Tokina 14-20mm f/2.0 AT-X Pro DX Lens for Nikon
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Great fast wide angle lens for APSC cameras
I've just had the lens a few weeks, but I've already used it in a wedding. I love the fast, constant aperture at f/2. The AF is a little slow, but as a wide angle it doesn't need to be super fast. A bit on the heavy side, but that's the same with any fast lens. If you get close enough to the subject, you can get a narrow depth of field. The focus ring is nice and smooth, with good travel for video. I haven't decided yet if I like the clutch mechanism, but I do like the fact that you can't ac...
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Sharp lens
Tokina 14-20mm.
The Tokina AT-X 14-20mm f/2 PRO DX is the fastest aperture super-wide angle zoom lens based on the new Tokina concept of a "zoomable prime lens". This idea fuses the quality of a prime lens, the convenience of a short zoom and a fast aperture.
The Zoomable Prime.
The AT-X 14-20 F2 PRO DX accommodates all types of wide-angle needs from a dynamic, 21mm (35mm equivalent) wide angle of view with excellent depth of field to a 30mm angle of view ideal for quick snapshots. The AT-X 14-20 F2 PRO DX is designed to provide exceptional optical performance equal to three prime lenses: 21mm, 24mm and 28mm (35mm equivalent) in just one single zoom lens.
Low Light Brilliance.
Imagine using this lens to shoot the beautiful colored bands of the Aurora at night. With a fast aperture you can snap some of these photos and move around without a tripod. For long exposures at night, the wider aperture allows more light, almost twice as much as an f/2.8 lens, to reach the sensor. The light from each star will certainly reach every pixel of the camera sensor improving astrophotography.
Control Framing and Composition By Zooming.
While providing impressive sharpness and contrast equal to the quality of a prime lens, the AT-X 14-20 F2 PRO DX is capable of zooming between the focal length of 14mm and 20mm. This convenience comes in particularly handy while framing to achieve the desired composition. AT-X 14-20 F2 PRO DX is the solution when you want the optical advantages of the prime lens but the flexibility of a zoom.
Exceptional Sharpness & High Contrast.
Being a fast aperture ultra-wide angle zoom lens, the AT-X 14-20 F2 PRO DX yields high image quality that is comparable to a prime lens. To achieve this, the AT-X 14-20 F2 PRO DX incorporates two Super-Low dispersion (SD) aspherical elements in the rear group, one large molded aspherical element in front group to correct spherical aberrations and two Super-Low dispersion molded elements that effectively correct distortion, chromatic aberrations and astigmatism.
Ghosting & Flare Resistant.
Ghosting and flare-resistance was enhanced by repeatedly running computer aided ghosting simulations and analyzing the data. This meticulous testing led to precisely reshaping and optimizing the surface of the G02 front aspherical element to reduce reflections to an absolute minimum.
Beautiful Bokeh.
Thanks to its fast f/2 aperture the AT-X 14-20 F2 PRO DX creates strong background blur even at 14mm. 9 rounded and extremely thin, 40μm, metallic blades are used for the circular diaphragm that has a significant effect on bokeh quality. Special processing is applied to the surface of the diaphragm blades to prevent optical reflections and to reduce the sliding friction between blades.
Weather Sealing.
The AT-X 14-20 F2 PRO DX uses all-metal lens barrels designed for optical performance and reliability. Tokina understands that the precise position and orientation of each lens element relative to the light axis is directly related to optical performance. Metal materials with sufficient thickness and strength are used for all load-bearing components and each part is produced using high-precision machining. This allows Tokina to maintain high optical performance, unaffected by harsh environmental changes and long-term use. The lens is weather-sealed by rubber gasket around the mount base.
Silent-Drive Module.
The AT-X 14-20 F2 PRO DX uses a newly developed Silent Drive module that allows the lens to focus faster and more quietly than previous generations. This DC motor coupled with a new GMR magnetic AF sensor work together to increase AF speed and accuracy.
The lens uses common sized 82mm size filters. These filters can be used with lenses that take smaller filter sizes by using a step up ring.
One-Touch Focus Clutch.
Tokina's exclusive 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 lens mount for manual focusing.
Features.
- Fast F2.0 Zoom lens
- Includes aspherical lens element
- Compact Lens
- One-touch Focus Clutch Mechanism allows the photographer to switch between AF/MF simply by sliding the focus ring, forward for AF and back toward the camera for MF.