Tokina opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FX Lens for Canon EF
SKU: TN1628OPC
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About Tokina Opera 16-28mm
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Great Wide Angle Lens
Bought this lens as an upgrade for real estate videography. Cheaper options couldn't perform like I wanted, but this has been awesome.
Opera is a great buy
I was reluctant to purchase the Tokina Opera, wanted to hold out for the Tamron 15-30mm G2, but when it went on sale for half the price of the Tamron I went for it. I could not be happier with the purchase. The glass is sharp. The images are great. The lens is quick to focus. If I had to find one complaint it would have to be lack of vibration control (hasn’t been an issue yet) and it is my loudest focusing lens (but that really doesn’t bother me). Great buy.
Tokina Opera 16-28mm F/2.8 FX Zoom Lens for Canon EOS DSLR & Nikon DSLR Cameras
Award-winning Japanese brand Tokina offers a new line of full-frame camera lenses for high-end DSLR cameras. The Tokina Opera 16-28mm F/2.8 FX Zoom Lens is built on a slim housing and utilizes a new DC motor and GMR magnetic AF sensor for quick but quiet autofocusing, while the built-in hood petals provide additional protection to the front element of the lens. The photographer can easily switch between MF and AF mode using Tokina's exclusive One-Touch Focus Clutch Mechanism. The new 56mm-diameter aspherical front element contributes to low distortion and low light falloff, while the SD super-low dispersion glass elements incorporated throughout the optical design minimize chromatic aberration and give maximum resolution, more even brightness, and distortion correction. The Tokina Opera is built for professional photographers, allowing them to rely on a single lens for full wide angle coverage. The Tokina Opera 16-28mm is available for both Canon EOS and Nikon DSLR cameras, making it a versatile and reliable lens.
Tokina opera represents a series of next generation, premium full-frame lenses for high-end DSLR cameras. The new series perfectly matches recent high-resolution full-frame DSLR cameras that demand the highest quality optical designs. Built on the award winning heritage of Tokina's AT-X line, the new opera series will offer an ever-expanding, premium line of full-frame lenses that meet the growing demands of high-performance DSLR cameras.
Opera 16-28mm F2.8 FF is a super wide zoom lens featuring super wide angle at 16mm and traditional wide angle at 28mm that stands at the border where the standard zoom angle range begins, thus providing the photographer practically full wide angle coverage with only one lens.
Tokina Opera
In modern society the word "opera" is commonly used to indicate stage art works that combine drama, music and dance. In Italian, it means work or work of art. As an omitted art genre definition, opera comes from "opera musicale", which means a piece of music work. In Latin, opera comes from "opus" that is still used in contemporary language meaning "great literary, artistic or intellectual work" (e.g. "magnum opus", "opera magna"). We chose the name opera for our new premium full-frame DSLR lens series with the idea that it will help the photographer in creating real "works of art".
Super wide angle, superior resolving ability coupled with high contrast and beautiful bokeh rendering, fast f/2.8 constant aperture throughout the zoom range and accurate AF drive system make this lens attractive for photographers who specialize in landscape, interior architecture, street snap, documentary, environmental style portrait and night sky/time lapse photography genres.
The "bulb-like" shape front element cannot allow to attach photographic filter, but greatly contributes to low distortion and low light falloff. Superior color rendering will allow the photographer to capture the nature scenery in rich blue colors without using C-PL filter, and the in-built hood petals will serve as a protection from accidental damage of the front element.
Ergonomics and exterior design
The new Tokina opera 16-28mm F2.8 FF has been designed to provide the photographer comfort and confidence during the shooting. The lens comes in a sophisticated, gorgeous but yet simple and slim housing with well balanced zoom and focus ring arrangement. opera 16-28mm F2.8 FF is designed to fit top class DSLR cameras and by no means meant to be light-weight and compact. It is the lens that, once hold in hand, makes the photographer realize himself involved into the shooting process and is suggested for those who are serious about photography.
