8x Ultra wide-angle zoom lens comparison battle! APS-C lenses from Canon, Sigma, Tamron & Tokina

[@wahabdilawar]

I am a Nikon guy, but I do thoroughly enjoy your reviews and other uploads. Thank you very much for your time and effort.

[@Outlast1965]

I have always followed your videos Christopher. And you have been of great help informing us of details you review on. When I first saw your Sigma 8-16mm review, it has been on my wish list since. Was lucky enough that I was able to get one for a second hand for just USD329.00, mint condition. Seemed like the first owner did not know how maximize its use and gave up photography. Presently saw all his gears are for sale from a used camera gear online website. Consistently, as you said, its sharp and I have validated all your tests! You tend to smile after you have taken a shot instead of a hovering question marks above your head :) Thank you for being there sharing your insights and reviews. With high regards.

[@lost7spirit15]

I have to comment and thank you for the review and work you put in to making your video's. I find then educational and informative which has been so helpful to a novelist like myself. Thank you👍

[@ESKATEUK]

Have had my sigma f3.5 for years and really enjoy it. Comparing it to the canon 10-18, The autofocus, build quality and low light ability is superior. And the sharpness at higher focal length is definitely as good as the canon. It just gets a little soft at the edges when you drop it to f3.5. But the main thing is the build quality, it’s a solid piece of kit.

[@jimschmidt7303]

Great selection of lenses. Your photos demonstrate that great photos depend more on the person's abilities than it does on the equipment. Kudos to you on the composition, lighting colors, and collecting and organizing all the information for the video.

[@cropperson5583]

I wonder how these would do on high megapixel APS-C like the 90D or the R7?

[@ThoriumHeavyIndustries]

Would love to see an updated version of this video :) However great info :)

[@jolebole-yt]

Honest review. However from all these mentioned the Tokinas are best all around performer. For night photography specifically.

[@sergejkap.8045]

tokina has problems with cable - aperture (error 01) troubles with after 1 year using !

[@Crisin666]

@@sergejkap.8045 even the 11-20?

[@sergejkap.8045]

@@Crisin666 it happened once - but rarely. I have another one it works fine.

[@prasartpongpet]

I always watch your reviews before i do a purchase.

[@tamasvarga67]

Great review as always! I have the 10-18 STM and it's a real gem for the price.

[@kaanaksoy2599]

Christopher, this is a very good comparison review! Thanks a lot! I purchased the Canon 10-18 recently. I am very happy with it. Although at wide open apertures it causes hefty vignetting, at f/8 it is awesome. Moreover the 'IS' helps you with 4-stop stabilization! Simply incredible! Even with f/8, you can catch up with shutter speeds of lenses with f/2.8 (that is exactly 4 stops!). Excellent value and best price / performance!

[@FredSamarane]

Hi ​ @Christopher Frost , Can make this test with the Canon R7

[@Twobarpsi]

Looking to get the Sigma 8-16mm due to it's the widest rectilinear apsc lens, and I value sharpness over all other specs.

[@EricRoseBahamas]

I wonder how this would be on the Canon R7 :)

[@Twobarpsi]

@@EricRoseBahamas I went with the Canon 10 to 18 mm ef-s lens. So glad I did! It was a lot cheaper takes really good pictures and has image stabilization for video which I use a lot!

[@GWielgos]

I understand that some opinions are personal views of the reviewer and I'm okay with that. This review is fantastic! I just love the way it is made, smooth and to the point. Thank you. Great job!

[@JoeJacksonJr]

I fully agree with Chris's assessment of these lens. Have to say Chris, I was shocked you didn't include any Samyang/Rokinon Lenses. I just got my Rok 14mm f/2.8 UMC lens in yesterday. Will be testing it out and doing a review in a month or so.

[@UJOPhoto]

Hello. Thank you for making this. I like your review style very much. The way they are narrated, the content, the video and samples. Everything is top-notch.

[@chadj.w.anderson5473]

I found a couple filter systems for the Sigma 8-16mm - FotodioX and LucrOit - gonna give them a try!

[@erickbarron530]

Chris, I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your videos. And all reviews they have been extremely helpful, to help me navigate and purchase the right lenses for my 70D. You help me, keep learning more about photography which I love so much. I Purchased the Canon 10-18 EFS STM Lens, for my huge trip to Europe, it took fantastic pictures and was exactly everything I wanted it to be. Thanks to you I got all the shots that I needed and wanted, in Paris London and Iceland. Thank you again so much for your reviews, for your very helpful advice, and for your comparison videos which are huge! Look forward to seeing more of your videos thank you again

[@christopherfrost]

+Erick Barron Glad you're finding the videos useful!

[@shang-hsienyang1284]

As a Nikon user, I find your videos very useful.

[@TheEquinoxeHD]

+Aaron Yang Same with me, although only reviews of lenses from 3rd party producents are really interesting to me :)

[@andyQ123]

I don't want to weight myself down or spend too much so think the STM is the best. Thanks for the review.

[@killswitchon8159]

Dude I love your videos You both help me find my wide angle and standard lens for my T3i! Thank you soo much! You are my favorite camera guy so far lol

[@A.O.U]

Hello, very helpfull video that helped me choosing my wide angle canon lense for 77d DSLR. Thank you. I appreciate your job.

[@MaS-rn6sn]

And which one did you choose?

[@sergioserramusic]

I bought the Tokina 11-16 and I really like it. It's probably the best lens I've ever had, as far as optical and build quality. The only thing I don't like is the AF, which isn't enough accurate to be trusted each and every time, as I do with all my Canon lenses. Years ago I tried the Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6 and it was awful, it was ok in the center, but boy the conrners were unusable, and I tried on a less demanding 450D APS-C sensor; I can't imagine how bad can it be on a 24MP sensor...

[@thegrayyernaut]

My 4 go-to lenses, all in one bag, thanks to Chris' videos: Ultra Wide-angle: Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 PRO DX MARK II. Fast Standard Zoom: Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM. Prime: Canon EF 50 f/1.8 STM II. Telephoto: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM. . Got all of them for $630/£489/€572 (all second-hand). I can cover from 11 to 250mm on my little Canon 750D (Rebel T6i).

[@Appleanche5]

Hi Christopher - your one of the best lens reviewers on the internet. One thing I'd like to see because it's hard to sometimes see the quality on KZbin would be to have your famous brick wall pictures in full quality somewhere and linked on the video description?

[@mavinms]

please update and include latest lens, if any, and post new video on wide lenes for aps-c. thanks.

[@EricRoseBahamas]

Hiya. How would the Sigma 8-16mm compare with the current ultra-wide RF lenses, as far as image quality? Waving from The Bahamas. :)

[@MsJapanino]

Thanks for an objective review of the lenses. The benefits of each lens really helped me out.

[@BobDiaz123]

I ended up with the Sigma 10-20mm F4 lens. Maybe not the greatest lens, but I still have a lot of fun with it on my Nikon APS-C camera. It was a tough call, but I almost went with the Sigma 8-16mm lens. Now that was a fun lens, but the practical side of me decided to go for the 10-20mm.

[@AugerHybrid]

I warn you about Tokina 11-20mm. Autofocus may not work accurately when focusing distances like 3-9 ft. Tested with Nikon D5300 & D90.

[@djhoward9921]

A very useful and well presented review Chris - Thanks

[@KnorrV]

Thanks Christopher, was looking forward to this video!

[@kevinsilcock9392]

Thanks Christopher, must of taken you a long time to put this together

[@jtoyp]

Thanks for the perfect vid!! I love your analysis and voice

[@Adzarael]

Thanks a lot for the recommendations. Excelent points to decide which one I can buy.

[@robin29991]

Great video, Chris! I love UWA-photography. What slightly bothered me is the blurred white background of the charts on the right side. Just a little distracting as it covered part of the test shots:)

[@DavidHager1]

Amazing comparison for the lowish budget ultra wide market. Thank you!

[@StephanWahlen]

I dont think 10-18mm is a "rubbish zoom range" because most of us own kit Lenses with 18-55 Range (Or even the 17-50mm 2.8 which is a great Addon for the 10-18.). So all the Range ist covered from 10-55mm. The 10-18 is sharper and than most of the others at half the cost. Out of all these Zooms, id get the 10-18. If i wanted a fast aperture (for stars f.e.) i'd get the Rokinon/Samyang/Walimex 12mm f2.0. It's pretty nice!

[@xenoduck3189]

Stephan Wahlen did he say that? if so, I disagree with him, but I didn't hear him.

[@xenoduck3189]

oh yes sorry i just heard it while rewatching the video for the hundredth time.

[@fahadm8260]

Excellent video, I have the Canon 10 18 which I bought after watching your review, I'm glad it came out as one of the top ones

[@MaS-rn6sn]

Can you recommend this lens?

[@TheAfterSeries]

Maybe you can help. I wanna get the 16mm Sigma Wide lens for the c100 mark ii, but the lens has a EF-M mount. And so far, everywhere I look, I can't figure out if the lens is compatible with the c100 or not. If it isn't, is there another comparable wide PRIME lens that the c100 mark ii can use. I need a good wide prime lens for my arsenal. Thanks.

[@slooob23]

Everything is a compromise my photography brothers and sisters. I want good performance for landscapes, milky way stars and aurora, so got the tokina 11-16 2.8

[@tjamenk]

Wow! I can't thank you enough for your really, really helpful and useful comparison. now I know what to buy, i definitely will recommend this video when my friends ask about what ultra wide lens to buy. thank you!

[@jerrywoods761]

Chris, I spent a year in South Korea; wish I would have taken pictures!

[@isbestlizard]

hmm.. do filters exist that are like, 82mm diameter but not made entirely of glass? like.. plastic with a glass bit that's only like, 50mm or so?

[@EnigMagnum]

an uodated 2021 video of this?

[@thisisfine_eng]

You are awesome, Chris! Thank you for your knowledge and time!

[@christopherfrost]

Thanks, you're welcome!

[@TWX1138]

Among your videos I did not see a review of the Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX, I've been using one of those and while it's OK it's not especially great. For a filmmaker it's probably excellent, but that sliding ring for focus is a little frustrating on a DSLR, I end up finding my focus shifts when trying to switch between modes. There's a supposedly used low-use Canon 10-22mm locally available for $300, no hood. Given that it's been a few years since this comparison video was made, would you still look at the Canon 10-22mm as an excellent choice for DSLR and mirrorless, or does some newer lens for ultra wide angle appeal more now? If It matters I'm using a 24MP 77D and am considering getting an M50 for my wife. My principal use is indoors during the day. While f/3.5 isn't wonderful it's better than the 10-18mm and where I'd be using it, having as much zoom as possible would be handy for taking semi-candid family photos while still being able to zoom-out as my subjects get really close to me.

[@tomt274]

Excellent review and comparison. Thank you very much!

[@MarceloGaudard]

Thank You! The best video about ultra wide angle.

[@oulebsirislem3991]

Good morning Christopher, Fisrt of all I would like to thank you for this video and all the other videos that your making, very helpful and getting a clearer idea on what I'm looking for. Would you please if you have some time make other videos for all best lenses types for aps-c canon cameras?? Here you have covered the wide and ultra-wide angle, I saw the fast standard lens as well, but didn't find one for telephoto, super telephoto lenses comparison. Thank you for your efforts. May God bless you. Cheers.

[@christopherfrost]

I don't currently have time for too many comparison videos I'm afraid but maybe sometime in the future :-)

[@oulebsirislem3991]

@@christopherfrost thank you for your efforts.

[@isbestlizard]

OHMYGOD could you make a filter with ANOTHER filter thread which you could attach a smaller filter to in the middle? That's such a good idea!!!!!

[@CristianStancu]

For the Sigma 8-16mm's price, you can get the Canon 10-18 and a Samyang 8mm fisheye. Now that's a nice combo for going ultra-wide. I have the Canon 10-18 and it's a great lens. I'm planning to buy the Samyang 8mm fisheye. Very nice video comparison.

[@christopherfrost]

Cristian Stancu That's a good point! Although remember, the fisheye lens obviously gives a lot of distortion, which is intentional. With the Sigma 8-16 lens, straight lines remain straight.

[@CristianStancu]

Christopher Frost Photography Yes, that's true. I guess it is great to have a 8mm rectilinear lens. Although you could straighten the 8mm fisheye image, with a bit of processing, if needed. I would definitely like to have both lenses in my bag.

[@christopherfrost]

Cristian Stancu You could stretch the images, but of course there would be lower image quality. But yeah, I agree, I'd much rather have the 10-18 and Samyang 8mm myself :-)

[@t0ob0ssforu]

Asides from the lens here are there any particular wide angles you would suggest? Are there any cheaper lens that arent that bad?

[@christopherfrost]

You want more?! This is it I'm afraid (except the Samyang 10mm f/2.8)

[@t0ob0ssforu]

As a high school student my budget is way down there. Great video tho

[@XplorerSteveDIY]

Great work on this.

[@csantos2]

Hey Christopher. I am a Nikon user and I do astrophotography. I've been shooting on an 18mm lens to get some wide angles on shots as I haven't invested in a star tracking set up yet and thus can't stitch photos together the way I would want to. I do some other non-astro photography as well, but it is always long exposure. I was wondering, given my usage, what your recommendation would be to capture the sharpest images of the night sky. Star trails tend to start around 20 seconds so ideally an aperture that allows me to use a lower ISO setting at 15 seconds would be great, but I am also willing to turn up my ISO settings if the lens really will produce a better shot.

[@christopherfrost]

+csantos2 It's really down to trial and error. If you have an APS-C camera then try a lens like the Samyang 16mm f/2. If you're on full-frame, then the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 might be good for you

[@csantos2]

Christopher Frost Photography Interesting. Are you suggesting that because of quality over the ones you reviewed (besides the Canon)? I was hoping to capture more in frame than I currently am at 18mm. I am going on a photo trip to Iceland this summer with a friend to get pictures of the night sky with some great landscapes in the foreground. I will probably also do some daylight stuff too. But I was looking at lenses around 10mm-12mm between F/1.8-F/3.5, although I know F/1.8 isn't realistic. Haha. But I have been torn between the Tokina 11-20mm and the Sigma 10-20mm, and have totally been hoping to find an ultra wide that finds a middle ground between those and the 2x more expensive Nikkor 10-24mm.

[@christopherfrost]

+csantos2 Other options might be the Tokina 11-16 (or 11-20) f/2.8, or waiting for the new Tokina 14-20mm f/2 which should be coming out soon

[@pjurmaineproductions841]

This was excellent! Thank u so much for this review!

[@fatihyasinsonduren]

what do you recommend lens little distortion and af feature for apsc

[@mkhatri007]

what about Nikon DX users? which Nikon ultra wide angle lens is better apart from third part?

[@Alpha_Orionis]

Having trouble choosing UWA lens for Sony A mount, its sad that Sony doesn't have good UWA lenses for their APS-C cams. I didn't find any third party lenses appealing. However I am shortlisting Tokina 11-16mm and Sigma 10-20 f3.5. Any suggestions are welcome.

[@stanleymok1662]

Greetings, I really like your reviews, especially that you divide your videos in 3 parts. Basic 1st impression, then contrast & color aberration, then distortion & vignetting. I am looking for a ultra wide for my D7200. The Tokina 14-20 F/2 seems quite good. Would you do a review for that?

[@christopherfrost]

I don't have any plans to at the moment. I will look out for one, though

[@jacobmacy2776]

Hey, I'm going on a trip soon and I was looking at getting an ultra wide lens for landscapes. I have a canon 600d, the lenses I was looking at are the Canon 10-18mm 4.5-5.6 STM, the Samyang 16mm f2, and the Samyang 14mm f2.8. I am comfortable using manual focus and I am leaning towards the 16mm because it has filter threads, its sharp, and it has a fast aperture. I would really appreciate a recommendation because you seem to know your stuff about lenses, thanks!

[@jan.tichavsky]

Jacob Macy For a trip I would go with the 10-18mm, which I have myself. You get flexibility with zoom, IS helps you compensate somewhat the slow aperture, and it is compact and light lens. For landscapes you would stop down to the sweet spot anyway, so it's great match I would say. For the money it's really great value, real surprise from Canon :)

[@ilikeu888]

The footage you had under the pier, was that Aberystwyth? Looked an awful lot like it

[@christopherfrost]

Yup, well done.

[@jigerwala420]

very useful and great video. very well explained hence subscribed. this video really helped. God bless you.

[@exhale85]

thank you very much! impressed by your thoroughness! twas quite helpful!

[@SpaceZombie]

I was just looking for a wide-angle lens :) very helpful, thanks!

[@jrc1156]

hi chris, great review as always. would you also review the Canon EF-M 11-22mm? Thanks!

[@christopherfrost]

A review of that lens is coming

[@o.d5337]

Hello Mr Christopher thank you very much for the best videos for cameras gear on you tube , I have 10-18mm f4.5-5.6 and I would like to have the best ultra wide angle lens for my eos 90D , lens that gives a lot more than the 10-18 specificly for landscape photography . Thanks

[@arnabsarkar8829]

Excellent review 👌

[@SkyPowers]

Thanks very much Christopher your reviews are professional and well put together, very helpful always...Sky

[@jkohero]

nothing beat Tokina in terms of sharpness. Best wide angle lens

[@FranciscoGuevarra]

Cant decide between, sigma 10-20mm f3,5, canon 10-22mm or the tokina 12-24mm f4. Which one should i choose? I can get all these second hand for about 240€ each,

[@christopherfrost]

The whole reason I made this video is to help you to choose. Watch it! :-)

[@FranciscoGuevarra]

Christopher Frost Photography Saw the full review :) really helpgul but still can't decide between sigma 10-20 3.5 and canon 10-22mm. They cost about same value as second hand.

[@sircoynie]

Good Eye Visuals having the same issue, can get either new at the moment on amazon for the same price?

[@yusufanwar6656]

Is this tokina at-x 11-20mm or newer atx-i 11-20mm weather sealed ? Specially for nikon one ?

[@aklaasvandalen207]

Is metal better than plastic? In low temperatures I prefer plastic. There is plastic and plastic and high grade superplastic.

[@christopherdoherty4124]

i have been lookin for a couple of months for a good ultra wide angle was told to get the sigma 10-20mm or the sigma 8-16mm so today i went out n get the 8-16mm so am lookin to test it out

[@chinobanda]

Hi, i was wondering if you could make a review of the lens Rokinon cine 10mm T3.1 on full frame and APSC cameras please.

[@christopherfrost]

One will come out eventually. Now please stop spamming my channel

[@chinobanda]

I apologize, most of the youtubers doesn't answer with one post, i thought that i might had more chances with 3, but i sincerely sorry, wont happen again. great channel, keep going.

[@The22Century]

I really want to get a Tokina 11-16 mm but what about the auto-focus noise, I've heard it's pretty annoying?

[@christopherfrost]

Depends how easily you are triggered by that kind of thing hehe

[@The22Century]

@@christopherfrost yea..) i've landed on Sony 16-55mm f2.8 G it's kind of all-in-on

[@jorgemorenomx]

Thanks for the summary!

[@soundofenigma]

Hello, Chris! Do you mind making a review for Tokina 12-28mm versus the Tokina 12-24mm? I sold my Canon 10-18mm as I tend to swap it out to another lens when I feel limited to its 18mm range.

[@christopherfrost]

+soundofenigma I'm tempted to test the 12-28, but it'll be a little while as I have a lot of other lenses to cover first

[@szilardtube]

I sold my canon 10-18mm because the infinity manual focus ring made it impossible to set focus when I was shooting northern light on Iceland. It kinda ruined my photos. Replaced with the Sigma 10-20 f3.5 and I love it(btw heavy like a tank) Great review again!👍

[@16goncalo]

and quality , what do u think?

[@szilardtube]

@@16goncalo Which one?

[@szilardtube]

@@16goncalo If you mean the quality of the Sigma then I have the exact same opinion as Dylan Smith right below my comment. Solid built, a tad soft edges at 3.5 but nice and sharp overall. Love it.

[@16goncalo]

​@@szilardtube​from the canon is better then?

[@szilardtube]

@@16goncalo It really depends. If you want to spend less and you happy with the infinity focus ring in manual mode then the Canon is also good option. The build quality is not as good as the Sigma’s but more then ok. If you don’t mind carrying a heavy lens, and need something better built, ok to spend more then Sigma. When I have the Sigma in my backpack carrying it to the top of a mountain knowing I will take only 2-3 landscape photos with it, I wish I have the canon instead(and also a carbo fibre tripod instead of my aluminium) 😁. But if you going to change the lens a lot then keep in mind the Canon has plastic mounting. Actually the biggest downside was to me the focusing glitch with the norther light shooting back in Iceland. Since then I managed to photo the norther light with the Sigma without any problem in British Columbia last year. Also the Sigma is brighter with the f3.5 full scale compare to f4.5-5.6 on the Canon which is a serious factor if you planning shooting night sky(stars, milky way, etc.) So the swap worth for me. But the Canon is not significantly worse than the Sigma in picture quality IMO. I hope it helps!

[@mindseye4914]

Very good video. Extremely helpful. Thank you

[@slammermx]

As a lover of Samyang why didn't you test the 10mm F/2/8?

[@christopherfrost]

I hadn't tested it at the time of this video, and also, this is a video about zoom lenses

[@slammermx]

Have you ever noticed that when you use a very sharp lens it takes a long time to process in a RAW workflow? I know this question is out from left field, sorry ahead of time.

[@christopherfrost]

@@slammermx It wouldn't surprise me

[@tooyoung225]

how would you rate these lenses in regards to the audibility of the autofocus in videos? Which are the quietest? Were there any that the noise was not picked up by the camera? I love the detail you put into these videos BTW!

[@CalvinHodgson]

I can personally say the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 is a bit audible in videos. No experience with the rest 😟

[@tooyoung225]

+Calvin Hodgson since posting this comment, I bought the Canon 10-22mm lens. While it is definitely audible, and is picked up by the built in camera mic, it does not get picked up by my external mic attached to the top of the camera.

[@CalvinHodgson]

+Alex Young (iAlexYoung) Nice.

[@JackTheBeast88]

this one and the other "general purpose lens battle" helped me choose my first two lenses! :D can you do one with "tele photo" lenses (like 70-300) for apc-s?

[@lunnapurr]

hi Chris, do you have a review for UWA lenses for Canon full frame? I'm using 5D Mark ii and I'm looking for an affordable UWA lens. thank you in advance

[@christopherfrost]

I don't have one yet

[@pahlimmai8196]

Among those lenses, which lenses can be used for full frame & also APS-C camera? Thx

[@justinhora1497]

Thank you for the reviews. They are very helpful. I wanted to ask you for your opinion about a wide angle lens for landscapes. I'm planning a trip to Iceland and want to make sure I have a good lens when I go. I'm torn between the sigma models and the tokina. I'd love to hear your thoughts about which you would grab for landscapes. Thanks again.

[@christopherfrost]

+Justin Hora Check out this video, and see what will be best for you :-)

[@RozelyLindim]

interesting...that cheap 10-18mm is nice for landscape..although no focus indicator

[@juangrassi7475]

Hi Christ, I want to know your opinion about the Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero D between the lenses you choose in this test. Thanks

[@AhmedSultanAS]

I really want a review about the new version of Tokina tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 at-x pro dx ii

[@darekdarek9793]

Hi Christopher, can I use this lens for astrophotography? because it doesn't have infinity setting I wounder how it can be set for focusing, sharpness. thank you The Canon 10-18 mm

[@DexterGoneWild]

Canons new 10-24mm has a small slot in the back for filters. Would the Sigma 8-16mm possibly have this?

[@christopherfrost]

DexterGoneWild There is no such Canon lens. For more info on the Sigma lens, check out my review - if I don't mention it, you should be able to see the back of the lens and if there's a filter slot - I can't remember right now

[@DexterGoneWild]

I'm sorry, I meant the 11-24mm. I've checked some forums and it looks like the answer is no. Only solution iss to use those big square filters that filmmakers use.

[@coloradobluesky7491]

The 11-24mm lens costs north of $2500. Every lens Chris reviewed here were way under $1000. Apart from being an ultra wide lens, I’d say it hardly falls in the category of the lenses Chris reviewed. It be like somebody reviewing commuter compact vehicles and somebody chiming in with “I’m a getting myself a Land Rover!”

[@imut255]

Hi Chris... Thank you for reviewing the ultra wide lenses. Very helpful indeed. Quick question: between Canon 10-18 mm and Sigma 8-16 mm, which one is your personal favorite and why?

[@christopherfrost]

+imut255 They're different. If money were no object I'd probably go for the Sigma for that cool 8mm focal length

[@bandit4eva131]

hey chris so would you recommend the tokina 11-16 rather than the 11-20 for landscape / night photography? it seems that the 11-20 has many cons and the 11-16 gets the job done

[@christopherfrost]

+lenz_rawrs Take a look at the reviews for more details, but if there's a big difference in price then you might as well get the 11-16

[@igometry9215]

Hi, Christopher. First of all, thank you very much for the so incredible and systematic work you do in this videos. You are my first reference when I update my equipment little by little and nowadays I'm thinking on buying the Canon EF-S 10-18. Let me ask you a question that worries me: a second information I use is the well-known dxomark tests and, in the case of the Canon EF-S 10-18, it gets a very poor performance in terms of sharpness. What are these people doing? Your images on the corners demonstrate the opposite. Have you any explanation? Thanks a lot!!!

[@christopherfrost]

I pay absolutely zero attention to DXOMark. I have no idea how their testing procedure works but they come up with some baffling stuff. They have some real fanboys out there, though

[@TomalBhattacharjee]

It's a great comparison video. But it's 2 years old. Can u compare for the recent ones. Specially the new Tamron 10-24?

[@christopherfrost]

There's only been one new one. I'm not making a whole new video for that!!!

[@TomalBhattacharjee]

Christopher Frost Photography OK I understand.. but can u just say then. I'm contemplating tokina 11-20 & the tamron 10-24 VC. I will b using it for professional purpose like real estate, marriage and as well as while traveling

[@christopherfrost]

Just take a look at my review of that new Tamron lens. It should give you all the information you need :-)

[@TomalBhattacharjee]

Christopher Frost Photography thanks.. ur reviews are great.. one thing u can add on is real life photo samples ..

[@christopherfrost]

Thanks. In my review you can see lots of real life sample pictures :-)

[@igorlaski1347]

Hello So to summarize, if I want to shoot some indoor flats (Airbnb) for example… Do you suggest a tokina 11-16 (20) or a Sigma 8-16 mm ??? Thanks ;)

[@christopherfrost]

Igor Laski The Tokina will let in more light, and be easier to use. But the 8-16 will give you an angle so wide that your flats will look huge (if that's what you want)

[@ModestyDj]

Oh i see.... But diff between 8 and 11 is really huge? Do u have sample pic of a fiat /room, with both lenses maybe ?

[@christopherfrost]

ModestyDj Yes, it's quite a big difference. Take a look at my review of the Sigma 8-16 to get an idea of how wide it really goes. All the best!

[@jeromeThailande]

Variable polarizer are good ,you said the contrary on the Nd filter video ,?

[@christopherfrost]

I personally don't like them much

[@OhLookTopComment]

Hey! Just a quick question - is the Tokina 11-16 in this review the mark II version? Big fan of the review style, by the way.

[@christopherfrost]

+OhLookTopComment I think it was the Mark i...I can't remember to be honest! They're both virtually the same, apparently

[@OhLookTopComment]

+Christopher Frost Photography The reason I ask is that the specific difference seems to be an improved nano coating that greatly reduces lens flare, which was the major complaint mentioned in the optics portion. Since the zoom range won't affect me very much for what this lens would be doing, and with the sharpness and otherwise strong optics for currently ~ $400 on amazon, it seems like quite an attractive option since I intend on also buying a high end polarizing filter. I'm just a tad worried if the flare on the mark II isn't quite as improved as I had maybe thought.

[@adzeye]

Would you choose sigma 10-20 f3.5 or tokina 11-20 2.8 for video work? The tokina is more expensive, but is it also that much better?

[@christopherfrost]

If you're shooting manual focus, the Tokina with its brighter aperture. If you need autofocus the Sigma's AF motor will be a bit quieter

[@PrivTrd]

Great review: Chris can you please review the samyang 14mm full frame ultrawide, I would love to see it in an ultrawide full frame battle. Thanks again, your reviews are great.