price you pay)CONS:A bit on the heavy side (not necessarily bad, but you may want a camera bag to carry it in),Suffers from chromatic aberration (but all lenses with heavy glass do, easily fixed in photo processing software),Slight distortion (emphasis on slight),Relatively noisy autofocus,Non-intuitive switch from auto to manual focus (minor, but still annoyed me when I first got it),Weak depth of field (just makes it less versatile).If you are just beginning or just need a decent wide angle lens, I would definitely recommend it. Do not trust your camera's preview screen to be accurate, put your photos on your computer first.I tried to be as unbiased as possible in my review, and I was skeptical at first, but this lens really is nice for price.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Lens, GET IT
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2017
I shoot with a Canon T5, which has a crop sensor, so I did quite a lot of research into wide angle lenses before purchasing this one. Primarily I shoot landscape photography, so I was wanting to expand my lens collection to include a wide angle. I went back and forth between several lenses, including one of canon's lower end wide angle lenses, but ultimately chose this lens because of the f/2.8 aperture being the best I could find for a wide angle lens. I wanted something that would perform well for shooting stars and milky way shots, but was still going to give me some dynamic landscape shots. I have been highly satisfied with the purchase of this lens!

First and foremost: right out of the box, this feels like a quality lens. It is fairly heavy, which can be uncomfortable if you are hiking, but still such a minor con that I don't want to complain. The only other quip I have about it is how damn hard it is to take the lens hood on and off. It was so tight that the first time I tried, I was worried I was going to break something. Just takes some getting used to.

I have taken this lens on several trips, the biggest one being my spring break roadtrip to Yosemite with stops in Lake Tahoe, Point Reyes, San Francisco, Sequoia, Zion, and Bryce. I really pushed this thing during that trip and I was very pleased with the results. The pictures are sharp and colorful, and right away the quality stands out. It creates such dynamic landscape shots if you get a little creative with it. Taking panoramas was a breeze. The sunburst shots turn out STUNNING with this lens, I was shocked. This lens excelled at Sequoia, and allowed me to take pictures that others had to shoot as panoramas. I mentioned astrophotography as a reason behind getting this lens. While I have not had the chance to shoot milky way shots yet, I have done star trail pictures with it that turned out gorgeous. I am very excited to try it out with the milky way.

I see a lot of people saying that this is now their "go to" lens. While this lens is absolutely better in quality and sharpness than the kit lens, and it is certainly my favorite lens, it is by no means the lens that lives on my camera. It is super wide, and therefore has fairly limited applications unless you only shoot landscapes (and even then, I still enjoy using my 18-55mm lens...sometimes this is almost too wide!).
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Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2017
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good lens but no warranty
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2017
The only reason this gets 4 stars instead of 5 is that even though the listing says this is the USA version and that it was supposed to come with a three-year warranty, in reality this is a gray market lens and the warranty is only for two years -- and it's void in the U.S. as this is from a third party seller fulfilled by Amazon, NOT FROM AN AUTHORIZED TOKINA DEALER. So, buyer beware.

That said, this is an incredibly good, versatile lens. It comes with a lens hood (you'll want to do an internet search to watch a demonstration on how to take off the lens hood, as it is tricky, but like me you can just leave it on all the time). Things you'll also want to know: it's rough going onto the camera but seems fine once it's on; it has no image stabilization, but it does have auto-focus (to switch auto-focus on and off, you just pull or push the focus ring at the end of the lens); aberrations are very apparent when you are zoomed all the way out, but are not very noticeable at other focal lengths; this lens can have excessive lens flare as well as discoloration in sunny/bright light conditions; the lowest aperture you can go with this lens is 2.8. The color is beautiful, the focus is beautiful. It is very useful for astrophotography (you just have to set the focus to infinity, which is really easy because it has its very own setting on the lens) as well as architectural interiors, closeup photos and I have been using it a lot lately for landscape photography. As with any wide-angle lens, you must know that there can be quite a bit of lens distortion in the images, but you can learn to use this to your advantage. It is a very excellent, versatile lens.
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Andreas Lober
2.0 out of 5 stars Ein schönes Objektiv, liegt sehr gut in der Hand, aber...
Reviewed in Germany on May 25, 2021
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Antonio Hidalgo y Arévalo
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran angular Premium
Reviewed in Spain on February 5, 2021
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Donald O,
5.0 out of 5 stars Great lens for astrophotography.
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Donald O,
5.0 out of 5 stars Great lens for astrophotography.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2020
This lens has a fast F2.8 aperture which gathers a lot of light so it's well suited for astro-photography of constellations and meteor showers. The 11 - 16 mm zoom gives a great, wide coverage. Gives really sharp results.
I had a Tokina 19 - 35 mm lens years ago for my Minolta 35 mm camera and it was my favourite. Tokina lenses are robustly built and the 11 - 16 mm is no exception. The downside of this is the weight: it is heavy, no getting away from it.
I use it on a tripod quite a lot, so the weight doesn't bother me too much, but if someone has hand or wrist issues it might be a problem.
Overall, I think it's a brilliant, good value lens, and I'd recommend it.
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Alex Browne
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing lens. Great pair on GH5 with speedbooster 0
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2017
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Reviewed in Japan on April 9, 2019
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