Name: Tokina atx-i 11-20mm CF f/2.8 Lens for Canon EF
Brand: Tokina
SKU: TN1120CA
Price: 399.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.5 (14 reviews)

Tokina atx-i 11-20mm CF f/2.8 Lens for Canon EF

Tokina ATX-i 11-20mm

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Tokina ATX-i 11-20mm 

Shop the Tokina 11-20mm f/2.8 lens for Canon EF. Get sharp images with fast autofocus. Ideal for APS-C DSLRs. Order today!

Experience the exceptional performance of the Tokina ATX-i 11-20mm f/2.8 CF lens, meticulously redesigned for an enhanced user experience. This lens, with its constant f/2.8 aperture, delivers superior edge-to-edge sharpness and resolution, making it an ideal choice for both photography and videography enthusiasts. The lens's advanced optical design, featuring 14 elements in 12 groups, ensures excellent contrast and color accuracy. It incorporates three aspherical lens elements, including two all-glass molded and one P-MO hybrid, to correct spherical aberrations and achieve unparalleled sharpness. Moreover, the inclusion of three SD (super-low Dispersion, "FK01" and FK03") glass elements effectively controls chromatic aberrations, resulting in crisp, clear images.The Tokina ATX-i 11-20mm f/2.8 CF lens is engineered to reduce flare and ghosting, maintaining optimal image quality even in challenging lighting conditions. Its new waterproof top coat not only enhances durability but also simplifies cleaning, making it a practical choice for outdoor shooting.This lens is highly favored by cinematographers for its wide cinematic feel, minimal breathing, and absence of edge distortion while panning. Its lightweight design and internal focus mechanism make it perfect for gimbal work, offering smooth and stable footage.The innovative One-Touch Focus Clutch Mechanism of this lens allows for effortless switching between autofocus (AF) and manual focus (MF). In AF mode, a simple snap of the focus ring back towards the camera engages "real" manual focus control, providing photographers with a tactile MF experience reminiscent of traditional manual lenses. The focus ring's directional rotation aligns with the proprietary direction of Nikon and Canon lenses, adding to the ease of use.With its super-low distortion and low light fall-off, the Tokina ATX-i 11-20mm f/2.8 CF lens is perfect for capturing straight lines and minimizing exposure vignetting. It's an excellent choice for architectural, landscape, and astrophotography, as well as cinematography. Experience the versatility and superior performance of this lens, compatible with Canon APS-C cameras, such as the Canon EOS 60DA.

Great lens. Very crisp and have never had any problems with it.

Great Lens

This lens is on par or better than prime lenses although only for APS-C sensors. The optics on this lens is the same optics used on the $2400 Tokina Cinema ATX 11-20mm T2.9 lens. Skip the $700 Tamron 11-20mm.

Little known gem

Excellent lens! Truly great, especially for the price, but performs far above its price range. Very sharp and with very low distortion for such a wide focal range. I also like its other optical characteristics.
Highly recommend!

Excellent wide zoom lens for a surprisingly low price!

I have not had a chance to really use this new lens very much since I got it a few weeks ago. It's a good solid lens. I am using it on my Canon 77-D and I really like the wide angle coverage from 11 to 20 mm.

Good solid lens - love the short zoom range.

It's a good lens overall all.  Note that it is not-intended for full frame cameras.

It's O.

Bought it for general use and some mild astrophotography, feels, looks and performs great.

Would recommend

after a chat with the rap on the phone we decided this was the right choice. I usually start at 12mm, to avoid vignette, but ive used it for events and real estate already. The glass gives a beautiful image. even though a storm made shipping challenging, the item arrived as promised. I will continue to shop with adorama, they provide the best service, products and prices.

If u wana, better adorama first

Great lens. Built well, takes nice crisp images and is plenty wide. Lot of fun to use for landscapes. Good price, too!

Impressive lens; have some fun!

Very pleased with the overall operation, especially in lower light situations.

Great value for the price.

Amazing. Great quality and sharp images. Took this on several hikes at the Grand Canyon and captured amazing photos. Definitely a well rounded product.

Amazing

This wide angle lens was perfect for landscape and nature photography, although there is some noticeable distortion around the sides at close range and steep angles. Much less chromatic aberration than the sigma 17-50 I had before. Occasionally Canon would display error 70 after I press the shutter, so there might be some software incompatibilities between the lens and the camera. Hoping it's just me.

Great lens but occasional errors

I purchased this item on 7/19/2020 for my D500 and I really didn't use it much until I had a trip to Utah in September. I realize no lens is perfect, but when this initially came out I was excited, and purchased it before I could find a lab tested review.  That was a mistake. 
After shooting a few scenes and showing them to my mentor, he pointed out that my edges were really soft on one of my finer shots, and that it would disqualify me from being able to sell the print unless I added a vignette around the edge or cropped it.
I shot the scene at f/16 at 14mm. It was a long exposure at the beach during sunset.  The right top was soft.  So after doing some research, i found a lab tested review and it turns out the best settings on this lens is 16mm @f/8. 
At f/11 you can see that the sharpness doesn't extend to the corners of the frame.  At f/16 f/22 the center can become a little soft.  However, I shoot mostly long exposures, so this setting isn't going to work for me at all.  And I like to make big prints, and I like to go wide. 
So more than likely I will be buying another lens.  For now this will do.

Not as sharp as I need it to be on the edges

well-built lens that stays sharp wide open. feels sturdy and has stood up to hiking and some wear and tear - highly recommend

great wide angle lens

It is the best DX super wide lens. It can be used for astrophotography, landscape, architectural with a great price. It is a bargain. This is a must have lens for any person with a DX camera.

Tokina atx-i 11-20mm CF f/2.8 Lens for Canon EF

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