Tokina AT-X Pro 11mm - 16mm F2.8 DX II Lens Review

[@HundTheHound]

am i the only one to notice the first tokina image that you showed of the shore at 5am was actually shot with a tamron as shown by the meta data at the bottom right

[@BillEricPhotography]

That’s possible I went back and forth with those lenses that morning. Some shots were almost identical. Thanks for catching that.

[@roadshoulderphotography683]

I was just going to ask the same thing...it looks like the Tamron 17-50mm isn't that good in its focusing ability

[@BillEricPhotography]

I agree, I don't love that Tamron lens

[@ChenHendrawan]

Does KZbin allows you to put text overlay on top of your video? Would be good to see some text to correct this mistake so people are not confused with the wrong info on the video.

[@ericdanthon2]

Wow. That is what I just noticed from your comment. I have had my tokina for 8 years with my Canon 7D. You used a tamron 17mm. In the shore photo also that tower is way too far away! The nikon would not have fared much better I don't feel.

[@patrickmcfadden6908]

Good lens review. I just got very lucky on Friday at a local Hamfest where someone had this lens on their table. They didn't really understand what they had but said it didn't work well for them on a full frame Nikon. Since I have both crop and full frame Nikon cameras, I asked how much and he only wanted $20 for it. I paid him thinking this must be broken or something but it works perfectly. Very happy with it.

[@BillEricPhotography]

That's a great find!

[@yomanjad]

just noticed that the landscape image at 9:45 was shot on the tamron 17-50mm lens as per the exif data

[@BillEricPhotography]

I know. My mistake on that one.

[@trfisher78]

I'm really enjoying this review. I just bought the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 used Like New condition from KEH. Forgive me for being a little confused but the landscape picture you show at about the 10:25 time stamp is supposed to be from the Tokina yet the data on the right says Tamron 17-50mm.

[@BillEricPhotography]

I know I made a mistake when I was putting the vid together.

[@davep1308]

Diffraction kicks in at around f11 on most apsc sensor, i think if you shot the first image at f22 as compared to f7.1

[@mediaflmcreation]

Not really, mine kicks around F16. I shot F11 a lot and it's all dependent on the body/lens

[@K9malinois_dog_love]

Hi will the tokina fit a 90D canon

[@BillEricPhotography]

It should.

[@bagery]

Some gorgeous shots. I have really been on the fence about this lens. I appreciate the honest informative review.

[@BillEricPhotography]

No problem. Happy to help.

[@JohnnyTheCache]

i love how your shots are not over-edited, always catch myself overdoing it.. Thinking about the 11-16mm for starry skies night shots when traveling. For daytime i would prefer the canon 10-18 though, especially for video and for the weight the better lens. But f4.5 and very stupid nighttime infinity focus...

[@BillEricPhotography]

Thank you! We always arrive for a more realistic look in our photos. I agree the 11-16 would be better just for the night time.

[@vytaute12345678910]

I got this lens about a week ago for when i go to norway in a month and it had severe, and i mean, severe chromatic aberation and i was freaking out. Yesterday however i came across a camera setting i didnt even realise i had for chromatic abberation and all the settings to help with it were turned on. I turned it off and now there is absolutely no abberation at angle angle any corner any aperture. Brilliant.

[@BillEricPhotography]

That's great! I'm sure you will get some amazing images. Norway is definitely on my list of places to photograph.

[@mediaflmcreation]

Combine that with your editing apps that removes aberrations as well... you'll never know it existed.

[@sunilj10]

Thank you, I learnt a lot about photography from your analysis.

[@BillEricPhotography]

Glad it was helpful!

[@andriisev]

There is a newer refresh version of Tokina 11-16 called "atx-i 11-16mm F2.8 CF", specs look exactly the same, Im wondering whether there is any real world difference in them

[@BillEricPhotography]

I'm not sure, I haven't used that one. The one I have is a pretty solid lens though.

[@novedist]

What adapter are you using? Name and model?

[@BillEricPhotography]

It's the Canon EOS M adapter for the EF and EFS lenses

[@ericnally6732]

Any reason why you opted for this lens over the newer Tokina 11-20 f2.8? I think the prices are relatively close but the 11-20 is more expensive (currently priced about about $70 more than the 11-16 but that may not have been the case when you purchased). I plan on picking up one of these 2 lenses for my D500 as they both seem like great lenses. Thanks for the review!

[@BillEricPhotography]

Not really sure what the difference is other than an extra element inside the 11 to 20. Maybe it's a newer version of a very similar lens. I was being cheap and wanted to stay under $400. Also a friend of mine has the 11 to 16 and was very happy with it.

[@GeoffVidz]

@@BillEricPhotography isn't the dxII supposed to have a quieter focus? 11-20 doesn't mention quiet focus motor

[@BillEricPhotography]

I'm not sure. I was going on a friend's recommendation. The motor in this one is very quiet. Any tokina lens I have ever used has been very sharp.

[@johncandler8733]

Does Tokina make a wide angle lesnsfor a FX camera

[@BillEricPhotography]

They do it's a 16to28 f2.8 lens. I owned it and loved it but I couldn't attach filters to the end because the lens is bulbous. I ended up selling it and getting a Nikon 16-35 F4 with filter threads.

[@malenekaae8404]

Great info, thank you. I'm very new to photography. When you say this lens has a filter thread, does that mean you can use regular filters without a special system or holder like the Lee system? Are there any problems in using a filter on this lens?

[@BillEricPhotography]

Exactly, the filter thread let you just screw on normal filters.

[@igordmitriv8964]

The image 3:52 is shooted on 16-28 2.8 it is another lense(

[@MrOsantosjr]

LOVE your videos! You guys always do such a great job! Thank you and stay safe and blessed.

[@BillEricPhotography]

Thanks Orlando! We love making them! You stay safe as well.

[@andyboa8107]

I have this lens on my APS-C Nikon D5500. I am thinking of replacing it with Nikkor 18-35mm AF-D on my FX Nikon D700. Should I do it?

[@BillEricPhotography]

Quality wise I think they will be fairly similar. I think the tokina might be a little better at 2.8. It really depends on the focal length you need the 18 to 35 is going to be a much better walk around lens.

[@andyboa8107]

@@BillEricPhotography The Nikkor 18-35mm I'm talking of is f/3.5-4.5, it's the cheapest one for FX. I would use it on D700 instead the Tokina on DX D5500.

[@BillEricPhotography]

Oh okay, I got a little confused. So the 18 of 35 will be used on the full frame camera. The results are going to be nothing special. Probably average at best. You might be better off spending the money on a decent prime lens like a 35 mm 1.8 or a 50 mm 1.8. or both.

[@ralphwatson7036]

The first Tokina image with the softness was taken with Tamron 17-50, according to the metadata.

[@BillEricPhotography]

Was it? I have to go look now. That is possible. I went back and forth with those lenses that morning. Some shots were almost identical. Thanks for catching that.

[@nicholasboule5134]

Definitely the tampon 17-50, also the sharp hotel lobby image was taken with a 17-49 lens

[@nicholasboule5134]

Also when you were talking about the horizon bend, this will happen at 11mm but when you said you didn’t see the distortion on the ships was because you were at 16mm

[@brentchaney9687]

@@BillEricPhotography I was just about to comment the same thing but then noticed someone else already did. Yes, the first "tokina" picture you showed of the beach said it was taken with the Tamron 17-50mm. Other than that great review!

[@BillEricPhotography]

Thanks, I guess I got them a little confused while I was editing. but I did use this quite a lot on the trip and it turned out to be a great little landscape lens.

[@striderwhiston9897]

I have the newest 2019 ATX-I CF version of this lens, it's great, and its new design feels exactly like higher quality sigma art lenses.

[@BillEricPhotography]

I've always been a fan of tokina lenses. My old 16 to 28 was a fantastic wide-angle lens.

[@fokkegorter2754]

Very good review.!! i beleive that f22 will not give rhe Tokina the most sharpest images. (first image)

[@raffipanular771]

Better this or rokinon 12mm for landscape?

[@BillEricPhotography]

Is the Rokinon manual focus? the Rokinon might be a better lens but having autofocus in the tokina will make your life a lot easier and I don't think the difference in the images is a lot.

[@raffipanular771]

@@BillEricPhotography thanks!

[@bobbyworld]

I think the clouds in the ship image what makes it very wide/distorted look

[@BillEricPhotography]

It might be. These wide lenses will always have a little bit of distortion going on. This one just seemed to have a little more than I was used to with my Nikon. Sometimes you may even want that wide look.

[@8t1production90]

How does the tokina work with video especially with the autofocusing ?

[@BillEricPhotography]

Actually pretty good. It's quiet and fast focusing. Great for vlogging because it's so wide.

[@8t1production90]

@@BillEricPhotography thanks i would get one.

[@BillEricPhotography]

It's not a tiny lens though.and if you are using it on a mirrorless camera you're going to have the added size and weight of the adapter that you will need.

[@8t1production90]

@@BillEricPhotography i going to use it on my canon m50

[@BillEricPhotography]

It will be fine. Just not small.

[@slyeyeguy6518]

The photo with the water and rocks, which had distant objects in the background that were slightly less sharp, was probably due to atmospheric haze, and not the fault of the lens, or the photographer. Those objects appeared to be a fairly long distance away, and the greater the distance, the greater the amount of atmospheric haze, which will definitely affect the sharpness of an image.

[@BillEricPhotography]

Could be, I have taken similar shots with my full frame and the Nikon lens that I talked about and they would seem to be much sharper. I also put on the Canon 70-200 that morning and took similar images. They were much sharper. Thanks for watching!

[@oceanbay4561]

tamron not tokina

[@duckdown5]

I bought this lens a year ago but I returned it because I was getting a lot of green flares when I shot towards sunlight. Did you experience this also? My Nikon lens doesn't have this problem

[@BillEricPhotography]

I didn't notice that but I'll look for it in the future! Thanks

[@duckdown5]

@@BillEricPhotography Tokina has oddly never mastered multicoating. Their lenses give off more ghosts than Nikon or Canon lenses. I wish I had a way of showing you photos I took with the Tokina which produced green dagger like streaks in them

[@BillEricPhotography]

I'd be interested to see those. You can private message us on our Instagram or Facebook account.

[@georgesmith3022]

very good review, I was thinking of buying the ef-s 10-18 but this one seems a better option

[@BillEricPhotography]

It's a very nice lens! Thanks for watching!

[@thegroove2000]

Is it sharp?.

[@BillEricPhotography]

It's okay. . It's not the sharpest lens that I've ever owned.

[@allanisip6302]

Can use it on m50+viltrox speedbooster?

[@BillEricPhotography]

No, this one you need to have the Canon adapter. It's a crop sensor lens. Not full frame.

[@dirkgibbens377]

Just bought a used "Like New" version of this lens from MBD for $180. An absolute steal for a great lens!

[@prasannakumar-sunny]

Can I use this on my Canon M50 with a Viltrox Speed Booster?

[@BillEricPhotography]

No, you would use the regular Canon adapter for this. The speed booster is for EF lenses not EFS Mount lenses

[@georgesmith6086]

Is there a big difference between 11mm and 16mm focal lengths? I have 16-80 and never had so wide angle as 11-16. Will it useful for landscapes or 16mm is enough? Thanks!

[@BillEricPhotography]

There is a pretty big difference between 16mm and 11mm. 16 is usually wide enough for landscapes.

[@garycluse7096]

I have the Canon 10-18mm lens, which out of this and the tokina would you say is better? Is it worth me getting the tokina as well

[@BillEricPhotography]

The Tokina lens is better. The canon is a variable aperture (f/4.5-5.6) while the Tokina is a nice 2.8. I wouldn’t recommend having both lenses though, the focal lengths are almost identical.

[@Xenothis_Asterionis]

How does it campared to Nikon 10-20mm f4.5-5.6? Specially for landscape (mountain lakes) photography

[@BillEricPhotography]

The focal range is similar, and shooting at f/8 you’re not going to see much difference. But the 11-16 is a 2.8 lens so can open up much wider than the Nikon and will be much better at apertures between 2.8 and 5.6 or so.

[@youarehere1251]

77mm filter thread, and he keeps saying no filter thread?

[@johnhaynes9910]

A very informative espisode. I have an M6 I use as a lighweight carry system and a useful wide angle lens is the native M 11-22mm which is slower at f4-5.6 but at some moment in the future, it would be interesting to hear your take on it.

[@BillEricPhotography]

I actually think for landscape lenses the aperture isn't as important. Most of the time I shoot at around f9 or f11 for landscape shots, usually on a tripod, so as long as the lens is sharp that's probably a great little lens for the m Mount cameras.

[@villamuez]

Is the Tokina 11-16 Weather Sealed?

[@BillEricPhotography]

No, it is not weather sealed

[@villamuez]

@@BillEricPhotography thanks

[@califmike2003]

Yes softness happens with any lens at f22, have to stay lower than f16 or you're going to get diffraction sets in. I never liked Tokina as a lens maker, but i have a Canon 90d and dont have alot of options for wide angle.

[@Thinkaboutit803]

Thank you so much for this requested video.

[@BillEricPhotography]

You're welcome, hope it helps!

[@homedinestateagents3636]

Hi would this work on a Canon EOS 6D do you know? Thanks

[@BillEricPhotography]

If the 6D is a full frame camera then I don't think it will work on it. there may be some sort of adapter but you would probably have to get an ef-mount lens for that camera this is an ef-s mount lens.

[@WolfQuantum]

I know this is old, but for those who might come across it, I'll toss in this. It will mount to the 6D. EF and EF-S lenses are the same mount. That said, this lense is intended for crop sensor cameras. So if you put it on a full-frame camera like the 6D you will get heavy vignetting at all, but 16MM. At lower focal lengths you would really have to stop down or you will basically have an image that is round in a black circle. I have the 6D, 7D, and 20D. For the latter two, the lens is fine as they are APS-C sensors. For the 6D I can set it at around 15MM up to 16MM, and stop down to f8 or smaller and it will work. But it is not a good choice for full-frame sensor cameras.

[@abhikchakraborty3850]

Hello sir, please suggest me a lens that can serve my purpose, probably weeding, landscape, portrait & astrophotography. I have Nikon D3400, can I use DX lenses in full frame DSLRs using any equipment? Thank you Regards Abhik Chakraborty

[@BillEricPhotography]

You can use any lens on your camera whether it's DX or FX. The only thing is the FX lenses will be cropped. I think a very good lens to start out with would be a 24 to 70 equivalent lens. Something like the Tamron 24-70 is a great lens that won't break the bank.

[@abhikchakraborty3850]

Thank you for the information ❤️

[@BillEricPhotography]

Happy to help!

[@midtown3221]

I'm considering this lens for interior photography, anyone know if it's a good choice for that?

[@BillEricPhotography]

It's definitely wide enough for that. And it's a sharp lens so as long as you keep the camera level You should be able to correct any distortion while you are editing.

[@midtown3221]

@@BillEricPhotography That's been my observations thus far after watching several reviews for this lens and continues to be so. Thank you!

[@renjieyang325]

f/22 is softer on all lenses

[@BillEricPhotography]

I thought of that too. I was trying to get the starburst effect on the lights.

[@cameranut]

yep, by f/22 diffraction effects are very strong, any lens is going to be soft at f/22

[@pauloamaral668]

Hi Can you give me your opinion? I have a Nikon D500 and I plan to buy a lens for landscape photography. I am undecided between these two: - TOKINA 11-16mm f / 2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX-II Nikon - Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f / 4.5-5.6G VR I honestly do not know which one to opt for! :( Can you help me ? Thanks in advance.

[@trfisher78]

This is a little off the subject, but did you know that all of Nikon's F mount DSLRs from the flagship D6 to the entry level D3000, the D500 is the only one that works with every F mount lens Nikon has made since 1977. www.nikonusa.com/images/learn-explore/photography-techniques/2011/which-nikkor-is-right-for-you/media/nikkor-lens-compatibility-chart.pdf

[@julianluisviera-gu3qr]

Tenía uno y no lo utilizo gracias por este video genial interesante voy a utilizarlo 😊

[@johncandler8733]

By the way great videos

[@tonyw3250]

It's hard to judge which lens is which. you are saying pics at taken with a 24-70 and on the info on the right it say 17-40, then you say the pics are taken with the Tokina but it's showing Tamron, I don't know what the hells going on and what to believe

[@sam-_-sen2676]

11:09 I say Neither. Its the atmospheric effect on this particular image hiding the shape far details, especially over the body of water as you show, where water in the air does its destruction.

[@miguelsbpgj]

Carnival Breeze is not sharp on the zones you pointed much probably because you are at f22. This is not a lens that work well above f16 or f18 (sharpness will decrease rapidly above this) . I have the exact same lens with my Nikon APS-C and in fact it is an amazing sharp lens as long as you observe its limitations, off course ...

[@BillEricPhotography]

I think for the money it's a decent landscape lens. Definitely not like my Nikon 16 to 35. Thanks for watching.

[@paganphil100]

Miguel Garcia: Most lenses will show some "softness" at f22 because of diffraction.

[@wcsdiaries]

@@BillEricPhotography Which is better the 11-16 or tokina 11-10 in your opinion? Does the 11-20 have an advantage other than the 4mm focal length?

[@BillEricPhotography]

In hindsight I would get the Canon 11-22 for the M50. For aps-c camera I like the tokina.

[@wcsdiaries]

@@BillEricPhotography which tokina? 11-16 or 11-20? I se gh5 with metabones

[@johnsonstephencheung6554]

Like this

[@etienneetienne721]

the reason why the image wasn't shot is because you shot at F22

[@jomieorbino7679]

En expensive lense yeah $400 yeah expensive

[@FouSurLaColline]

I got mine for $369 last week. There's a new model. Sells for $449.